It's impossible to say if mirror matches are good or not because without reference to actual gameplay all we're doing is throwing around unfounded opinions. And since we can't discuss specifics of gameplay here, there's no debate to be had.
I'm worried that people who support it are doing the exact same thing.
For instance, can anyone tell me with a straight face that mirrors would have worked in the vCoH US vs US matchup?
Mirrors aren't inherently good for gameplay or competition if the faction simply can't handle it.
THIS. We should be looking forward to COH2 as it will have unique factions enough for mirror-matchups not to exist. IF mirrors fits better in COH2 then COH1 means the sequel is stepping backwards in gameplay quality..., aka factions are too repetitive.
We always were talking about how fantastic US - WHER metagame was...., how those 2 very different factions are made to perfectly counter each other in a same time having completely different units. Having a thoad that COH2 will be OK for mirror matchups basically kills the CORE why COH1 was so sucesfull.
E-sports = mirror machups???? I don't think so. MIRRORS kill games: it is boring to watch, boring to play, historically incorrect.
We have to remember why COH1 is so unique between all those other RTS games so for ever and ever my vote is NO FOR MIRROR MACHUPS!