21-07-2016, 02:02 AM
(This post was last modified: 23-07-2016, 10:53 PM by Midren.
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As it has been brought up a lot, especially of recent changes, I figured id make a post about why, at least I, change some maps/ feel some need changed.
The point of the game is to have fun, however some maps are not fun, or downright frustrating/boring to play. A map that has become so easy to beat that one can literally play and win, while paying little to no attention to the game, I feel should be changed in order to have gameplay be more enveloping and require more thought. Some maps, however, have the opposite problem, where no matter what you do the map never seems to go right. These maps should get changed as to allow people to have multiple ways to win, and not cause players to tear their hair out trying to beat the game simply because the map isn't very team friendly.
As of recent the map "Graubergen" was reverted back to an older version. This was done because the map had the first issue, where it was so easy a player didn't really have to play to win. While I can say I have changed the version for next patch so it will be getting some more options, the change was to stop events where the only map being played was Graubergen.
A lot of the counter points to this is people saying "we will always play the fastest map" or "there will always be one like this". I personally don't agree as I usually want to experience a variety of maps and actually have fun playing during events. While yes, some maps will always be easier to beat, a lot of the time its just a small amount of difficulty separating the maps. Maps like Graubergen and Kings Castleyard however were so easy that they were complete able 4 times in an event. So they get changed. While yes, sometimes maps get changed to be really easy, its just that, a change. Maps arnt set in stone, with a game like Nord Invasion, things get changed to keep everything lively. This means, for maps, that they are constantly evolving, being edited, changed, or sometimes added/removed. This is just part of the game.
In closing, maps change, while it may seem like an inconvenience, I can honestly say that no map is changed to purposely make it bad.
The point of the game is to have fun, however some maps are not fun, or downright frustrating/boring to play. A map that has become so easy to beat that one can literally play and win, while paying little to no attention to the game, I feel should be changed in order to have gameplay be more enveloping and require more thought. Some maps, however, have the opposite problem, where no matter what you do the map never seems to go right. These maps should get changed as to allow people to have multiple ways to win, and not cause players to tear their hair out trying to beat the game simply because the map isn't very team friendly.
As of recent the map "Graubergen" was reverted back to an older version. This was done because the map had the first issue, where it was so easy a player didn't really have to play to win. While I can say I have changed the version for next patch so it will be getting some more options, the change was to stop events where the only map being played was Graubergen.
A lot of the counter points to this is people saying "we will always play the fastest map" or "there will always be one like this". I personally don't agree as I usually want to experience a variety of maps and actually have fun playing during events. While yes, some maps will always be easier to beat, a lot of the time its just a small amount of difficulty separating the maps. Maps like Graubergen and Kings Castleyard however were so easy that they were complete able 4 times in an event. So they get changed. While yes, sometimes maps get changed to be really easy, its just that, a change. Maps arnt set in stone, with a game like Nord Invasion, things get changed to keep everything lively. This means, for maps, that they are constantly evolving, being edited, changed, or sometimes added/removed. This is just part of the game.
In closing, maps change, while it may seem like an inconvenience, I can honestly say that no map is changed to purposely make it bad.
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Bane of the Germans
Email: midren@nordinvasion.com
2015-07-14 Knight Helmet
2015-08-01 Gothic Plate
2017-12-08 Black Arrows
2018-05-25 Tempest
2019-09-01 Dragon Spear