Aurandilaz wrote:drmordread wrote:Not fun ... glad I didnt tell any of my friends about this.
yeah, how dare they repopulate empty t2 t3 lakes and bring variety to the decade old t4 campaign, absolutely horrific
First of all, I do not see the fascination with middle tiers. Power level through and get to t4, period. That is the 1st objective. Middle tiers have nothing of value, nothing. Boring stale maps, gear that is obsolete 5 career levels after you get it, and RvR lakes that are NOT designed for 5 or 6 or 8 wb's to fight through. So to put it bluntly, screw tiers 2 and 3. they are worthless.
As for t4, the only reason it is stale is because the devs screwed it all up. Sorry, but that is my opinion. (And of many others who pm me in game to say thank you for all I say, because they agree).
How you ask? Simple ...
Devs took away
1- multiple zones being open allowing for factions to operate in multiple zones, which allows for multiple zone battles. Yes Yes, i know the common complaint; "But people take empty zones".
WHO CARES? Aside from about half a dozen people complaining that they missed a lock tick, no one else complained. Because multiple zones allow for the outnumbered side to stop the zergy side from locking everything up. And this allowed people that dont like fighting zergs, a chance to play.
So in short, all the people who hate zergs (from both sides of it) got chased away from the game.
Then ...
2- They created a system where boredom waiting for a lock, where the most hated part of Live (RESOURCES) are back into play. A system that drove away even more people.
So, in short ... Devs tried a new RvR system. (KUDOS for trying) It doesnt work. So instead of admitting they screwed up and revert to the RvR system we had on live (version patch 1.3 was best), what do they do?
3- Create a reward system for gear and RR Buff pots, but scatter it into the lower tiers, in an attempt to increase pop there. BUT... to do that, they lost pop in t4.
So, do they admit their idea doesnt work, and revert? NOPE...
They now create a system where EVERYONE has to play in the lower tiers ...????
Bring back the 1.3 patch RvR system. Stop wasting months of coding time trying to RE-Invent the game and get dungeons out. Trust me... you get dungeons and their gear out and people will come back. Especially Bastion Stair, LoTD and ToVL.
Stop trying to make something new, and bring back what people loved about the game to begin with. That is how you will bring players back. Not gimmicks like this DOOM event!
