An open letter to the Devs, re: PvP
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Alexis_NA,
Posted on: 2009-05-07 17:04 in Everything about PvP
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Yeah I know that, I guess I was more just trying to say that it didn't really help anything, just added more threads to sift through.
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Originally Posted by BattleWraith
They announced their intention of simplifying the forums a while back. In addition to pvp they merged the fanart and the multi media sections. The actually wanted to collapse the archetype sections as well, into things like melee, ranged dmg, buffing, etc. but people raised hell about it.
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@TheKatalyst
My **** is bleeding.
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Originally Posted by macskull
...This, more than anything else, is what drove away many of the hardcore PvPers. This game had one of the most unique (not necessarily the best, mind you) PvP engines in the industry simply because of the pace of combat. Travel suppression killed that, and it killed the open feeling that PvP zones gave – you had a huge battleground that you could engage opponents on, dodging around buildings, into tunnels, through forests, anything like that. Now, due to travel suppression, a fight is confined to a smaller area unless someone has phase. Previously, if you were facing difficult odds, you had the option to retreat to regroup with your teammates, or try to tactically outsmart the opponents. Those aspects are now gone – all your pursuers have to do is keep pegging you with attacks, ensuring you’re permanently suppressed, until they can all gather up on you to kill you quickly. At that point you’d better hope Phase or Hibernate is up, or you’re dead. Let’s say I’m on my Therm, and things start to get a bit dicey. My HP is dropping fast, and Hibernate isn’t up yet. I am left with three choices: click Warmth, get suppressed, and get swarmed; try to run, get hit, get suppressed, and get swarmed; or just stand there and die. Not only am I committing virtual suicide by even attempting to heal myself, my heals are also getting less and less effective at keeping me alive at the very moment I need them the most...
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I'm indifferent about DR.
Heal Decay sounds like a interesting idea but not at the current rates (should be cut by at least 50% current percentages and duration).
Travel Surpression is just plain dumb. I could see it in some rare occasion's, maybe with taunt? and even then just a "chance for".
I just hate how difficult it is to get information about pvp. It seems like every 6mths I discover something about pvp that I should be embarresed about not knowing. Alot of what I learn is from Mid's and word of mouth (little from the dev's).
perma jump is ---> /up 1
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I love you Hinden.
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Originally Posted by Hindenburg
this.
I'm indifferent about DR. Heal Decay sounds like a interesting idea but not at the current rates (should be cut by at least 50% current percentages and duration). Travel Surpression is just plain dumb. I could see it in some rare occasion's, maybe with taunt? and even then just a "chance for". I just hate how difficult it is to get information about pvp. It seems like every 6mths I discover something about pvp that I should be embarresed about not knowing. Alot of what I learn is from Mid's and word of mouth (little from the dev's). |
@TheKatalyst
My **** is bleeding.
As much as I like to continue to crap on this game about it's flaws and how I think pre-i13 was better, looking back at it logically, i12 had as many broken things as post-i13. There are a lot of things about post-i13 that I absolutely hate, but not all of it is bad. The problem I have is this idea that because something about the game changes, it allows bad players to become instantly good. The gap between bad and good IS smaller then it was pre-i13, but if you were bad pre-incarnates, you will be bad post-incarnates. There is still a noticeable difference between good and bad players, and claiming somebody is only good because of their build or incarnates is pretty ridiculous. Barrier covered most of what I would argue about post-i13 vs. pre-i13 in his own way.
To clarify, I still think this game is in a pretty bad state, but I think at this point it has a lot more to do with the community then the game itself, and also the lack of any dev support. For a long time I was comfortable to rebuke any statement made about people turning away from PvP due to the community, but lately I am seeing how that statement can actually be pretty justified in some cases, and I am by no means a care bear or anti-trash talk.
As much as I love being a dick around here, I would be the first person to help a new player because I really do think the community is the problem, not necessarily the game in every case. I may not play this game much anymore, but I think it's pretty obvious at this point. I would love to see all of us bitter vets replaced by newbies who are starting fresh, we've been around too long and it shows in the way we act. I also think that this applies to the development team, who apparently have a hard time of adapting to new demands in the MMO industry (See: Bad developer posts). I would love to see Posi replaced by somebody fresh and new with new ideas for this game, for example.
Walls of text are fun.
@TheKatalyst
My **** is bleeding.
lol this thread
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Agreed.
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Originally Posted by macskull
lol this thread
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@TheKatalyst
My **** is bleeding.
/signed!
im on the verge of canceling my account with all the bad decision the devs. have been making lately
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Can I have yer stuff?
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Originally Posted by PoisonHeart
/signed!
im on the verge of canceling my account with all the bad decision the devs. have been making lately |
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Originally Posted by Paladiamors
I love you, I Burnt the Toast!
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They announced their intention of simplifying the forums a while back. In addition to pvp they merged the fanart and the multi media sections. The actually wanted to collapse the archetype sections as well, into things like melee, ranged dmg, buffing, etc. but people raised hell about it.
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