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DeepSixxxx
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
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The irony of Nerfing Metas into Oblivion

It happens in almost every first person shooter game.  Metas form, 10% of players die "too much" and beg for changes, developers nerf the Metas into oblivion because for some reason the players dying can't use the same Metas or use creative tactics to counter said Metas, and the game gets numb and boring in short order as nothing is OP and exciting anymore.

Then the 90% who had been fine with the Metas move to another game, and the 10% who begged for nerfs are left begging for buffs to inject a little fun back into the game again.

It is kind of like removing all the powerful superheroes from a movie and replacing them all with Polka-Dot Men...and then wondering why the movie is lame and boring...

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  • It's what drove me away from Battlefield 4. All the neat, fun stuff you could do was nerfed into oblivion and made the whole game feel like a bubble wrapped snooze-fest.

  • spudbug's avatar
    spudbug
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @DeepSixxxx come on, how can infantry be expected to think beyond aim down sight and shoot! It's unfair!
  • CyberDyme's avatar
    CyberDyme
    3 years ago

    Isn't it also a problem about the whole game that weapons/accessories/vehicles are being dumbed down, so there is like near no learning curve at all?

    It should be encouraged that not everything in the game is easy or possible for everyone to do or master.  Or at least it would demand a considerable time of practicing before mastering.  That is a very important part of making a game long-term viable and interesting I think.

  • Tall_Tingz's avatar
    Tall_Tingz
    Rising Adventurer
    3 years ago

    I had a lot of respect for attack helis and jet pilots in previous games.

    As infantry if I was mowed down...I took it like a man... how could I argue with the skill it took to command the sky.

    Then I'd change my loadout to AA and hope to deliver some form of payback (also impossible in BF2042).

  • GrizzGolf's avatar
    GrizzGolf
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago

    I wish it didnt take so many rockets to down a tank or plane

  • UP_Hawxxeye's avatar
    UP_Hawxxeye
    Legend
    3 years ago

    Why does it always have to be a nerf though.

    Why not just elevate weaker things closer to the meta options

    Nobody will have fun if a virtual war is turned into a pillow fight

  • cso7777's avatar
    cso7777
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @UP_Hawxxeye Oh you mean like in real life where tanks are being blown to pieces by a single rocket.

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