[Dev1058] Hate Meter / Pros / Cons / Open Discussion

[Xatsh]

Pros:
1) Easy to understand now, no questions. Really good for casuals and those not wanting to worry about number crunching.

Cons:
1) It removed a huge chunk of skill required. Learning to manage hate, either holding it on limiting hate on a DD job while dealing the most dmg possible was something that separated a skilled player from a noob. Aka this is a easy button bad for hardcore ppl.

I see this as a major negative, but the only negative to the whole planned battle changes. And those saying just have a turn off option. Well if it is there people are going to use it, those not using it will be reamed by their guilds for not performing at optimal efficiency.

[Arcell]

Cons:
1) It removed a huge chunk of skill required. Learning to manage hate, either holding it on limiting hate on a DD job while dealing the most dmg possible was something that separated a skilled player from a noob. Aka this is a easy button bad for hardcore ppl.

It really doesn't though, all it does is display that information. If you don't know how to manage hate on your class you're not going to be able to do it effectively to any extent. People who don't care, don't know or don't pay attention will still pull hate and it will still be because they aren't skilled enough.

If anything this shows people with hard evidence how what they're doing effects hate in the battle. It can actually be used to more easily teach people how to effectively manage their hate during battle. Also you can actually push the limits of what you can do further because of this without fear of screwing up and shit hitting the fan. You can stick as close to the line as you want without pulling aggro and now you won't have any excuse if you do.