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Thread: Mirror Match18 Feb 2013, 22:12 PM Mirror matches don't make the game better from an e-sport or competitive standpoint, so it's just about adding more match ups at the cost of authenticity. Chess gets by just fine with one match up (and it's not a mirror match), and any good chess player knows both sides. (I'm repeating this point because I think it's important and nobody has convincingly argued that it's wrong). In: Lobby
Thread: Mirror Match13 Feb 2013, 22:14 PM I disagree that players are significantly less deep if there are mirrors. They still have to learn two match ups at least, and whether or not mirrors are easier to learn than switching factions simply depends upon how the metagame evolves. Relative values, timings, build orders are all match up dependent; in a sense, you are playing a different faction when you play Americans vs. Wehr as opposed to Americans vs. PE. However, I deeply object to the idea that mirrors will have any effect on competitive play. Chess requires the mastery of two very different sides; black and white are far more different from one another in practice than Americans and Wehr, yet all great chess masters master both sides. In: Lobby
Thread: CoH 2 Hype10 Feb 2013, 16:09 PM I imagine only a small percentage of CoH fans (of the hardcore variety) are closely following the release date. A much smaller percentage still are aware of and care about the beta. So it probably makes little difference. In: Lobby
Thread: CoH2 Beta 6 Feb 2013, 02:46 AM The way to turn compstompers into competitive players is with shoutcasts. Shoutcasts make competitive matches look fun and exciting and interesting, and they provide helpful strategic tips to newer players that make them understand that they, too, can play to win and actually use strategy. Day9 is amazing at this in Starcraft II and things like Tales of Heroes were great at this in CoH. What percentage of the SC2 player base are regularly playing 1v1? In: Lobby
Thread: Sega Buys Relic29 Jan 2013, 19:44 PM I think you've made a small number of thoughtful contributions Jim, but you typically slather a layer of troll feces over your posts which spoils any goodness which might lie underneath. In: Lobby
Thread: A word from the COH2 Team29 Jan 2013, 02:26 AM Jump back to quoted post28 Jan 2013, 15:53 PM12azor Company of Sonic : Tails of Valour +1 In: Lobby
Thread: A word from the COH2 Team27 Jan 2013, 23:45 PM Hurray for Dawn of Shogun: Company of total war In: Lobby
Thread: Any information about veterency ?20 Jan 2013, 00:54 AM Kolaris, why would it have a major impact on skill ceiling? Good players are still rewarded for keeping their units alive. Indeed, without veterancy keeping units alive already has a massive skill ceiling impact; adding veterancy is simply icing on the cake. Extreme vet bonuses would have a more dramatic effect on the skill ceiling, but I don't believe they are really necessary, especially since vet is strongly stochastic. In: Lobby
Thread: will CoH die when CoH2 is released?9 Jan 2013, 03:24 AM Why do you think it's a downgrade? Many of the fundamental gameplay structures are maintained while new mechanics which on paper appear to be improvements are also implemented. In: Lobby
Thread: will CoH die when CoH2 is released?6 Jan 2013, 00:18 AM Awesome! Thanks for the reassurance, bob! In: Lobby