Okay, so some of this might sound nuts, and some of this might not. But before I start flinging mud at Rovio directly, I wanted to get the input of some other players.
I’ve been playing Angry Birds for over 5 years, almost from the beginning. My scope of experience expands to almost every Angry Birds game that’s been released. I don’t intend to brag, but I’ve really gotten the dynamics of the game down to a science, as I’m sure some of you do as well. I know how to hit things, from what angle, and where to achieve my goal. And 9 times out of 10 I do it very very well.
Flash forward to Angry Birds 2. There have definitely been some changes to the game physics, many of which I understand now that the birds have power levels.
But there’s something else. Something absurd and outright wrong.
I believe, especially in the latest update, the game physics have been intentionally broken. Broken, to create losing situations which should not otherwise occur.
Personally I have seen the following and more, just since the update yesterday:
1. A pig perfectly balance at an angle on the edge of a platform after falling 3 block spaces, and taking no damage. We’re talking just sticking the landing at an impossible incline of like 50 degrees.
2. Chuck bouncing off of one single wooden plank with nothing behind it, after using his boost as if it were made of stone.
3. Pigs inside of stone or wood boxes falling in excess of 6 blocks and taking no damage.
4. Egg bombs exploding on trampolines, as well as slime and ice slides, without contacting any other materials.
5. Random and unaccountable weakening of Red’s “push” ability. I have nearly mastered this in AB2, and I know when I mess up… I also know when it’s total BS.
6. Blues hitting glass head on, with no reduction in speed, and sliding right down the face of it.
7. Curved slime slides launching various birds in impossible directions from their edge after a great landing and following the path perfectly.
8. Terence being woefully ineffective against block groupings he previously plowed right through.
9. I have the distinct feeling that blocks are strongly bonded together by some force. Possibly a gravity change? Things just stick way too well, compared to even just a week ago.
10. Finally, and maybe I’m just being nitpicky here, the scoring in Arena is an inconsistent farce. Bird teams of the exact same level with no power-ups doing 4x the damage in round one than I am. Even (as is often the case) when I a perfect strike that destroys every pig and block.Some of these can be chalked up as bugs or glitches, but I’ve noticed a pattern of decreasing reliability with my birds with each passing update. The latest one, is by far, the most obvious.
This is my first post here, and honestly the first time that I’ve ever felt the need to discuss my otherwise private interest in Angry Birds. I’d like to hear some of your experiences, in efforts to prove that something is up. Mind you, that I’m not delusional. Even if I call out Rovio on their crap, it’s unlikely to ever be seen.. taken into account.. or changed. But it sure would make me feel better to confirm that I’m not just imagining this crap. :p
Thank you for reading my crazy rant, and have a nice day.
:D
–Aaron
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