Re: The alienation of solo/pug/casual players and it's unintended side-effects
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:16 pm
The War Private Server
https://www.returnofreckoning.com/forum/
https://www.returnofreckoning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46641
I think this is an important point and I want to clarify that I love the devs for the effort and dedication they put into developing the game. But I think one of the points that does not allow the server to grow, people find a server with custom classes and unfortunately, the balance has been oriented towards deciding that the healers are only healers, the tanks only tank and the dps are viable in the specs of damage in area leaving irrelevant any other way of doing damage, which is a shame because of 72 specs, only 24 or less are viable, for example the person who comes to play a chosen dps (or whoever wants to play to the old wp grace, he will find something that is not healer, nor is it dps nor is it a tank) he will get frustrated and will go away. I've gotten tired of reading many purists saying that heals can't dps and tanks can't either, but because in wow the paladin dps does good damage, the paladin heal does good heal etc, so the devs trying to fix the situation opt for doing reworks that sometimes don't work very well. and clearly mithic's class desing allowed for variety.BeautfulToad wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 5:10 pm
I can understand it, people blame way too much on "balance", when organisation, group composition and sheer numbers explain a lot of victories. Balance discussions are nearly always toxic.
I can't think of any game I play where balance is taken as seriously by devs as this one.
I try to remind myself of this while watching solo Witch Elves appear, rip a few tanks to shreds, kill their healer and then dance around with the MDPS only to disappear in the middle of their burst leaving them to die from dots while wandering off to find another group of targets.BeautfulToad wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 5:10 pm I can't think of any game I play where balance is taken as seriously by devs as this one.
I kind of think that about WE/WHs from time to time now but there was a time where they were absolutely useless, and even now, I kind of sigh when I see them in a group. So it's a fine line.Wraithedge wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:29 pm I try to remind myself of this while watching solo Witch Elves appear, rip a few tanks to shreds, kill their healer and then dance around with the MDPS only to disappear in the middle of their burst leaving them to die from dots while wandering off to find another group of targets.
Clearly some classes are more balanced than others.
Record it, I'd like see those WE doing what you wrote.Wraithedge wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:29 pm
I try to remind myself of this while watching solo Witch Elves appear, rip a few tanks to shreds, kill their healer and then dance around with the MDPS only to disappear in the middle of their burst leaving them to die from dots while wandering off to find another group of targets.
Clearly some classes are more balanced than others.
Sulorie, dude, it's always you taking the opposite of everything said, If we continue as you say, you will play this game alone.Sulorie wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:46 amRecord it, I'd like see those WE doing what you wrote.Wraithedge wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:29 pm
I try to remind myself of this while watching solo Witch Elves appear, rip a few tanks to shreds, kill their healer and then dance around with the MDPS only to disappear in the middle of their burst leaving them to die from dots while wandering off to find another group of targets.
Clearly some classes are more balanced than others.