Seymour KrelbornX
Holdfast Syndicate
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.07.15 22:15:00 -
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Beastlina wrote:If by FOTM u mean the best current suits then yes. Of course people are gonna spam scouts and heavies if they stomp other suits with less effort. Most people don't want to gimp themselves by choosing a weaker suit even if they have the skill to outperform better suits they would still be handicapping themselves. If you wanna be Hero Jones and and choose a less played suit then by all means go ahead but it's bull to call someone a FOTM chaser when they are just trying to use a suit that can actually compete on even ground with everyone else. I know what your thinking "STFU u scrub just use what you like, who cares". I LIKE not being out flanked 24/7 just because i'm not a scout and my tacnet can't see into the future or losing point B 3 vs 1 because we don't have a heavy to eat everyone's souls. *Rage mode deactivated*
but, an fotm chaser is exactly what you describe... and I am not judging it, I don't blame the player or think that makes them a scrub...
as a matter of fact the ones who first discover the fotm and use it flawlessly are the best players of the game, because it takes time, effort, intelligence and skill to be on top of the constant changes and make the most use of them.
however it doesn't make for a very healthy game. it does reward players who were just lucky ( or unlucky) enough to have already skilled into the fotm, and once its well known what build that is it also rewards players of lesser skill (and hinders them once it's nerfed), and it punishes other players who really enjoy and excel at a different role but get steamrolled by imbalanced mechanics.
now true balance is a mirage, you cant balance a player, but you can make the items they use provide leveled yet unique ways of countering each other, that when used properly against an opponent of equal skill rewards the users ability with that item over the item's inherent ability.
the bottom line is, there shouldn't be the best suit in the game... there should only be the best suit for your play style. |
Seymour KrelbornX
Holdfast Syndicate
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.07.15 22:23:00 -
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Michael Arck wrote:Malkai Inos wrote:You can accept FOTM chasing as a viable and legitimate way to approach the game and acknowledge that FOTM, resulting from bad balance, hurts diversity and thus the game at a larger scale. It isnt bad balance. Its people refusing to adapt to a dynamic battleground. CCP hears the cries and then changes ideas that were applauded by the community just months ago. This what creates FOTM. CCP wants to give a fair chance in Dust but not realizing gamers will pick the strongest option to win. Just look at scouts and sentinels. Both underperforming suits in the past. Changes come to make the viable options and now the GD wants em nerfed back. Is it balance we are pursuing or are we catering to the weaker majority who does not adapt?
what you describe is the result of giving one thing too much while giving another thing less or not enough...
ccp has always used a meat cleaver over a scalpel when it comes to balancing.
so yeah it's great when something gets a well deserved buff, but ccp never just gives something a little buff, ccp changes a whole bunch of things together without considering the dynamics those changes make in comparison to everything else. |