No more bullshit [No MBS] - Page 4

On November 02 2008 20:22 LaZyScV wrote:
This is what I have been wondering and would solve (imo) all the problems of being noob friendly and in support of making it an e-sports, a game to master:
Why can't they make MBS a feature that can be deactivated by the host of the game - give players of a match the choice of MBS or no-mbs. And/or make it so that the player can choose to turn it on or off - like how in WC3 you can choose your handicap.
Is it too hard to program? If they are so dedicated to both the VERY casual players (or non-players, his mom. . . .) and the VERY hardcore players, they should invest the time and money into that - otherwise they will fail one of the groups.

The only thing that makes BW noob friendly is the choice of pace you can play: you can start vs computers on mass money maps, vs other people on mass money maps, vs computers on low minerals, then vs other people on low minerals. And there's a lot of middle ground, like BGH.
Can't they do that with MBS? Have full-on MBS and other auto-micro stuff (auto surround is so lame, imo) then tone it down as you progress to having no assistance at all (BW level). If I had a choice of my zerglings automatically surrounding units or just lining up like they do in BW, I'd choose the latter any and every time - and so would every true player of BW, and this goes to MBS.

MBS and other things like this reminds me of all these new toys that are coming out for kids: the toys basically play by themselves and the kid just watches them, not actually playing - the kid gets bored once it gets over how cool it looks and gets used to what it does.
Lego's come designed already, instructed building. . . .

On November 02 2008 21:24 myIRE wrote:
no to be rude or anything but, whats up with all the hate for mbs and automining.
If we compare automatic guns to 100 year old guns, would you rather still use the old ones where u need to reload after every bullet fired? or use the automatic ones with a magazine containing more then just 1 bullet? I know the comparison is not the most brilliant but just because the game evolves and makes certain areas easier, it doesnt mean its going to be bad.
It's like saying, lets go back to the old old style and remove grouping, so u have to select units over and over again instead of binding them to 1 2 3 etc... just remove every single management tool and be hardcore/progamer !!!

just my 2cents , no bashing intended

On November 02 2008 21:36 composition wrote:


what if instead of doing all that troublesome reloading, you could just press a button and kill millions of people with a nuke? Now war is about who presses the win button first. thats all casuals like you want, press a button, win the game, see a pretty explosion.

some of us like to push ourselves.