Why did we remove the new mod?
Here's the deal. This game is fun when even the least skilled person can get a kill from a noob gun. When this mod was first loaded up in beta testing, it felt like real hardcore COD4MW, something players have been complaining about all along, since v1.46. Ever wonder why the oldest playerbase still reminisces about the ACR? All the updates that allow a player to heal, or wear protective armor make the game soft core. I appreciate the sentiment behind wanting to change, adding new dynamics, but you have to know your audience.
NOOB GUN (Saritch, ACR etc...)
Pros:
- Everyone has equal opportunity to dominate
- It's easy to get kills with low starting health of players
- Less frustration with not getting kills, and hit marker reg issues
- More run & gun style game play, this is what makes the game so lively
Cons:
- Easy to dominate, and the sore losers will whine a lot, A LOT, achuuuagnusuuuuu
- Everyone uses the same gun most of the time
- Strategy is mostly run & gun (wait this should be a pro, fixing that)
- Other weapons are left for enthusiasts
I liked the new mod for all its improvements and fixes on the v1.46, especially better hit registration.
@Sammy, would you consider the following, just for shits and @Giggles:
- Restore Saritch/SMR stats similar to v1.46
- Remove protection Perks to make room for other offensive perks (this evens as even the strongest players is easy kill)
- Heist is excellent, It ruins the gameplay when abused in its first introduced form. I believe you have been tuning it since.
- Restore Player Health stats similar to the base game's Hardcore mode
- Put the RCXD back, make it 4 kills if you think it's too easy to get
Please understand this, when the weakest player in the game feels like he can get kills and earn kill streaks without employing any special tactics, you've achieved success. It's an easy game, there is no point in making it harder or more tactful, its not supposed to be like BF4, or ARMA. Which is not to say the backporting of the weapons, streaks from new versions of the game is not welcome. We love it. New AGM, new helicopter what have you bring it on. New perks, why not.
On a side note, have you considered removing some of the perks, streaks to make the mod stable for more players. Can we support, say, 40 players?. I think that is bigger issue to address than any with the game at this moment.
If you only care that people should enjoy what you want them to enjoy then thank you for reading this far and disregard everything I said. On the other hand, why not give it a shot...
If you like I can learn the code and spend some time making the adjustments, this is a sincere offer. I already feel bad for making this post, because I can only imagine how many man hours you put in this. Please consider, I hate to see v1.47 being scrapped when it could've so easily been made fun. I won't lie, I did not enjoy the game anymore with the fair and balancing err... nerfing of the guns.