I didn't know what the changes actually meant until I saw it via a stream. So it's just... nobody ever loses BH now? Like Soaring in RW?

Why? They already made it easier to get BH, why on earth this too? I just don't understand. Unrelated to what it even means to match flow itself, that's a hell of a lot of useless screen clutter for how pronounced a BH5 icon is. And most people will have it now, right..?

Gdi I just came back, enjoyed my time in the new map (one of the very few it appears) and then... this.

<sigh>

Yeah, I tentatively agree with an earlier post. This almost seems like a precursor to full removal. Stupid imo, BH as a system isn't bad, but what they've been doing to it over time is that's for sure. I liked it when it was just battle high and battle frenzy tbqh. Frenzy was harder to attain and maintain, and a lot of those that did became battle shy as soon they did get it (even though visible on the map), so making them useless lol. Proper boon and bane situation.

Also, no punishment for stupidly brazen gameplay is just laaaaaaaaaaame. I'd snort at daft SAMs doing their "werth it!!" LBs only to drop down to BH2 or whatever, every time, but now they can just do that all the time sans the shame BH loss? Being able to navigate out of the swarm after an LB (with decent yield) was a badge of honour. Now it just doesn't matter, you'd be better off going kamikaze like those ones do?

<sigh>
Again.

/mykneejerkreaction

I'll play on when I do, but I'm not happy with the sound and look of this at all. If the goal was to make more people less spineless, it may, but their effectiveness levels...? Idk man. Doubt that it's gonna cause an increase in aptitude or whatever it was they were actually aiming for. We'll see. Maybe. Maybe the fear of dying really is that mind-numbing, and with it being less profound there'll be an improvement?.. That's a big leap of faith though.

But also... why not just make it outright like Soaring then? But with like... I don't know, smaller increments up to a stack of 30-40? It's just too easy to cap out right now, for the players that care.

Ah yes, and finally: Smite changes LMAO. Does that even need a comment as to why it's insanity? Nah, didn't think so. I'm already on the side of those that benefit as a melee main, and that's crazy work seeing that.

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

[the thread for those interested, "Frontline Improvement Requests"]

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