Before the Health Bar came along, we would engage, then back off to heal. But it was at that moment we would ask ourselves, "Do I rush and hope I really did drop their health enough to knock them?", or "I need to stay safe and heal up before engaging again."With the Health Bar, we now don't need to ask. We don't need to gamble. You provide us with the insight so the decision is made clear for us.The game shallows because the number of choices is reduced by giving us too much information.If rEAspawn continues on this path of making decisions for us, the game will eventually devolve into a linear zombie survival game. Just move along and shoot everything. Nothing to think through. No decisions to make.How boring....

@MrGreenWithAGun ngl it change nothing for experimented players , we already knew by the damage number how much hp the enemy had.if anything it only help new players.

@MrGreenWithAGunI can actually hit targets now. Healthbars let me know I actually hit my target. It no longer seems like I do nothing and they do 5 times damage. The game feels balanced now. Because of healthbars.I can still make escapes. Not as easy, but I can.

@ZulkiersNot sure if you understood, but it has nothing to do with hit reg.

@MrGreenWithAGunWithout healthbars, my hitreg is null. With them, I actually hit stuff. I've toggled it in settings and that's my results.

@MrGreenWithAGun Just noticed the changes myself. Just dumb.

The Health Bar Shallows the Game | EA Forums

14 Replies

Zulkiers
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@MrGreenWithAGun
I can actually hit targets now. Healthbars let me know I actually hit my target. It no longer seems like I do nothing and they do 5 times damage. The game feels balanced now. Because of healthbars.
I can still make escapes. Not as easy, but I can.
MrGreenWithAGun
Rising Ace
2 years ago
@Zulkiers

Not sure if you understood, but it has nothing to do with hit reg.
Zulkiers
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@MrGreenWithAGun
Without healthbars, my hitreg is null. With them, I actually hit stuff. I've toggled it in settings and that's my results.
Anonymous
2 years ago
@MrGreenWithAGun

Just noticed the changes myself. Just dumb.
Rastigani
2 years ago
healthbars, gamesense, revival - this all needs to go or only in optional seperate gamemodes. many people inlcuding me dont want that crap...
Zulkiers
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Rastigani
There are settings. Toggle them off.
MrGreenWithAGun
Rising Ace
2 years ago
@Rastigani
I was not trying to say I want to turn it off if it is available to us so that I disadvantage myself. Why would I do that for?
I was saying that it's presence shallows the game, because it literally helps you when making what should be difficult decisions.
Rastigani
2 years ago
@Zulkiers oh so everybody has the advantage over me?? great idea - the game isnt hard enouth yet with 3 stacks preds and masters on my * in silver ranked lobbies...
Zulkiers
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@MrGreenWithAGun
Decisions? How can you make a decision if you can't even see the targets past 50 meters on a 16" screen?
Without healthbars, I can't see a thing. Now I can actually see what I'm shooting at if I hit them once and don't lose line of sight.
BTW: People still leave me alone if I'm 5HP and turn a corner. They don't always chase. I see no difference in how often I get chased.
MrGreenWithAGun
Rising Ace
2 years ago
@Zulkiers , so you pointed out it shallows the game in another way - it helps identify the location at distance.

Wonderful.