It seems like Relic is changing stuff mostly just for the sake of changing stuff (going from red and blue, which looked great, to red and green, which screws over colorblind people, or moving the resources for some reason, or making the unit portrait area more complex while subtracting information). '
Agreed. I would prefer reversions to the COH1 scheme on all 3 counts, particularly the first two:
- Red and Blue was win and has become iconic for Company of Heroes, why fuck with it?
- The resources need to be quickly scan-able for the eye (function over form). Having them next to the mini map, displayed vertically, put them in a location that already gets constant "looks" while playing. Moving them away from there and making them smaller is just a terrible idea, and should be reverted.
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CoH was nearly perfect in so many ways. It's major failures were marketing, balance and patch support. The core mechanics, particularly in the vanilla match-up, were a thing of beauty. The saying, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" could go a long way here.
With Cold Tech, True Sight, an entirely new Eastern Front campaign, and two new armies, you have enough for a full sequel. The other major improvements we needed were an observer mode, better matchmaking, better anti-cheat, better lobby/chat options, a better way to share maps ingame, and better customization (hotkeys, etc).
What we didn't need was a major resource overhaul, a popcap change, and major UI changes. The resource mechanic is of utmost importance, and I'm still waiting to see what the final solution will be. I'm still waiting to hear a reason for why it was messed with in the first place, as there was absolutely nothing wrong with how it was. The UI needs to be less cluttered and more stream-friendly, and above all else, it needs to follow function over form. |
FYI your final is scheduled on the same night as the Championship Final for SNF Season 4, which was announced over 2 months ago. Any chance you might like to move it back 1 week, to Feb.3, where absolutely nothing is planned for the COH community?
I'd like to put this on the coh2.org portal, but please confirm the scheduling. |