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Seasoned Adventurer

2 months ago

Slowly becoming pay to win

Title says it all. Some of the new premade builds coming out are just too good. Jean Spectre Sniper anyone? What a joke. They are slowly making this a pay to win in WOC but are doing it very sneak...

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Big_E_Bronco50

Rising Hotshot

2 months ago

Absolutely they do. No argument there. Could you address the other points I made in my post?

EA_Aljo

Community Manager

2 months ago

Are you talking about this?

No need for a video if you can do simple addition. Many of the builds have xfactor combinations that are not obtainable by a custom build. They literally have a higher AP cap than customs. They also have height and weight with skating combinations that aren’t possible with a custom build.

Regardless of the build having a higher AP cap, again, the more skilled team will win the majority of the time.

Ct00m
New Novice
2 months ago
That’s not what happenes majority of the time even if you are on a better more skilled team a worse team using these overpowered paid build that use extra ap will still win the game due to having better stats and abilities giving them an unfair advantage
- EA_Aljo
  Community Manager
  2 months ago
  That's not the experience I've had. I play with a couple of different clubs regularly. There are one or 2 people that use pre-made builds. Otherwise, it's all custom builds. We go up against teams stacked with pre-made builds and win the majority of those games. If a team is regularly losing to the pre-made builds, that's going to be a difference in skill between the teams.
  
  I'm definitely curious how the new McDavid build is going to affect this though. Up until now, the biggest issue I've had with those builds are the skins. The McDavid one is pretty scary so I'm looking forward to seeing how games go against those players.
  - Modulater83
    New Hotshot
    2 months ago
    I can understand your point, skill may still be the determining factor but its a bad look. If two combatants are having a sword fight, one gets a wooden sword, the other a steel one, yes the more skilled fighter will likely win, but its no longer a fair fight. Its similar with builds you have to pay for. For a long time EA has looked to focus on competitive play in EASHL, removing RNG items like broken glass or broken sticks at the request of players. Those things have found their way back in. These newer builds throw off the balance of customizing your player. It seems the priorities have changed.