Curse

urania · Oct 26, 2009, 11:20 AM // 11:20

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Originally Posted by IMMORTAlMITCH

I played a lot of TA when they added the HB maps and it was a lot more fun than before (at least post glad-points TA) and after they were taken out.

You could actually work around build disadvantages by changing your tactics and the combination of TA and HB maps forced you to run a build that could play in different styles or risk more losses.

I realise that the amount of wins per time unit was probably a lot lower which is apparently a very bad thing for 'pro' TA'ers.

Titles (besides fame) were the worst thing that ever happened to PvP in GW (besides elite skill buff updates) they could have worked if skill balance was better and more frequent but shitters farming titles with gimmicks drove a lot of people away from the game.

the only time i remember you doing TA was during PnH-on-steroids+3 physicals days, and even that once only.

mixing 2 different objectives into one (kill the other team or cap more shrines/cap shrine more often than the other team) might work in gvg, but in a 4v4 environment it just promotes build wars even more.
And shrine capping is SO boring in any case.

IMMORTAlMITCH · Oct 26, 2009, 12:13 PM // 12:13

Well if you don't remember me doing TA then that must mean I didn't do it right?

I think cap points will work ok in Codex Arenas actually as defensive templates are usually a lot weaker than offensive ones so you won't get HB builds with 3 healers and a sin and a lot of teleports.

Even in TA where such skills were available I still didn't run into that many of them as they wouldn't stand a chance on normal TA maps.

Yes you can get buildwarsed but a team speccing for TA maps OR HB maps will have a very hard time to get any streaks at all going.

Greedy Gus · Oct 26, 2009, 01:08 PM // 13:08

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Originally Posted by the_deSKtructor

Ask those who did it during the HB maps in TA. They did it back then, chances are that those will do it again. Probably they hope they will get 5 good maps.

Most of those people were griefing because they wanted everyone else to hate it too so A-net would think the trial run failed (trying to prove their own point even while losing a lot). If you don't cave, people won't play against their own self-interest for very long.

I'd prefer to see costume brawl maps in, possibly without morale like someone mentioned. Those setups seem a lot more geared toward getting the buff shrines based on your strategy and fighting when you have an advantage. The HB setup seemed to be more about keeping a number of spread out shrines for morale. CB shrine capping may work better with 5 player teams instead of 4 though. And again, CB might work mostly because bars have a lack of solid defense and a multitude of snares.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IMMORTAlMITCH

I realise that the amount of wins per time unit was probably a lot lower which is apparently a very bad thing for 'pro' TA'ers.

Titles (besides fame) were the worst thing that ever happened to PvP in GW (besides elite skill buff updates) they could have worked if skill balance was better and more frequent but shitters farming titles with gimmicks drove a lot of people away from the game.

qft

Vazze · Oct 26, 2009, 03:42 PM // 15:42

no shrine pls...no capping....no ...just no....pls

urania · Oct 26, 2009, 04:07 PM // 16:07

^qft
the endless running those maps involve makes me wanna kill a miatch.