Melee: Battlegrounds Q&A

[Jack1]

How much will stanima affect gameplay? In britanwalda they had a sort of stanima system that I disabled after the first time because you were huffing and puffing like a fat man after running 100 meters.

[kwhy]

What are your plans/hopes that new players won't get frustrated when they fight against us oldmy old friends with years of experience in a similar game?

I'm kind of curious how the transition is going to be going from warband's 4 block/attack directional to a *360* directional system and how fast everyone is going to pick it up OR if it is going to be like a noob fest from the start except for those of you that are currently testing. 

Additions like crouch, sprint, and stamina are going to change things around a bit as well.

just out of curiosity I'd like to see some action videos myself. 

[SIrCampALot]

Will there be a real map editor except stronghold?

[NejStark]

Are recent balancing changes (nerf) made in crpg indicative of how you will plan to treat/balance/favour/punish certain classes in M:BG?

[Leshma]

Maybe a wrong topic to ask, but when do you expect to start implementing game systems necessary for Epic game mode?

Also that backer icon, can we have both?

[The_Bloody_Nine]

I'm kind of curious how the transition is going to be going from warband's 4 block/attack directional to a *360* directional system and how fast everyone is going to pick it up OR if it is going to be like a noob fest from the start except for those of you that are currently testing. 

We didn't played much and only a very early version, but transition seemed to be very intuitive and easy.


Also, another question: Is it still planned to have Stronghold as first game mode available?

[masasa]

Max size of battles?

100 vs 100 pls

[rickmoseley]

This seems interesting.

[AwesomeHail]

will different hybrid classes or pure classes still be available?
1h/pole 2h/archer/xbower hoplite etc. etc

will there be cavalry and horse archers?
will there be ranged weapons at all?

[Prpavi]

Will there be mounted ranged?

[Eddy]

Will there be something similar to strategus? (pls slap me with a huge fishboat if its already stated somewhere)

[agweber]

Also that backer icon, can we have both?

Roughly how long until those who don't have their beautiful feather badges get a chance to try out the engine? 3-months? 6-months? A year? Tomorrow?

Will there be any (decent) AIs/bots available?

[Ozin]

Will there be something similar to strategus? (pls slap me with a huge fishboat if its already stated somewhere)

We have something planned, but it will not be part of the initial game.

[Chris_the_Animal]

How can we help out in developing right now? (People who did not donate money when the time was right)

[Byrdi]

Will there be a real map editor except stronghold?

There already is one.

Q:
How effective will team play (ganking) be in M:BG?
Will very good players be able to go rambo against mediocre players just as well as in cRPG?

In other words: how will the game be balanced in regards to team play vs. individual skill?