I am 21/21. Point disproven?
21/21 balanced master race. fuck strength scrubs. fuck agility scrubs. go balance or go home.
I wonder how many others are like me and pretty much agree with most all the changes that the balance team has made (other than making 3 horses 8 difficulty). Kind of amazes me that for such an aged game, new mechanics are still being introduced. I thought nudge would be a total unbalanced bust, but after the kick combo was patched it turned into a super fun new mechanic. I thought rolling would be a total unbalanced bust, but even though it looks kind of goofy, the mechanic itself is great and adds more to controlling your character.
I find the balance team to be knowledgeable and ambitious and cannot imagine them doing a better job than they already are. I honestly don't understand your problems Plumbo. Some people still go full strength, some people still go full agi, some people still go balanced. I'll agree that it seems like most of the population has worked towards more agility focused builds, and understand your frustration when you see guys backpeddling non stop, but I don't see how that makes the game so much worse than it was previously. Everything still feels like Warband to me, Native has the same problems (you Swadian bastards that spawn with a greatsword and no armor make me physically sick).
Strength builds still have their place in this game. If you want to hold a doorway, or the top of a ladder strength trolls blow away the competition. If you want to dominate the enemy front lines head on with a team at your back, strength builds really shine. I think your grievances stem from the belief that strength builds suck because good agi based players can use their superior movement and swing speed to quickly surround, or run away from you, and they generally have full control over the battle because they get to decide when to fight. That doesn't sound like imbalance to me, that sounds like a proper rpg that gives you choices on how to approach game play.
TLDR: Long live the balance team and wse2 programmers, keep up the good work, it is appreciated.
