Quoting line0042, reply 9
Thank you for referencing COD4 so I can go from there. You are totally wrong. See, in COD4 slightly more damage or slightly more penetration, or slightly more accuracy give you a slight edge. 15% bonus move speed at level one give you an ENOURMOUS ADVANTAGE BECAUSE IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RUN AWAY. I'm using caps so it stands out. See it? This is unfair AT THIS LEVEL. I think the Swift Anklet is great. I love it. But it is unfair to be able to use at the very start of the game.
Thank you for choosing one of the worst favor items as a basis as well as a concept which is not the game itself. Allow me to elaborate.
HERO KILLING DOES NOT WIN YOU THE GAME*
*for 3 out of 4 of the gameplay styles.
Hero killing most certainly gets you more gold and is a detriment towards another player but it does not make or break the game. One gameplay mode is about destroying the main base, another capturing flags, and another for destroying forts. It's a viable tactic to be able to do enough damage to cause an opponent to retreat as oppose to killing them. On a large enough map, running to heal and then running back to fight can sometimes be longer than dying, waiting and returning to battle.
Killing a hero at level 1 is a great impediment to progression but should not always be the focus. Hero killing is a short term strategy. Long term, you want to focus on earning a good economy, getting deep into the enemy base, and holding ground. That does not make the Favor Items themselve unabalanced. Merely makes certain strategies less effective.
The better weapons in COD4 can make a world of difference. Case in point, a skilled sniper with the right skills and good rifle. Depending the map and strategy your opposing team employs, the enemy is simply owned. It's the right a player earns for playing a lot. A bonus. A reward. And, more importantly, something that makes the game more interesting.
I've been in games where I've killed level 1 players with those boots. I've been in games where I or my team mates have owned players with uber favor items that add to their damage while myself or my team mate had none. It's all a matter o strategy, timing, and gameplay.
OK, allow me to elaborate. I NEVER said hero killing won the game. And I think poll results would show that the swift Anklet is one of the BEST favor items, not the worst.
You missed my entire point which was this: At early levels, people without favor items are at a huge disadvantage against those who have expensive ones.
I didn't say this breaks the game wide open, or that all favor items are OP. I said it makes it UNFUN for people who don't have them.
HEY, all you fuckers whining about me learning to play: I HAVE the favor items. But I can see past myself and think about other people, because I'm not an insecure twat who only thinks about himself.
Powerful favor items give un unfair advantage at early levels, because your opponent hasn't had a chance to buy regular items which can close the gap.
heres a sugestion. Learn to play.
why dont you listen to yourself and think about what you are going to say before you say it. your sugesting that we shouldnt be able to use favor items untill its too late for them to make a difference. thats just stupid.
on top of that there are other things you should consider. first of all if a favor items makes that much of a difference at any point perhaps you need to just give up at this game. second the low cost favor items give you a significant early game advantage. with more xp or decreased itmes costs you should be able to outlevel your enemies early game. Also, how about you dont fight demigods at level 1. third How about you go level up on reinforcements, or cap a flag or stay with a teammate who knows how to play.
fourth, QQ moar bitch. seriously, your crying about OP favor items? words can barely describe how pathetic that is. The fact that your entire post basicly says if we disagree with you we are retarded just screams "i cant play this game for shit, but thats not my fault" you say WoW is bad, well thats because of people like you. everytime someone like you runs into a problem they cant imediatly solve, they cry and say its OP. and when we get enough of you people, the developers have to listen. But now the change they just made means that the game is slightly unbalanced in a different way, so you start up again. Next thing you know it, all demigods are basicly just different shades of white, with all the same abilities, strengths, and weekneses, and the game isnt worth playing. I hope something happens to your computer and you can never get on the internet again.
I've bolded the most retarded parts of your post to easily pick them out.
1. 15% movement speed at level one makes a massive difference. You can't OUTPLAY THAT one on one.
2. I already stated that I have lots of favor items. You clearly don't know how to read, much like you write at a sixth grade level.
3. Wow is bad because it just sucks all of its own accord.
4.Actually, I play quite well. Not nearly the best, but not the worst either. I enjoy favor items. Love that anklet! But, I realize that is is very, very unfair at early levels to people who don't have it, and I like my games the best when everyone has fun.
5. Hopefully someone does listen.
6. Probably the most impotent insult ever. After the first part of your post I really expected more.
So, I'll reiterate.
1.Expensive favor items are OP, ONLY AT LOW LEVELS. (Swift anklet particularly, and many others I'm sure-this is because at low levels the opponent without the item doesn't have the ability to catch up yet with gold, etc)
2. I suggest making the more expensive favor items available only after certain war ranks, to make sure the playing field is a little more level for those who don't have favor items. (I DO have them, so please, please stop telling me "Learn to play noob, haha!")
3. This is because people 1. Won't enjoy the game when they get raped first level, and 2. Will rage quit, which no one likes.
