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Thread: Bobby "Lynx" Miller employed at Sega20 Feb 2013, 23:54 PM Are you promoting the game for everyone or are you shilling yourselves? In: Lobby
Thread: Bobby "Lynx" Miller employed at Sega20 Feb 2013, 23:07 PM The problem Bobby now has to address now is his, rightly or wrongly, strong identification with the self appointed 'elite' of CoH. If it turns out that CoH2 proves to be a game people want to watch rather than play themselves he will have shown himself to have been an astute judge of his community's interests. Alternatively it might turn out in the end that what determines the success of the franchise is wide acceptance of the game as being balanced and fun. At the moment Lynx has his tongue rammed right up people like ntd's arse. That's the way it looks anyway. So far he has not shown himself to be a community manager with an eye for the interests of the community as a a whole. He has taken the easy option of being the friend of the experts. This could backfire. In: Lobby
Thread: Mirror Match12 Feb 2013, 15:03 PM all arguments for and against mirrors have been discussed in excess, over and over again. That's no reason to stop the debate. Having followed your advice one point I did notice was that several people who had a gut reaction against mirrors later changed their minds having read the arguments and thought about the issue some more. I just skimmed through this time but I didn't find anyone who had previously been in favour of mirrors who subsequently changed their mind to be against. That alone seems to be a good reason to continue the debate. In: Lobby
Thread: Mirror Match11 Feb 2013, 13:47 PM i am not going to support mirrors in the beta. .....[snip].....Absolutely boring. Ah Ha. I see your objection now. As a defensive faction specialist you are worried that both players in a game would camp up 1 VP, shower the other guy with Arty and hope to take advantage of a defensive posture?. So for you wehr vs wehr would be 'boring' because you would be faced with an opponent using similar tedious tactics. mmmh. Well one. Serves you right. And two. The factions do not have to be quite so static vs mobile, can camp vs must come forward, as in vCoH. Both need to earn vet and the campaign has both factions as aggressors and defenders. So you might have to change your play style a bit. No harm in that. In: Lobby
Thread: Mirror Match10 Feb 2013, 20:51 PM Scalable Volks, cheap para re-inforce, ranger body armour, snipers shooting not in cover, Puma upgun at tier 3, I could go on. These are all examples of player requested changes that have taken the individuality out of the game in the interests of so called balance. Without mirror matches there is an inevitable pressure to homogenise the different factions. It becomes like vs like over time. The game is better when factions are different and individual units have specialised functions. That way it is a real RTS. It's strategy and tactics rather than brute strength and ignorance. He who thinks quickest and anticipates better has an advantage. I have already pointed out above that mirror matches on the Eastern front do not contradict realism. German divisions fought German divisions. Russian divisions fought Russian divisions. That was a reality. Give them different uniforms (DLC without affecting balance) and we are set fair. If you are not yet convinced at least support mirrors in the beta. Give it a chance and see. In: Lobby
Thread: Mirror Match10 Feb 2013, 19:49 PM asymmetrical balance will still exist in the non-mirror matchups. It'll actually be better too. Top players have a bigger say in in 'balance' issues. So the game inevitably becomes more homogenised. They like to have similar vs similar. Reflect on how vCoH 'balance' evolved. The factions became more and more similar. With mirror matches this is less likely to happen. Sure. Wehr vs Wehr would be less than optimum (current Wehr only). It would still be far better than US vs PE or even Wehr vs Britzzzz. We need to get behind this. It's in our interest. All of us. In: Lobby
Thread: Mirror Match8 Feb 2013, 14:57 PM Very much in favour of mirror matches. Disappointed to find so many otherwise clever people not recognising this is not so much desirable as essential. It will lead to a much better, more balanced and, this is important, less homogenised game. Something for you 'reality' buffs to ponder. During the battle for Stalingrad there were division sized units fighting for the opposite side. The Russians because they could not return to their own kines without being shot for surrendering in the first place. The Germans because they could not escape and would starve to death in the cold otherwise. On a lighter note. It also allows Relic to sell DLC which helps identify and personalise Armies without effecting gameplay. As a community we need to get behind this initiative and help give Relic the confidence to follow through. In: Lobby
Thread: Avatar for 12azor.7 Feb 2013, 19:54 PM He looks much younger since he had a shave. In: Scrap Yard
Thread: The Thread of Awesomeness. 4 Feb 2013, 14:57 PM In: Scrap Yard
Thread: Member pictures24 Jan 2013, 20:55 PM Yes. It was a bit chilly. The massif in the background is Scafell. The highest 'Mountain' in England. In: Scrap Yard