Jathniel
G I A N T
1125
   |
Posted - 2014.08.01 19:33:00 -
[1] - Quote
lol.... wow.
Problem: Bad mechanics makes for lopsided matches that are broken and boring.
Solution: Make matches shorter. (?)
Problem: Dying economy. Weak currency.
Solution: Reduce employee hours. (?)
(Derp.)
Hilarity.
Fighting another team of skilled players is FUN, losing or not.
The bad mechanics when doing that is what makes the losing side give up. The losing side is NOT losing motivation because of the winning side's skill. The losing side loses motivation when it's incapable of making a dent regardless of effort exerted. That's due to bad mechanics, not because the winning side is 1337.
Example 1: Determined noob on losing team comes up with smart flanking maneuver. Bypasses winning team's defensive line, and approaches an objective. Determined noob gets drop on oblivious "vet" guarding objective. Noob lines up headshot and unloads into vet's skull. Vet jumps away, spins around and kills noob.
Example 2: Determined noob on losing team comes up with smart flanking maneuver. Bypasses winning team's defensive line. Deploys uplink in good area, awaits backup to spawn, and THEN approaches an objective. GROUP of determined noobs get drop on oblivious "vet" guarding objective. Noobs rip vet to shreds with the combined power of their noob guns, and hack objective. Winning team of invincible vets returns to hacked objective and slaughter all noobs instantly, as noobs are incapable of throwing up a meaningful resistance to "vets". Noob comms are in an uproar with them complaining about how useless their guns are, how they don't know where they're getting shot from, and how "heavies are OP". Then one by one, each noob says "fk it", and decides to redline snipe.
Winning team is now bored, and angry that they are getting pegged by redline snipers for the next 10 minutes; then run to forums and complain that the redline AND/OR snipers AND/OR "length of match" is the problem.
Losing sides would put up a fight if the game wasn't broken, to begin with.
Making the match shorter because the winners get bored doesn't change that.
Set your goals high, and shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land amongst the stars.
|