While I haven't been around in awhile, I keep seeing friends of mine talk about this whole thing pretty often lately, so I figured I'd log back in to this silly site that I haven't been on in ages to chime in on this silly problem over a silly game that I don't even really play anymore. Granted, I haven't read most of this thread as I really just intend to type up all of my feelings on this matter.
The current sabering build is a problem. It is a large problem. It is not good. It is not entertaining, it is not intuitive in the slightest, and I might as well have more fun sabering on Battlefront 2. That is not a good sign. I could explain why, but that would be lengthy and I really don't care to as I don't play this game anymore (for now, and for obvious reasons) and I haven't had it installed in months.
Tempest's build was the last I played of this game, and it was fun. There were problems, but that is to be expected with a work in progress. There were things that could be tweaked to be simpler for the casual player and the like, but it was good, it was responsive, it made you FEEL good, like the things that you were doing correctly rewarded you in a way that showed to both players. You could tell what you were doing wrong, and you could tell what you were doing right. The current build does not have that. He spent a LOT of time working on it, and to throw most of it into the trash is beyond ignorance as the majority of people who actually saber find it to be a very sizable improvement over the current trash that whoever plays this game is forced to endure.
Sure, the more casual players might not enjoy it to the same degree that people who saber often do. But learning has always been part of the fun of this game for me, and it's why I like competitive games. If you want simple sabering mechanics, really, why wouldn't you just play any other Star Wars game? If you can't stand how difficult dueling is and don't want to spend time learning it, either play gunner or play a different game. There's no point in ruining the fun for dedicated players. You can have a complex game that still has an active playerbase full of memey lads that just like to have fun. Look at Mordhau or Chivalry for an example. There are plenty of players on those two games that aren't great but they have a grand time playing regardless, and goof around in Frontline on occasion just like how we do in Open. Yet they're still allowed to have a decent playerbase with a complex, skill-based combat system that is easy for a lot of people to enjoy in both Frontline and Duel. Why is that something that we seem to not be allowed to have?
None of this is being said with gunners in mind, as that is an entirely different subject, but if the intent is to make the playerbase only play open due to the gunplay being somewhat decent and dueling utter trash then again, why not just play Battlefront 2? This is said from a relatively unbiased standpoint, as I really, really don't like BF2 that much and I rarely play it.
I'm sorry Kimmy but this is also ignorance. There are more players in the community, but this is a community poll. It should be taken seriously, and if you're against how the results are turning out maybe you should try getting more casual players or the like to look at the forums and vote as well. Most of the people who care about the game and the future of the mechanics will at least browse the forums. The ones who don't just meme in open, and don't really put too much thought into what happens with the saber system.
Now then, I'll go back into my little goblin hole until there's an actual decent update that doesn't just involve a tutorial or bug fixes that occasionally and ironically introduce more problems.
edit: tl;dr revert or tempest's build please, i just want to have fun coming back to a game that i've loved for years and spent so much time enjoying and learning. i do not trust the current dev team aside from tempest to redesign the saber system to a point where it's enjoyable. look at how it is now, to an extent gunning is fun, there are definite improvements that could be made just like with everything else but playing this game just to pew pew in a star wars universe... there's so many different options, this game is one of a kind when it comes to a lot of things. I just want to have fun again.
maybe someday.
