The Positive Thread

[Nikoto]

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Wants
-More interesting PvP kits
-Better designed maps that don't heavily favour ranged jobs
-Better servers
-Less CC
-More things to spend crystals/wolf marks on
-More communication, if any at all, from the PvP team

I'm with you on these wants. But how do you think you'd gear a map to be more balanced and not ranged favoured? What would the design be like, gimmicks, etc?

Totally want more stuff to spend Wolf Marks and Trophies on, glams especially.

Unfortunately I think the jank servers are to stay and the comms to be non-existent though!

[Dreadz]

I'm with you on these wants. But how do you think you'd gear a map to be more balanced and not ranged favoured? What would the design be like, gimmicks, etc?

Volcanic Hearts currently is the most balanced map. It has lots of corners for melee to play around, the crystal doesn't move across long, empty sightlines and you can get behind the enemy team without completely exposing yourself. Newer maps need to be a tiny bit smaller with more obstructions/corners so ranged jobs have to actually position themselves instead of having free sightlines with easy escapes. As for gimmicks, all of them currently favour ranged jobs, but I have no idea how you could even make a gimmick that impedes both melee and ranged or even just ranged for that matter.

[Nikoto]

Volcanic Hearts currently is the most balanced map. It has lots of corners for melee to play around, the crystal doesn't move across long, empty sightlines and you can get behind the enemy team without completely exposing yourself. Newer maps need to be tiny bit smaller with more obstructions/corners so ranged jobs have to actually position themselves instead of having free sightlines with easy escapes. As for gimmicks, all of them currently favour ranged jobs, but I have no idea how you could even make gimmick that impedes both melee and ranged or even just ranged for that matter.

After having played again tonight, I honestly really agree with the outlook on maps. Palastria and Cloud Nine let ranged players go braindead and rewards them for it. Being melee and having to push on that map is miserable because you're forced to always take damage.

No idea about gimmicks, though. Maybe just add a bomb that drops on a BLM's head and kills them? :P

[Karasio]

After having played again tonight, I honestly really agree with the outlook on maps. Palastria and Cloud Nine let ranged players go braindead and rewards them for it. Being melee and having to push on that map is miserable because you're forced to always take damage.

No idea about gimmicks, though. Maybe just add a bomb that drops on a BLM's head and kills them? :P

Based. And let's just permanently halve MCH and SMN HP on every map