"Telaan;237547" wrote:
This is basically a repeats of something I said in another thread. Dooku isn't the problem. Dodge is. Regardless of whether or not the actual math behind dodge is working correctly in game. Dodge is way too potent. It's strips away what little skill is involved in this game due to the ridiculously high reliance on RNG. It just so happens that Dooku's leader ability has the best dodge synergy right now since it grants offense up in a meta where offense/damage is dominant.
While the issue with dodge isn't as game breaking as the Poe coin flip, I personally find it to be far less fun. If I lost the Poe coin flip, and subsequently the match, all I could do was shrug my shoulders and try again. Dodge is far more heavily dependent on RNG and it's as much garbage as the Poe coin flip. Dodge should absolutely have a place. But, it should never be universally as effective across classes as it is for how potent it is. Instead you should be required to form cohesive squads of the same class (i.e. Jedi, scoundrels, etc) to benefit from the full effect.
"Telaan;237559" wrote:
"SaintEaters;237527" wrote:
Bottom line is this : evasion meta is better bc it allows more diversity among teams. Before you had to run like 3-4 meta toons, now u only have to run 1 (actually you don't have to run dooku lead bc their are a few ppl on my server who are top 10 who don't run dooku lead).
Supporters of Poe said the same thing. The problem is, it's as not true now as it was back then. You see the same few heavy hitters and/or foresight toons hidden behind Dooku (although it really could be any of the dodge leaders) in an effort to capitalize on the RNGfest that those matches turn into.
It's not fun and it further removes what little skill is left in this game as RNG assumes more of that control.
Well, I agree that a high evasion bonus should be left for faction synergy. But evasion has nothing on the poe coin flip bc... Wait for it... You had to run poe and the same other toons. I run maul and GG behind dooku sometimes. I have seen toons behind dooku that have never been in arena before. My server is quite diverse as far as who is ran behind dooku. As far as Rey and yoda are concerned, you would have seen them now if dooku evasion was still broken bc it's about the time when ppl are getting them at 6 and 7 stars.
While it does have its issues, I'll still gladly take it over speed dps meta. There is actually more skill involved than previously. Before all it was like was: find fastest 5 toons who hit the hardest, put on team, go club other guy faster. Especially with the lack of AI in this game speed dps required much less skill. Sure, evasion involves rng but it also involves strategy. You get evaded and so your fast caveman with a club style doesn't work as well now and ppl are upset about it. The strategy comes in how you play out the game, you have to make much more thoughtful moves. Earlier I got evaded a lot and it was 4 on 2 pretty quickly, but I won the game by using my characters skills and abilities wisely and on the right enemies at the right time.
If you are having issues with dooku lead teams try a different approach to them than you would use on a speed team( this is not really to you Telaan but others since I'm sure you have figured out how to win against them already).
Maybe for factionless evasion leads a lower bonus would work.
Capital Games Team
