Thread: Patch 7.5 Discussion Thread

Originally Posted by ThreeBeastSmile

Extra: quick skim of some JP stuff, and there's actually positive press for it. Uh-oh.

(3 out of 4 I randomly checked across that page and the previous one had praise for it. Region diff?)

From what I understand, the approach to PvP within the JP community and the EU community are vastly different.

JP tend to be more driven and performance focused than EU, who largely take the 'who cares' attitude. They'll more readily engage within PvP and an aggressive style of play and will willingly follow the lead of commanders. I've seen commanded games there myself and heard of games in which all 3 teams are led by a commander, leading to very tactical and aggressive play. That's not to say that's what every JP player/game is like, but there seems to be more engagement with PvP there.

EU, on the other hand, has a huge proportion of 'don't care' players. Most are only there to do their roulette and get out, with many playing while watching a show on another screen or just outright AFK. Some will intentionally feed the winning team purely to try to end the game faster. There is a lot of PvP-avoidance and objective-focus in EU games ("let them fight, get the nodes" etc.) because of the attitude and experience of much of the playerbase. Unlike JP who will look to support commanders, a lot of EU players don't bother, either ignoring their commanders calls or being downright rude towards them. And best chance you'll have of seeing a fully commanded game in EU is during PvP community events where many regulars will queue up together to compete.

That said, having only played a couple of FL games on the JP data-centers myself, everything I'm saying is largely based upon experiences I've heard from PvP friends who do play across the communities. But there does seem to be a notable difference between EU and JP approaches to FL. Whether this is part of what's contributing towards a difference in reaction to the changes, perhaps.