I almost made a thread like this one. I would have named it "Stop the QQ, or Quit Crying, or Why so negative?" rather than UGGGG...
I am loving the game. I agree there are issues. I am not quite so down on it as Hamma is though.
I have come to a revelation recently about this game. I was in PS1 Beta and played for a long time at launch, quit then came back a few more times.
I remember what PS1 was like when it first launched. Way more buggy than PS2, Way more thing that made it almost unplayable, but it was fun.
I remember specifically that there were some serious issues with the Lack of Defense and the whole Chinese Fire Drill mentality when it came to base captures. Just like we have now. It also had issues with a lot of the mechanics of the game. Then they fixed it. They added the Lattice, base benefits, and tweaked a ton of other stuff. It worked.
The other thing that was missing from PS1 was the Meta-Game. There was no "Meta-Game" There wasn't even a concept of a Meta-Game! It took the really crazy smart guys like Malorn and his type to come up with the Meta-Game of PS1. The whole Idea of a Meta-Game was born from the critical thinking and creation of tactics that turned the game from a mindless merry-go-round of zerg base captures into something that required skill, training, and discipline.
I think the thing we are missing from PS2 is the organized tactical mentality that made PS1 so awesome. How many times have you seen a squad or platoon using actual deployment formations when capping bases? 2 MAX in the Control room, CE on the approaches, heavies at the doors, etc? I have NEVER seen it!!!
I have started working on things like this recently. Unfortunately, i was nothing but a grunt in PS1, the leadership of my outfit is barely playing PS2. They haven't even attempted to work on things like this so I have taken it on myself to do it. I just wish i could remember all the training i received back in 2007 when i was playing PS1 hardcore.
Simple facts are, there are counters to almost every issue that people are complaining about on the Official forums and here.
Air Spam, needs dedicated AA - Half the squad pull AA Max - 6 AA Max will deter ANY air attack.
Tank Spam, everyone pull AV, 4 base level rockets will destroy any tank. If all 12 people in the squad pull HA and actually coordinate your targets and pretty much ANY tank spam at a normal base can be countered.
Zerg coming into your Large Base? Man the Wall! Defend the Generators!!! Holy crap has anyone ever seen more than 1 or 2 people defending a generator?? I haven't!!
Continent getting over run, getting pushed back to your warp gate? How about instead of "Ah we lost this continent, lets go somewhere else" why don't you fricking push back!! OMG I think this is the thing that disappoints me more than anything. We have even pop, but start losing territory, so our team abandons the damn continent! Stop it already!
The disappointment i have in this game is NOT a result of the game design. It is a result of the players but mainly in the Outfit Leadership. They should be the ones organizing the fight and BUILDING THE META-GAME!
Last edited by SGTalon; 2012-12-27 at 02:29 PM.
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2012-12-27, 02:27 PM
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