Post by oncouch1 on Jul 20, 2017 5:20:01 GMT
I totally support PPs decision to slow down hot fixes and give the meta time to sort itself out. This pretty much has been my opinion since day one.
I applaud anything that PP can do to discourage whining and crying on the forums as the default first step towards trying to find solutions to a problem*
As to the other two questions. No, I don't think PP decided to stop hot fixes now that their poster girls are top dogs. That would imply that I accept that they're on top, which I don't.
Also, regarding the second question, I do think that they could have been solvable, but it would have been a solution that didn't lined up with their All Themes philosophy (you can't have everyone breaking theme to solve all those boogeymen)
*proven broken shit should still be fixed through patches though
Now ALL THAT SAID I would agree that before hitting them with a nerf stick we need to first understand the impact of the Lance nerf and 2 get a gauge whether there is an increase in the overall prevalence of RFP. For example, Ghost Fleet probably is weakened significantly by the mercenary in themes CID being currently digested. Both of the above could have a significant impact on the ability of the "meta to sort itself out" and thus warrent a "time out" until an additional set of data points are gathered.
The top 4 of ig was super diverse with four different factions cygnar, khador, cryx, and legion. Sure haley2 was played in the final game but patrick is a wizard with stryker 1 and looked to drop him about half the time. Wale won most of his important rounds playing Gaspy2. What it looks like on paper is really not how the rounds worked out.
I can tell you this from experience as I was watching many of the matches from start to finish firsthand.