This is a strange thread. The programmers want feedback? Don't they understand that they need huge amounts of data ... like 20+ players documenting 500+ games each and that's just for starters!
Of course I'm completely wrong if they massively screwed up and if so they don't need us to tell them do they?
If they want to improve the game they should consult with the very best players not the 95% who don't grasp the finer details of the game. The truth is they are totally clueless. For example when they changed resistance the first time by 50%!!!!!!! and then changed it to 75%!!!! If you're going to change programming start at 5% and test it for 3-6 months ask top players if it's improved ... then ask them if it needed adjustment.
I think that the problem is compounded because we have middle men they consult, forum staff instead of the top tier of players. So the staff try to do what's best, seeing the political struggles and use there intuition to decide what's best to say .. hoping for a positive response from INNO. But it's all a huge mis-mash of ideas without clear understanding.
My advise is to listen to Victor Krugger and 20 other top duelers. Vic gets it right about 90% of the time compared to INNO who get it right less than 30% of the time.
There is a main reason for this :-
1) Vic is a skilled player who doesn't look at improvements based on grabbing a quick buck he wants diversity and game balance. (I support ideas that bring profit to Inno on a long term basis and build customer growth)
2) This game has gone to the dogs because INNO want to unbalance the game in favour of the weaker majority of players, just like there pay to win policy. The long term draw back is growing dissatisfaction and players leave. What happened to my suggestions about game changes? Zip ... the thread was closed before a proper discussion could develop, was it open two days?.
Put simply when someone totally messes up it time to apologize and do a 180% u turn! Change the dueling back to how it was three and a half years ago. Or do something like Victor or I suggested.
Major Game Overhaul
http://forum.the-west.net/showthread.php?t=41134&highlight=scalp. (read about the dueling)
Duel Ranking System
http://forum.the-west.net/showthread.php?t=42541&highlight=scalp
Just letting you know it's pointless to discuss a handful of games as if it provides any useful information at all??
When I studied construction techniques I practiced on 12 town over 9 months documenting my tests for ever build .. that's how to learn about programming secrets. Of course INNO introduced markets which makes skillful builders far less important. Just like they've now done to dueling. What next on INNO's list to destroy? and don't mention Facebook.
Lastly and most importantly the best players rarely give away there game secrets so why ask here publicly? Ask them in private. I have much to say as a dueler with 90% win ratio at ranked 2nd before I quit and so do many other top players have things to say. But not here. Get the programmers to telegram us and ask for an email address. I will be told I'm off topic but actually it's all about feedback on dueling! and if programmers want details message me.
Regard Scalp em
formerly W11 and many other worlds with different names.