BG Node Choices
JOC_3096
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Just out of curiosity, the person who comes up with the nodes for BG, do they actually play this game?
This week's node combination is almost impossible to get around unless you have perfect luck and an AI that actually works (which is rare as every update the AI is getting worse and worse).
Last week also depended on the right AI as I got sick of spending 10 seconds trying to bait a dash while they walk up to me.
The week before was just as bad, I could work around not debuffing them but the ammount of matches I lost because of dropped inputs thinking my dex was a parry was a joke.
So seriously, does anybody who works for Kabam actually play this game? Really doesn't seem like it.
This week's node combination is almost impossible to get around unless you have perfect luck and an AI that actually works (which is rare as every update the AI is getting worse and worse).
Last week also depended on the right AI as I got sick of spending 10 seconds trying to bait a dash while they walk up to me.
The week before was just as bad, I could work around not debuffing them but the ammount of matches I lost because of dropped inputs thinking my dex was a parry was a joke.
So seriously, does anybody who works for Kabam actually play this game? Really doesn't seem like it.
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This is not a "git gud" response, not at all.
And most importantly, Metas such as this one that often boil down to 'the one who doesn't die, wins' are terrible metas.
I am also disappointed that none of the node combos have changed the defender meta much. I mean they all change how you fight them, but don't change who is placed for defense. It just would be nice if there was a node where it wasn't always NF, Maw, Thing and Korg as the best defenders.
If there's a power gain meta, we complain.
If there's a [insert node] meta, we complain.
It just seems we, as a community, will never be OK with anything that doesn't involve easy rewards.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, we're an entitled community and we really don't want to earn rewards, we just demand them and expect them in our mailbox.
BGs are supposed to be hard, they're supposed to define who is the very best (sans modders of course). That's the whole purpose of having a leader board, to place those with the best skills, the best rosters and the best game knowledge right at the top. If it was easy, everyone would be at the top, and if everyone is at the top, the "top" doesn't really exist.
I would love to see Tiger Woods complaining that a par 3 course is too hard, or Tom Brady complaining that defensive line men hit too hard.
Again, this is not a "git gud" post.
If I'm really lucky, one of the nodes of the last 2 weeks will be the main nodes before the GC in season 4, then I won't have to play at all 👍🏻👻
Everyone should be dealing with the same input/AI issues as you. You might be unlucky in this matchup, but your opponent might be unlucky in your next matchup. So ultimately, it is a wash and in the long run, those who are better should rank higher than those who just happen to be lucky.
Imagine if the reverse was true - Week 4 had super easy nodes (let's say it is just Biohazard and Powershield).
(A) Matches feel more fun so more players do BG this week
(B) Players feel more compelled to play since they expect easy wins so more players do BG this week.
Although with a larger pool of players means Top 10% includes more players, it still also makes it harder since one would need more wins ultimately to stick out.
Ultimately, your ranking would theoretically be the same as with the hard nodes, since more players means it is harder to move up significantly.
Imagine act 9 has aspect of nightmares and healblock on every node. Well, I suppose since everyone is dealing with it and its for the best of the best, it's good.
This node makes him a pain on defense. I’ve drafted him 5 times with the current node set. 5 times on attack. 5-0
Kabam is aware of it. Despite all feedback provided when they first launched it, they still went ahead with the decision of launching this horrible mechanic, on top of not doing anything in order to fix it
It's unpredictable too. I don't have time to count unique nodes from one moment to the next. One second I'm power boosting the next they are, they fire off their SP3 and now I'm screwed.
I get that we all deal with the same node...but at least I know what to expect from one fight to the next.
All this is way easier said than done, I know, but like i mentioned before, GC is supposed to be hard, the difficulty in nodes separates the pros from the not so pros, the amazingly skilled versus the very good.
Go watch some of the YouTubers, there's a clear gap between the ones at the top and others we always thought of as amazing. I'm not throwing shade at anyone, but go watch KT, Lags and Beroman, those 3 guys stand out from the rest. Lags is the one that has been amazing to watch. We all knew he was a great player, but watch his game sense while drafting, the counters he picks and the way he plays and you will realize he's miles ahead of the rest of us. And there are many other players at the top that dont stream their matches.
Pro athletes, the ones that are generational talents, the Lebrons, the Bradys, the Currys are light years away from the rest of the pack. BGs should be no different.
If it was easy, everyone would do it.
I like when games are difficult, they test me and they challenge me. I'm a very competitive person and tackling the harder nodes pushes my limits and it makes me a better player.
Strive to be better people, don't resort to whining when things get rough. Life is rough and yet we endure, we push and we triumph.
Be better.
Everything is too buggy, oh wait, let me git gud, beat you too it.
So yeah, fix your game already and stop adding more complicated code like relics to break things further.
A lot of people are not as skilled that they think.
That said, Root has never been fun. Its been the worst mechanic in the game since they put it out. Then u throw KT on top of that? Its not challenging, fun, or hard...its just a terrible node combo.
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