They actually listened and dialed back the headshot nonsense which feels surreal after all the frustration of the last few weeks. I seriously did not think they would budge but here we are with a game that feels like it might actually be playable again for both sides. I am …
The game is broken. It\'s been broken for a while now, and the new modification to headshot doesn\'t fix the problem, it makes it worse. So the senior members of the RRF and many others are going on strike until it\'s fixed. We\'re asking players on both sides of the game to call it quits until such time as the system is repaired and headshot either removed or converted into something that doesn\'t magnify the human character advantage into a nigh-invincible edge that renders one side of the game useless.
There\'s no point in trying to bring new players into the game as zombie players when the class has been reduced to simple punching bag status. New zombies are already screwed by high AP stand-up costs and high AP movement costs. Anything that magnifies that problem is simply going to result in more frustrated zombie players quitting the game.
I\'d hate to walk away from this game, not for the game itself so much as the fact that it\'s brought some damn good playing groups together, such as the RRF, the Gingerbreads, the Minions, and a host of other groups that have been fun as allies and fun as enemies. But when the game mechanics themselves skew against one side in the form of a broken and incredibly common skill, there\'s not much point left in playing.
We\'re going to put together an online petition and send it Kevan\'s way. We\'d appreciate it if all the zombie players out there, and human players who actually want a competitive game instead of an XP-farming turkey shoot, join in both the strike and the petition. The situation was already fucking ridiculous and teetering on the edge of killing the game. The new UBER-CRATES of doom combined with a new variety of nerf
Well...
Fuck this shit. Strike.
I just looked at the screen and saw we hit a hundred signatures which is honestly kind of surreal because I thought maybe my own group would sign it and that would be the end of it. It feels like people actually want a fair game again instead of just watching the zombie side wither away to nothing which is wild because I was worried everyone had just accepted the current mess as the new normal.
Reached 100 supporters
December 19, 2005
6 Comments
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Mike Atkinson
20 years ago
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its been impossible to play as a zombie lately. just getting farmed for xp now. fix it.
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Brian Hassan
20 years ago
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i havent moved my character in days. not logging back in until they revert this garbage.
D
Dave Quinn
20 years ago
Featured
HEAR HEAR. its dead on arrival now. who wants to play a game where u get zero chance?
K
Kevin Verma
20 years ago
Featured
The game was balanced fine before. This just wrecked everything.
S
Sarah Reddy
20 years ago
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total nonsense. i miss when this game was actually fun. i havent logged in for weeks because of this update.
J
Jason Powell
20 years ago
Featured
good luck getting the devs to listen. they never do. but im with you guys on the strike.
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They actually listened and dialed back the headshot nonsense which feels surreal after all the frustration of the last few weeks. I seriously did not think they would budge but here we are with a game that feels like it might actually be playable again for both sides. I am …
The game is broken. It\'s been broken for a while now, and the new modification to headshot doesn\'t fix the problem, it makes it worse. So the senior members of the RRF and many others are going on strike until it\'s fixed. We\'re asking players on both sides of the game to call it quits until such time as the system is repaired and headshot either removed or converted into something that doesn\'t magnify the human character advantage into a nigh-invincible edge that renders one side of the game useless.
There\'s no point in trying to bring new players into the game as zombie players when the class has been reduced to simple punching bag status. New zombies are already screwed by high AP stand-up costs and high AP movement costs. Anything that magnifies that problem is simply going to result in more frustrated zombie players quitting the game.
I\'d hate to walk away from this game, not for the game itself so much as the fact that it\'s brought some damn good playing groups together, such as the RRF, the Gingerbreads, the Minions, and a host of other groups that have been fun as allies and fun as enemies. But when the game mechanics themselves skew against one side in the form of a broken and incredibly common skill, there\'s not much point left in playing.
We\'re going to put together an online petition and send it Kevan\'s way. We\'d appreciate it if all the zombie players out there, and human players who actually want a competitive game instead of an XP-farming turkey shoot, join in both the strike and the petition. The situation was already fucking ridiculous and teetering on the edge of killing the game. The new UBER-CRATES of doom combined with a new variety of nerf
Well...
Fuck this shit. Strike.
I just looked at the screen and saw we hit a hundred signatures which is honestly kind of surreal because I thought maybe my own group would sign it and that would be the end of it. It feels like people actually want a fair game again instead of just watching the zombie side wither away to nothing which is wild because I was worried everyone had just accepted the current mess as the new normal.
Reached 100 supporters
December 19, 2005
6 Comments
M
Mike Atkinson
20 years ago
Featured
its been impossible to play as a zombie lately. just getting farmed for xp now. fix it.
B
Brian Hassan
20 years ago
Featured
i havent moved my character in days. not logging back in until they revert this garbage.
D
Dave Quinn
20 years ago
Featured
HEAR HEAR. its dead on arrival now. who wants to play a game where u get zero chance?
K
Kevin Verma
20 years ago
Featured
The game was balanced fine before. This just wrecked everything.
S
Sarah Reddy
20 years ago
Featured
total nonsense. i miss when this game was actually fun. i havent logged in for weeks because of this update.
J
Jason Powell
20 years ago
Featured
good luck getting the devs to listen. they never do. but im with you guys on the strike.
its been impossible to play as a zombie lately. just getting farmed for xp now. fix it.