Despite some clear attempt to hijack this report, devs knew better and finally fixed this issue for good. Dash Attacks are now back to their former glory. An honest thank you from a dedicated Day 1 player and bughunter!
@Bab0osh I’m not sure I’m 100% on board with this assessment for the following reasons:
1. this contributed to a greater “gameplay” environment that amounts to dodge dancing.
because the logic of many of the characters isn’t aligned for HvV it means that when various characters interact in HvV vs GS or CS the gameplay mentality has to change in a more conservative way which results in more experienced players “dancing” in an effort to properly time an opportunity. This is imperially bad gameplay.
2. overall server quality isn’t sufficient for this level of mechanical detail. Too many mechanical aspect fail to register or mis register on a regular basis. I sent video proof of abilities being recognized by the game yet failing to affect the opponent. I never received a response from anyone here as to the status of this.
I think that if you want to advocate for a game mechanic that results in a re-learn of gameplay and a change in the dodge & attack interaction we must first evaluate the full roster of character attributes and do a better job of balancing stats. Remember, this is a franchise and people play with whom they gravitate to. We shouldn’t have such an imbalance of character stats whereby one character, played correctly, can easily opportunity exploit another correctly played character based on stat; this happens every game.
lastly the Devs need to look at some of the more critical mechanical interactions and try to resolve incorrect recognitions. There will always be “bugs” and that’s fine but the core gameplay mechanics need greater consistency and stability if we’re going to advocate for this level of complex and cerebral gameplay. Right now the game isn’t that stable IMO.
I too have had this game since pre release and I have adapted the gameplay style multiple times and it’s getting old. Players want and need a degree of consistency out of the game; not to constantly shake it up all the time. No other major, successful, title employs a philosophy like that.
I have a list of recommendations that would provide greater balance and stability if EA or anyone else cares to have it.
