BeLZedaR.4790 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I probably write this for nothing bur meh I’ll do it anyway. Here’s a thing, What goes down now is that the patch lands on the season start. This has a few major issues: - No patch is perfect. In no game a patch lands and it doesn’t have exceedingly high power builds on it and/or it unexpectedly destroyed or impacted builds intended to remain intact. - The season just started, and having these imbalances from a patch that just shipped lose people their placements can rise frustration. - People look at the leaderboards as “oh he’s just playing the new broken shit” and rightfully so. This removes the legitimacy of the competition. So here’s a solution with a nice few pros. Make the patch at the end of the season, as soon as possible, same day. Then make a small one when the season starts. So why is this good? - offseason is no longer irrelevant and boring, it actually serves as a ground to test the new meta before next season, and and know what you’re getting into, make a build etc. - serves the off-season as a free PTR with no effort to anet. People can give feedback on broken things before they affect the ladder and have them fixed by season start. This way maybe things like today’s meta wouldn’t happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedievalThings.5417 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 @"BeLZedaR.4790" said:People look at the leaderboards as “oh he’s just playing the new broken kitten” and rightfully so. This removes the legitimacy of the competition.It really doesn't. There are tons of broken things in the game now, or even broken mechanics (looking at you thief sword 2, ignoring LOS). But, in most cases, the better player wins the matchups. There is no reason players "need" to be given tons of time to tweak their builds so they know when the season starts they can win most of their matches. Making the patch happen at season start, makes players less reliant on trick builds, and the better players will likely still win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor.6392 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Balance patches should land earlier so that they at least have 1 week of off-season for testing.This never happens though, they'd rather drop a rushed, garbage patch on the season 10 inaugural day and then wonder why people get upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny.4021 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 You would have expected this to be common sense, but I guess anet doesn't really care anymore. That's how it feels at least. It would give off season some relevancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Smiles.8951 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 @Sonny.4021 said:You would have expected this to be common sense, but I guess anet doesn't really care anymore. That's how it feels at least. It would give off season some relevancy.My thoughts exactly after reading Belze's suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthanLightheart.9168 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 When is the patch and what's your source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reikken.4961 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Well said. While the balance patch cycle definitely needs to be more frequent, merely shifting the alignment would go a long way as well. And there is no reason that can't be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandarel.5091 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 If you subscribe to conspiracy theories, some say Anet ties the patch cycle to long PvP seasons to have an excuse for not balancing more often, and then drops the patch on the day the season starts because then they can't be expected to do anything for 3 months because "muh season", even if it's actually ruining said season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falan.1839 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Btw, you might want to post this in the class forums, so there is a chance that the balance team actually reads it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flauvious.6195 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 @Falan.1839 said:Btw, you might want to post this in the class forums, so there is a chance that the balance team actually reads it. :DI don't think they read those either, and if they do they certainly don't care about what people are saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aelska.4609 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Op is complaining about the bad timing of balance patch ...... while I would be so happy if there could only be one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jekkt.6045 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 it wouldn't be as bad if there was a mid season balance patch, like in any other game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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