Originally Posted by
McKnuckleSamwich
ya sorry I don't actually play right now, and haven't done PVP at all since 18.7 really.
Yes, or even simply make it more objectives based, or just make venues that require a team of 3/4/5/6 to be functioning separately with obvious, clear cut objectives which cut out the "spam specials and kill everything" approach.
Totally.
I'm simply hesitant to suggest something like this because of the [obvious?] manpower requirements.
i.e. time to build in a functioning negative feedback loop, test, release = 1500 hours
time to build a new BS with multiple, interesting objectives, new, attractive graphics, tweak professions for individual performance for balance, test, release = 75000 hours
I play Dota 2 right now, and quite frankly, I'm loving it. AO just feels so one dimensional after playing Dota 2. Like, in a teamfight in AO, it's just so bland:
Crat's job is to spam roots
Doctor's job is to heal
engi's job is to stay alive until the next tick of blockers
Enforcers job is... well, no one really knows
everyone else's job is to hammer the AS button every 11s
Like, it's actually been exactly the same combat for 15 years. In 2001 it was exactly the same as it is today, and no matter what, you're always going to face the same debilitating, frustrating, gamebreakingly stupid issues:
At 220: My side has x people your side has x+y people or vice versa, and is never fair.
At TL1-TL5: My side has x twinks, your side has y twinks and is never fair
In a game like Dota 2, you're guaranteed never to have a serious imbalance (as long as people don't disconnect), and because every game starts from scratch, you're always guaranteed equal footing.
I've been calling for an equalization buff in BS for at least 5 years now, something that would go a VERY long way to equalization of the crazy imbalance imparted to participants of BS (i.e. 101 vs 150's - holy crap, or 151's vs 200's... lol who even though this would ever be reasonable)... and that's never made it into game yet despite it being probably the EASIEST fix to make BS a more equalized playing field... but even that... something which might take all of 12 man hours to build and test is not done.
So, yea I learned to avoid suggesting stuff that, in my opinion, simply won't ever happen - not to say Michi isn't getting stuff done, he is, but w/e he's got his own priorities, and he is productive... but not in the area's that I am interested in.