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Thread: Langreskaya 1v1 Tourney Aug. 3-431 Jul 2013, 11:50 AM Steam username: Hirmetrium Steam nickname (In-game name): Hirmetrium Estimated Skill level (1-10): 4 In: Langreskaya 1v1 Trny
Thread: HelpingHans - Vinyl41, Hirmetrium, Alties28 Jul 2013, 13:22 PM Alright guys, looking forward to working with you James In: Mentoring
Thread: Vods of Campaign Walkthroughs 18 Jul 2013, 09:08 AM If you really wanted, I've noticed a gap focusing on the specific achievements/ribbons you earn on campaign. That's always an area folks are interested in? Otherwise, BeltFedWombat covered it pretty well. In: Lobby
Thread: Mentor Program 2013 Mentee Signup17 Jul 2013, 12:51 PM Steam Profile: Hirmetrium 1-10 Your Skill Level: 4 Your Timezone in GMT: 0 (currently in BST) Do You Have a Mic?: Yes Russians/Ostheer or Both?: Both, Pref Ost. Any Other Request: Weekdays (excluding Wednesdays) tend to be better, but I tend to plan my time out. In: Mentoring
Thread: Growing the Community17 Jul 2013, 12:07 PM 1. Casual versus Competitive: COH2 lacks a Day9 - a champion of the people, a man trying to elevate the basic players and make them better. That is my take on it. And, fundamentally, COH2 IS a casual game. 2. Snobbery: I find that snobbery goes far further than "lol compstomp" - The Gamereplays community was fundamentally toxic, angry, and bitter. I couldn't stand it there. At least on the official forums that atmosphere is different because they are all fans, they all love the game. GR was the height of snobbery. I don't see how new players could meet there. I feel like Snobbery is already on the way out with a new community like COH2.org being run by wise, experienced and decent folks, and supported by many others. 3. Content: I have no point on this, other than the fact is that Relic is excellent for making multiple, quality and enjoyable expansion packs. They incorperate feedback and make big changes, and it is ultimately for the best. Games like DOW2: Retribution show they listen. 4. Community: I sort of covered this in 2, but others have said it well enough - 3v3's and 4v4's make for terrible commentary. There's so much going on its difficult for a caster to focus on it. It isn't like football, where the camera follows the ball - its much more dynamic and busy than that. Its why 1v1 is the defacto standard of RTS - otherwise the level of complexity is too high. The way around this is to follow (again) Day9 - focus on that one guy in that 3v3 or 4v4, and see what he was doing for his team, what he could improve, etc. 5. Relic: IpKaiFung covered it best. If a game like SSBM can get that sort of following with nothing given up by Nintendo, we need to do a damn sight better towards Relic. This immediate "Rage @ Relic" thing needs to stop. They do a solid job. The community doesn't grow because of Relic - it grows because of people like Krebs and HelpingHans, and folks like AmiPolizeiFunk whom pour themselves into fansites and videos and try to get as many people involved as possible. Too much is laid at Relic's feet - we need to own up and make the community grow, and folks like Noun will be there when shit hits the fan to pick up the pieces 6. Glad to comment on your stuff. Their great talking points In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: General Questions and Information concerning CoH211 Jul 2013, 08:45 AM Also, to the developer, it would be nice if you could explain the mindset behind including the intel bulletins. The skins idea is nice, but adding (even if minuscule) bonuses to experience and or ability power is totally unheard of in a competitive environment. During the previews, Duffy sold it as a historical thing - when different armies encountered monsters like the Tiger for the first time, they didn't have a clue how to fight them - however, they quickly learned the weak points and how to exploit them. This information was then circulated to the troops through Intel Bulletins - it was thought of as another way somebody could make their army more personal. Relic is all about a personal army - that's why there was an army painter in Dawn of War 2. And its a pretty fun system as well - its a bit poorly balanced at the moment, with certain skills being quite clearly superior to others (also tied in with difficulty) but it has potential to be a great way to make your army play to your style - if you like Panzer 4's over panthers or vice versa, you're obviously going to use a bulletin that accommodates that play-style. I think its important to remember that COH was never intended to be a super-competitive tournament multiplayer game ala SC2 - its a poor comparison, and the systems in COH2 make it fundamentally different and very difficult to balance compared to SC2 (tanks for example - theres nothing quite like that in SC2, where all units are suddenly rendered ineffective without a counter). I'm not saying COH2 isn't a competitive game - it is, and can be. I'm saying it appears to me to be designed at a fundamental level to be fun and have lots of cool systems and historical accuracy that just don't permit that sort of competitive play. In: COH2 Gameplay