Kiting stuff, keep it here!

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Dom link=topic=24687.msg181525#msg181525 date=1401972591]
[quote author=Terath link=topic=24687.msg181406#msg181406 date=1401903800]
Everybody, just drop it. If the developers have already made their decisions, then the matter is over. Kiting to be removed had been planned a while ago, but per usual, the developers are always caught up in more work than they can dish out - the problem, kiting, is already solved. There is no need to keep spamming this thread to "keep it!" or to "kill it!"
Just saying.

Yes but if we do in fact want to keep it why should we not express our opinions? And it does not matter if the Devs did intend on removing it then the community has the right to speak up against it. That is what makes a good community, listening to the opinions of all and sometimes compromises can be made and on this matter I hope there can be one made.
Just Saying.
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If the devs ever were in the mood to make compromises on kiting, they would have long done so. And the fact remains; it's very hard to properly balance this mod if you have to take both kiting and teamplay in mind. Both can't be made too strong without ruining kiting, weapons couldn't be made too strong without making kiting too easy, maps will have to be made in such a way both kiting and cading are doable, without ruining the other, etc etc.

To make this mod properly playable without making compromises that make both ways of playing so-so at best, the devs have to make a choice between either, and they have. Also, cooperative gameplay has always been NI's biggest unique feature, and that is just far more prevalent in what we currently know as cading.

With their decision to drop kiting the devs can focus the balance of this mod around cading alone, without having to keep kiting in mind, and I think they have chosen wisely.