User blog:Careyious/The direction of change

CA has come a long way since its first beta test in 2008. It is nice to think of how far we've come since then, with the kind of game play we've made original to CA alone. Though, I can't say that right now CA is in fact moving in the right direction. I think I can safely say that I would rather be playing CA last year than this year, because while I do love a lot of the new maps released, there were quite a few major and minor parts of CA that have been forgotten in the rush to become more appealing to new players.

One of the key things I feel the most disappointed in is the game balance. This time last year, the most over-powered weapon there was the M-200 Ghillie which was only 2 points more accurate than the M-200. But now they have the DSR-1 Subsonic, the TRG and TPGs, and now the WA2000. It is kind of disappointing to see CA becoming less of the game where NX is just for cosmetics or sometimes a slightly boosted weapon and more of a case of whoever has the most money wins. This really sticks out as a big step backwards to me and I really do hope Nexon does try to make a solution to this, but what has been done, can rarely be undone.

Hackusations are probably the one thing about CA that I hate more than hackers themselves. Last year I used to never get called a hacker, even at the rank of SSG, regardless of what I did. Now, as a 1st Lieutenant III, I get called a hacker for doing anything save jumping to my death. Is it because I've pulled a 0.8 KDR to a 2.0? Maybe, but I'm more inclined to think it's more of the community's attitude to the line between good players and hackers. I think that we as players need to make a more conscious effort to not encourage this attitude, and through leading by example. we need to really just think a bit more about what is and isn't hacking. Also I think many of us have got to stop thinking so well of ourselves, for many do believe that they are pretty damn close to "pro" and as such anyone who is significantly better than them must "hack". Unfortunately, in a game with so many variables, we must realise, that there always will be people who can and will give us a total ass kicking.

Careyious 09:13, June 1, 2011 (UTC)