The building nerfs are the result of this sub screaming at Epic, when they wanted to implement proper matchmaking, so new players wouldn't get demolished by veterans. You reap what you sow.

Let me start off by saying that while Epic created this amazing and fun game, they also created a skill ceiling monster. At this point it's increasingly harder for new players to learn the ropes of the game, due to the ridiculous skill gap between them and experienced players. They get destroyed pretty much every game and I can imagine how demoralising it feels. And when you have players like shroud saying things like this, you know something's up.

So when Epic wanted to add skill-based matchmaking some time ago, this sub went into a frenzy, saying nonsense like "BR's should be random, it's in their nature" and because kids wanted to have a chance at running into Ninja ingame, like this is their life goal or something.

After that Epic stepped down. And the skill gap kept increasing to the point they're probably seeing a decrease of new player retention and are trying to mitigate that in the worst way possible - dumbing down of the mechanics that make this game unique and fun.

So am I saying we should separate new players from the veterans? I don't know, but I do think we should let Epic at least test it and see how it feels before they go changing core mechanics. This way new players have time to learn in peace and pros actually have a challenge, which might even make streamers more fun to watch.

And for the love of everything holy, stop with these reddit outbursts before Epic even tries something new. 99% of us know sh!t about game development so let them do their thing. If it doesn't work, they can always change it back.

Submitted July 25, 2018 at 12:56PM by Chalizard https://ift.tt/2uPK0qF https://ift.tt/eA8V8J