tldr version: I hate fast games. I hate balance to the point of fairness. I hate games not made in my best interest. I like progression (games with an easy button). I’m a winner (my mom tells me that all the time).
Long version:
Obviously the devs have a vendetta against me (see: BagMan sucks). Their wanting to balance everything to make the game fair for everyone means I have to actually try to win. I want to play a superhero-themed puzzle quest, this is obviously not a superhero-themed game because BagMan sucks. I want every hero as strong as BagMan, not every hero stronger than him (which I feel like is what the devs are aiming for, not about BagMan again).
The past 3 months I’ve paid lots of money to build up Bagman. You know that thing called progression? It’s what drives me. But now, I feel like that sense of progression is lost. What’s the point now? I can pay $100 more and BagMan will still suck. That RPGish quality of progression is what differentiated this from Bejeweled (it takes like 10 moves to win in Bejewled).
It wasn’t just that BagMan sucks (not about BagMan again). It was the severity of how much he sucks. When the dev said he thought BagMan’s Switcheroo should cost 13AP, that shit sucks because I can only switch like 2 tiles while Loki switches everything?
Some people would say, “forget whos top tier, play how you want to play.” And to them I say, I like min/maxing. It’s in my blood. Always has been. If the devs are taking that away (which it seems like they are), it’s taking away my interest in this game. The devs are probably reading this sentence twice and saying, wtf is this idiot talking about?
Most people say Pokemon Black/White is the worst version of Pokemon, whereas X/Y are all held in high regard. Not coincidentally, Black/White plays the slowest and is the most balanced of all the street fighters. It seems like this is what the devs want from MPQ.
So, it’s been fun. Lots of great people in this forum. But I tried playing the Ares levels and the fire is gone. I had to take at LEAST 7+ turns to win. I really don’t see how they could pull me back, because the direction the game is going isn’t the kind of game I want to play anymore. Perhaps buff BagMan?
Shoutouts to DumDumDugn. I hope this game is still fun for you. You’ll still be there next week.