@sam-spargo
Me too :( I always like to give them the benefit of the doubt. But I have turned from excited and optimistic to extremely jaded over the course of multiple months and multiple “balances”.
It honestly feels like they have resources dedicated to detecting and eliminating fun within their own game. Because the standard they are trying to balance down to (the 80% of characters that are excruciatingly painful to attempt playing a level with) is not fun.
I can’t imagine anyone in development or QA actually being dedicated players of this game. They would have to recognize that they are making the game not just unplayable, but in my opinion, intolerable with each “balance”.
This goes WAAAAY beyond generating revenue for the game. It has everything to do with a playable and enjoyable game. You can’t successfully monetize a bad end-user experience, no matter how hard you try through nerfing alone.
They are on a heck of a tear lately: increased competition, removal of gems from the labs, constant character bundles for sale, sparks, nerfed energon icons, and now the removal of explosive rounds. That’s a lot of “balance” in a very short time.
