Any change, in life or in a video game, tends to make some of the population uncomfortable… That is where we are now.
To me the game has always been about the community. You can change the game-play and I will defiantly adapt. But if the basic community-feel of the game changes, I may not.
Oddly, it was not originally my intention to join a BOP wing. One evening one of the Birds of Prey members got under my skin… It happens, you are bound not to get along with everybody. So, I formed my own squad in order to get under their feathers. I named it “Birds of Clay… Pigeons”. HA! Take that!
Unfortunately, it did not go as I had planned. The vast majority of the BOPs found my squad name to be funny, and invited me to tag along for a few missions. What I found with the group was the kind of banter that you have with friends at a back yard BBQ. I’ve never met a single squad mate, but that doesn’t matter to me. When I heard that one of the BOPs computer took a dump and he could not play, I took the video card out of my old PC and shipped it to him free of charge within 24 hours. That is how the community of this game should be.
Some changes are good and stand the test of time. Some are not so good and fade into obscurity… Does anyone here remember when the Coca-Cola Company introduced the “New Coke” recipe?
Look what I just did… It’s Friday night, I have a cold beer, and rather than spending my evening in a game I really enjoy playing, I’ve wasted my time reading 19 pages of this dibble. So, let’s give it a chance. See what works, and what doesn’t… Then sit down with a refreshing “Pepsi Free” and hash it out.