2010-01-16, 03:40:13
To test your bot theory, host an old version that does have 5K HB one week later on the same day.
If there is little to no difference, then perhaps they are right when they say there are that many more bots BUT
if people fill the game much faster then you have a solution to your problem.
Now the solution to the problem isn't going to be easily seen because 1) the community is small.
It isn't anyone's choice here to suggest "working backwards" other than the map developers and I bet they don't
want to start at HB and scale (nerf) it back from there. Coincidentally DOTA did that. Everything got nerfed alot after DOTA 5.36
and you know what? It turned out ok. They even kept their version of "easy mode" and really what it comes down to is
just player skill. Kids blame bad games on ANYTHING and will continue to do it. You can't have a sensible debate about EM DOTA
just like you can't talk about HB btanks here. Not that DOTA is relevant here but if you go to a DOTA forum and talk about how you
like -EM it's the same reaction you get. Players don't comprehend player skill. Decisions in different modes produce different results
BUT IF YOU ARE A GOOD PLAYER IT WON'T MATTER. ALL THE CRYING AND WHINING IN THE WORLD WON'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT
YOU LOST A GAME. BLAMING THE MODE IS CHILDISH.
If there is little to no difference, then perhaps they are right when they say there are that many more bots BUT
if people fill the game much faster then you have a solution to your problem.
Now the solution to the problem isn't going to be easily seen because 1) the community is small.
It isn't anyone's choice here to suggest "working backwards" other than the map developers and I bet they don't
want to start at HB and scale (nerf) it back from there. Coincidentally DOTA did that. Everything got nerfed alot after DOTA 5.36
and you know what? It turned out ok. They even kept their version of "easy mode" and really what it comes down to is
just player skill. Kids blame bad games on ANYTHING and will continue to do it. You can't have a sensible debate about EM DOTA
just like you can't talk about HB btanks here. Not that DOTA is relevant here but if you go to a DOTA forum and talk about how you
like -EM it's the same reaction you get. Players don't comprehend player skill. Decisions in different modes produce different results
BUT IF YOU ARE A GOOD PLAYER IT WON'T MATTER. ALL THE CRYING AND WHINING IN THE WORLD WON'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT
YOU LOST A GAME. BLAMING THE MODE IS CHILDISH.