2018 Recap and Upcoming Plans

[Green_Dragon]

I like the idea to make Ragnarok more challenging. However I disagree in part over the means to
get there. The right way is imo to achieve it, having good acceptance for it within the community
at first. Rather than just using one factor, like shields, bot numbers -and strength, invisible barriers
or building restrictions, the right way would be a mix:

-if infantry is supposed to be more vital, there must be choking points where bots amass, but can
be held back and slashed by infantry. On many maps that is missing. Entrances are too wide and
do not permit this.
-too many ranged waves are boring for players as infantry with their current shield and armor stats
can't always pull them effectively. So less ranged waves and stronger melee bots should compensate
that instead of a slowly dying and double peeking team, frustrated about such a waste of time. As
for the cades in that regard, there should be enough to manage the run, only with intelligent cading
in the right spot. One has to keep in mind that the number of ranged and infantry in a team cannot
be deliberately chosen by it in advance. So there must be a good chance to get through a run anyway.
-That shield piercing of crossbows has to go on both sides. It makes infantry useless when it would have
to pull.
-While all modes should be a bit more challenging, it would be a good idea to open up a few round ways
on maps again. Looting has been updated, so there isn't any more chance to loot if only 1 or 2 people
are on a server. Bot numbers in relation to player numbers could be altered and well compensate any other
advantage. I say bot numbers, but I don't mean ranged bot numbers. It's already well enough ranged
bots as any of them have the potential to destroy any kite. Also Assassins are too much and cause  way
too much frustration and time waste in Hard and Rag. While infantry gets more significant, such open maps
could give ranged players additional incentive to stay with NI.