Profile of Rosbone

...it is kind of deemed too risky to make another map patch at this point.

I think the 8000 people who /Q out of City17 matches every month would argue its worth the risk.

If it comes out with terrible bugs it will make people lose faith. Unless the bugs are funny, in which case people will be talking about them forever with smiles on their faces.

For example seeing a sherman drive up and over a giant building in Relics own videos does not impart a good feeling.

So this question is best asked for the secret testers of the game since you guys have already played the multiplayer. Should it be released early?

Watching the AOE4 reviews shows a few things:
1) AOE4 runs pretty smoothly but not perfect. Elpern for example cant go near water without massive frame drops.
2) Things were noted in alphas that did not get put in the game. Which sounds like Relic did not listen or try to do those things since many were simple and part of AOE2.
3) Basic AOE2 mechanics are not implemented. These things sound like limitations of the Essence engine or just Relic in general. Not enough zoom, bad hotkeys, small pop cap, etc.
4) People have complained that the Relic servers are trash. So this may be an issue here also.
5) Weird issues with A-move and units just not doing what they are told (classic Essence engine problems?).

Overall the reviews have been perfectly 84% positive every day since release. So people in general are happy with AOE4. Except the hardcore AOE and SC2 fans.

I bring that all up since AOE4 alphas did not seem to make the game better. Relic really seems to be trying to get Coh3 figured out by the community so maybe things will go better for Coh3. Or is it all just more marketing?

If it is not just marketing, sooner is always better so you have time to fix the broken stuff. One year is not a long time in game development.

I believe this is called RUBBER BANDING and is usually blamed on bad internet connection/lag.

I have been playing around with picking the server in the region that will be the most busy at the moment. Not sure if it makes a difference. Anyone else try this? Results?

For example:
- During EU times I pick EU.
- During EU/NA, I pick US East since early US players and late EU players will be on.
- During pacific rim times I pick US West. Most players will be Chinese and US West.

The idea was to see if I get less lag in game.

I've had a lot of trouble with Wolfheze. I have it on veto when I'm playing with randoms

Too many experiences getting double teamed on the fuel side and not getting any support. Both fuels being on one side is a little weird, but doesn't seem as bad with a partner

Yes this map breaks the 2v2 rule of having two medium safe fuels on opposite sides of the map.

The layout of the map is sort of mirrored North/South and not East/West. So putting a fuel on the west side totally screws up the map.

I think three factors pushed leaving the fuel where it is:
1) Nostalgia. Keeping the map as close to the vCoh experience as possible.
2) The 2v2 map pool was getting very stale for tournaments. We needed some fresh maps. And the dual fuels are not a problem in tournament play.
3) Variety. Having the fuels together gives players different options. You can play two 1v1s or double the fuels and let the enemy get two munitions.

The duel fuel is only a major issue when playing randoms who cant communicate (language, play style, experience, etc). So a veto sounds warranted if you keep having bad experiences.