Why do you play High Bounty?

[IlPalazzo]

Hey Community,

indeed, i really dont like HB, but obviously its played very often in b.net.. so my question is very simple: why?

Why do you like BT more then normal mode? HB is not balanced, HB-Games arent fast then normal games, i dont really know a reason for HB?!

HB games are generally faster than normal games, in the same way that they are faster with games with weak creeps. Not always - but on the whole they are. Most players don't have the time (or feel like investing time) to spend more than an hour or two on a game, which makes them choose high bounty over normal mode. Personally, I play both, but with consideration to other players, I play high bounty when I only have an hour to play so I don't end up leaving mid-way through a game.

... So why don't people choose weak creeps instead? Mainly because the development of the game also progresses more quickly in high bounty than weak creeps. That is, the beginning tiers and ending tiers are usually reached by the end of the game. In contrast, with weak creeps a "quick game" will usually end with a the winning team reaching the 2nd tier and just barely transitioning into the 3rd. High bounty game progress further, where most players reach the 3rd/4th tier... Despite the imbalances, it gives the feeling that the player played a "full game" of Battle Tanks from beginning to end when they play high bounty rather than just a "quick game."

In Azeroth, HB games have become the standard. They too have gotten very competitive and people hate losing them, because they see it as a serious mode, not a joke mode that it was intended to be.

ya and this is a problem. HB was intended to be a FUN mode, if ppl playing it in competitive games (or leagues/tournaments) that isnt fair/funny, because there are tactics which you win in nearly every game (=imba)

IMHO - if HB replaces the normal mode, it has to be removed from the map, because then 2 years of development are - in germany we say "fürn arsch" (="for the ass", no idea what's the correct english phrase)

Players do play HB as a FUN mode, which is why it's played as the majority mode - it's quick fun game... At this time, there really isn't any competitive league. The league system would have to be revamped and fixed if any of that were to happen nowadays.

But... You would rather cut down the popularity of Battle Tanks in order to remove a mode that you don't like - rather than balance it? Come on man, that's a little stubborn don't you think? ... I understand most people here are used to the old school Battle Tanks that took +45 minutes to over 2 hours to complete the game, but most players don't want to invest into that time to play a full game of Battle Tanks. It's something you gotta accept until a stronger competitive player base forms for the game.