Whoa there, whats with the public personal attacks ? should be beneath most by now . .. bad form & you know it is.
Some must have short memories. Colorado has since v early mostly been a FF showcase world. Partly managed/kept a closer eye on for balance by alliance leaders and some key players yes but also the mod team or FF mod when there is one and always in part managed that way on purpose. That care and "meddling" though id say "attention to detail" early on and throughout the years under the care of many has made it the success it is longterm.. what Goob has tried much of isnt new, dropped tower lvls, walls, even messing about with the distance formulas and battle rewards etc..its all been done before as updates come and go. Some adjustments worked better than others true but you gotta break a few eggs on the way to the cake..
Does anyone remember when tanks first arrived en masse in 2012 / 14 then other unbalancing updates as skills changed and the algos ? events were made mostly on Colo in order to encourage attendance, activily gather data and make adjustments to forts and tweak formulas accordingly where possible because FF had become broken by then. Not everyone liked the adjustments then either.. you cant keep everyone happy and usually its the top dogs at the time often react when the comfy tree is shaken a bit..
Not gonna comment on other worlds but Colorado for the past 6 mths has been playable and FF actually a lot more enjoyable and balanced for the vast majority or I wouldnt waste my time bothering.Just ask around both vets or newbs not just the small clique used to dominating there... levelling the playing field is often done at the expense of the more capable/well off & Goobs tweaks are not like some update where nothing can be changed or reversed if things need adjusting again.
Dosnt really matter if towers are 5 3 or 1, have Union or El Gringo does it ? ... the point is to make FF balanced yet exciting & almost go the distance to encourage activity, thats what a fort strategist job is. Not to be simply popular with the few who already excel . Does anyone remember from 2010 / 12 Colo had to make events in order to encourage attendance and gather data, make adjustments to forts and tweak formulas then ? probably not many left here tbh. Its never been easy dealing with FF health or balance with innos haphazard decisions imo & today thats obviously not changed.
No one cares who owns forts anymore or even HQ built or flag pole raised on most new worlds.. Forts used to mean something to towns and communities now they just mean ranking or something to collect. ... Also and this is gonna hurt some but hey ho....
Those particularly FF focused and dare i say used to dominating might not be amused or happy. Understandingly some are used to the status quo & stats and performance affected... I get it.
Pretty sure the vast majority of players on Colorado find FF there far better now, that it took lvl 3 towers a lot of meddling yet still and only about 30% of attacks win.. id say no matter the critique its definitely helped both balance and fun in battles ...
Take a poll in world if you want to see.
were battles better 6 mths ago than now and are you satisfied in FF and attack balance more now than before ? i'll wager the vast majority who do FF are happier.
As for breaking up towns or groups on Colo so what ? far too many play exactly the same game with the same people on every world anyway, ... you can see factions quite clearly forming and with it dramas they bring from other worlds. I like hanging with people I know too but i also love to meet new as well and overall i think better to force people to move a round a bit on Colo from time to time & not play the tribal games that ultimately kill worlds off. I agree the place needs a shake up and people will probably need to move about as many of us have before.. no big deal for me.
Old worlds tho are not the same as Colo or new and should i think be treated carefully and incrementally when tweaking. However we should also note FF on all worlds re numbers had dropped off a cliff so doing something.. ANYTHING on some worlds was better than nothing... hasnt worked as well i agree but.. you live n learn.
Im NOT saying everything's perfect but from having sat in the original chair Goobers in now... it really isnt bad at all compared to where FF had got to or perhaps people forget the last few years of wasted attacks and bored players resulting in many leaving ?
As I have to remind myself often, we long timers DONT know it all and what worked 10 years dosnt anymore or needs the same approach today.