What happened to promoting diversity?
I seem to recall when one of the devs did his YouTube tour, he mentioned wanting to promote more diversity in arena, such as by introducing NS reworks, JTR, etc. Now they release Holdo, who by al...
Forum Discussion
I've posted this elsewhere, but please try to remember that Devs don't make business decisions. Devs may want to add more diversity to the game, but "Product Owners" and "higher ups" are typically the ones with the final call, and usually with the almighty dollar as the bottom line. And these decisions are made months in advance (typically) so they can't 100% predict how the meta is going to adjust when any given toon is released.
And users will typically surprise devs with combinations they discover. "No plan survives first contact with reality" is a mantra amongst software engineers. I've developed game systems that users have destroyed in minutes because they think of the whackiest things to try, while things that I think are relatively simple and easy to use remain undiscovered for months. This game is no different.
It's entirely possible they never thought of the "My Two Dads" Forehead Rey team and had Holdo already designed for one Resistance Team while Rose is for another Resistance Team.
Also, remember that Arena is not the only game mode in the game. While I agree that Holdo is going to make Forehead Rey teams more potent in Arena, she (and Rose) also allow for greater diversity in Territory Wars and Territory Battle teams with 2 Resistance teams instead of just one. 4HDRey on defense and a more classic zFinn (with Rose and Scav Rey) for offense.
And users will typically surprise devs with combinations they discover. "No plan survives first contact with reality" is a mantra amongst software engineers. I've developed game systems that users have destroyed in minutes because they think of the whackiest things to try, while things that I think are relatively simple and easy to use remain undiscovered for months. This game is no different.
It's entirely possible they never thought of the "My Two Dads" Forehead Rey team and had Holdo already designed for one Resistance Team while Rose is for another Resistance Team.
Also, remember that Arena is not the only game mode in the game. While I agree that Holdo is going to make Forehead Rey teams more potent in Arena, she (and Rose) also allow for greater diversity in Territory Wars and Territory Battle teams with 2 Resistance teams instead of just one. 4HDRey on defense and a more classic zFinn (with Rose and Scav Rey) for offense.
