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Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-01 03:57:01
July 01 2020 03:55 GMT
#1
What got you into TFT?
For me it’s the same as any other game. I started playing it for fun of course. I didn’t start playing it to play it professionally but after playing it more I realized I enjoy the game a lot and that’s what matters the most. I’m not sure if it’s the strategy, the random units fighting, the aspects of luck, or something else but I really enjoy the game so I tried to play the game more and more and got quite good at it. I hit rank 1 in NA eventually and I thought I enjoy this game and I play it a lot so why not try to become a pro player. One other thing I really like is that Riot takes care of this game a lot. When I played SC2, it’s a different game but there weren’t really that many patches, especially in the recent days. You have to wait for half a year or so for another patch but in TFT they patch it practically every other week. This means if there are any problems or anything really overpowered they try to fix it immediately. It makes the game more enjoyable to play and I think it makes the game have more longevity.

I found it interesting when I read this part, especially about his thoughts on patches, I don't want to be misleading so I put the whole part up
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dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-01 05:16:38
July 01 2020 05:14 GMT
#2
I think it s good that they aren t patching stuff imideatly.
The meta takes quite long to settle, because it s quite complicated game and not every build is figured out imideatly.
Sometimes the meta changes significantly without any NEW Patches or maps.
Also blizzard has probably way way less Manpower dedicated to sc2, as it s quite bit older.

Obviously not fixing the nydus before BlizzCon last year was bad. But other stuff got nerfed to quickly before. So overall I think the amount of patching is somewhat reasonable looking at the while picture.

Also Polt was saying he was waiting for a new Patch, that was more T favored to come Back to SC2, when 3 of 4 GSL Semifinalists were T in GSL S1, so yeah......
I think he was a great Player Back in the day, Who couldn t adapt to the new playstile required today. I m glad, that he found something he s very good at again, thouh.

I often felt he was overrated after bis comeback and while find him quite a nice guy on his stream, was pretty anoyed with his Fanboys. So pls take my Statements with a grain of Salt.
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RKC
Profile Joined June 2012
2848 Posts
July 01 2020 05:22 GMT
#3
Hard to compare MOBA with RTS. In most MOBA games, new characters, abilities and items are added/changed quite frequently. Hence, patching is more necessary.
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Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
July 01 2020 05:33 GMT
#4
On July 01 2020 14:22 RKC wrote:
Hard to compare MOBA with RTS. In most MOBA games, new characters, abilities and items are added/changed quite frequently. Hence, patching is more necessary.

TFT a moba or more of a card game? Idk, but I do agree moba need morr patches
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shadow4723
Profile Joined October 2018
87 Posts
July 01 2020 06:21 GMT
#5
Blizzard's mishandling of their esports products is notorious. I just like SC2 too much to leave. I just hope the next big esports RTS is made by a different company
Karis Vas Ryaar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States4396 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-01 07:12:13
July 01 2020 07:08 GMT
#6
On July 01 2020 14:33 Howard_Kao wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2020 14:22 RKC wrote:
Hard to compare MOBA with RTS. In most MOBA games, new characters, abilities and items are added/changed quite frequently. Hence, patching is more necessary.

TFT a moba or more of a card game? Idk, but I do agree moba need morr patches


definately more line up between autobattlers and card games. I think in those games because of the internet so much is just figuring out whats strongest and optimizing. (could be wrong about tft I think I've heard it has good depth). If you don't frequently patch the games I think they get stale relatively fast as people find out what's best and then try to just get good luck. SC2 is so complicated and technical I think frequent patches would create a lot of problems. I mean it might be exciting to see players trying to constantly adapt but I the games would be a lot messier and more like WOL where someone just figures out a broken/really good strategy and wins a tourney with it then everyone starts doing it.

Also with autobattlers card games and mobas your constantly introducing new units/cards that are inherently going to fundamentally change balance constantly or at least somewhat often.

I think Polt would have been fine if he decided to keep playing SC2 I just didn't see him back long enough to really adjust and acclimate to the new game. Taeja when he came back took a while to start being really good and Bomber is still struggling to do more than just qualify for code s sometimes.
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Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2105 Posts
July 01 2020 07:12 GMT
#7
On July 01 2020 15:21 shadow4723 wrote:
Blizzard's mishandling of their esports products is notorious. I just like SC2 too much to leave. I just hope the next big esports RTS is made by a different company


the next big what
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misominja
Profile Joined July 2020
11 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-01 07:33:15
July 01 2020 07:12 GMT
#8
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SC-Shield
Profile Joined December 2018
Bulgaria818 Posts
July 01 2020 07:38 GMT
#9
Has he stopped playing SC2? I've not come across an article yet.
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
July 01 2020 07:50 GMT
#10
None of patches will matter, Polt is just too old for SC2, end of story.
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MarianoSC2
Profile Joined June 2015
Slovakia1855 Posts
July 01 2020 08:47 GMT
#11
On July 01 2020 16:38 SC-Shield wrote:
Has he stopped playing SC2? I've not come across an article yet.


Yes he quit SC2. And can we really blame him? The game has been dying for years now, and soon there will be no one to play because the pros are retiring without any replacements, Blizz does not care about SC2 anymore

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Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2102 Posts
July 01 2020 09:03 GMT
#12
I mean, look at Broodwar, a game which has lacked any true patch for years. The only variable is the map rotation. Yet, it is the competitive game with the most longevity!

But Polt is a good dood. I watch him play TFT despite hating the game!
algue
Profile Joined July 2011
France1436 Posts
July 01 2020 09:11 GMT
#13
To a 25y/o boomer like me TFT is Warcraft 3's DLC The Frozen Throne which obviously has even less patches than Sc2 lel, made things confusing. Apparently it's a game made by Riot i've never heard about. Interesting.
I agree with Polt's view but the Sc2 community and especially the pros are so conservative that Blizzard patching the game every other week would create butthurts of biblical proportions.
Just always keeping the map pool fresh by changing the maps every month (because Sc2's maps are rarely so difficult to figure out that you need more than a month to come up with the best possible strategies to play each of them) would cause such massive outcries that I can't imagine what would happen if they touched the actual balance of the game lmao
rly ?
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
July 01 2020 11:04 GMT
#14
On July 01 2020 17:47 MarianoSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2020 16:38 SC-Shield wrote:
Has he stopped playing SC2? I've not come across an article yet.


Yes he quit SC2. And can we really blame him? The game has been dying for years now, and soon there will be no one to play because the pros are retiring without any replacements, Blizz does not care about SC2 anymore


The game has been dying for 80% of its lifespan, kind of tragic actually
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Jan1997
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
Norway671 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-01 11:23:40
July 01 2020 11:23 GMT
#15
On July 01 2020 16:38 SC-Shield wrote:
Has he stopped playing SC2? I've not come across an article yet.


I think polt still ladders for fun. There are some relatively new (1-2 months old) vids of him playing on his youtube channel.
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dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-01 13:33:20
July 01 2020 13:29 GMT
#16
On July 01 2020 20:04 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2020 17:47 MarianoSC2 wrote:
On July 01 2020 16:38 SC-Shield wrote:
Has he stopped playing SC2? I've not come across an article yet.


Yes he quit SC2. And can we really blame him? The game has been dying for years now, and soon there will be no one to play because the pros are retiring without any replacements, Blizz does not care about SC2 anymore


The game has been dying for 80% of its lifespan, kind of tragic actually

We Humans start dying, as our cells start to reproduce slower than they die of, when we are 25 and can get 100 years old, so that s kind of normal I gues

No siriously, this dEad GAmE meme has to die. SC2 is doing pretty good, in comparision to any other 10 year old game right now. Or in comparison with any other RTS game.
Live sicles of video games are way shorter now, than they were in the 1990s due to less competition.


On July 01 2020 20:23 Jan1997 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2020 16:38 SC-Shield wrote:
Has he stopped playing SC2? I've not come across an article yet.


I think polt still ladders for fun. There are some relatively new (1-2 months old) vids of him playing on his youtube channel.


Not sure about that one. A couple of month ago, when you put !SC2 in his Chat it was stating, he was waiting for the next patch. Now it says, that he s concentrating on TFT..
Also I ve never seen him stream SC2 since forever it feels. But maybe he plays SC2 in non-EU friendly times only...
MaxPax
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25081 Posts
July 01 2020 13:48 GMT
#17
Wish him luck with his new games.

Was extremely disappointed to tune into his stream and find he hadn’t switched games to WC3 The Frozen Throne though.

They occasionally err too much on either side of caution or haste, I like Blizz’s approach to patching the game and not bending to whoever balance whines the hardest.

It also really helps new players and returning veterans (in theory myself) that the churn isn’t too hardcore.

I can still reasonably easily find guides and builds that are still solid in the current meta, which is nice (and thanks to some TLers for those)

If it’s constantly changing who’s going to bother writing decent guides?
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[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24193 Posts
July 01 2020 14:01 GMT
#18
I think it's so hard to compare RTS to other kind of games. Constant patching would make the game feel new but you need to give every patch iteration some time if you want to get something remotely close to an interesting meta. I'm okay with the way the game is being patched / balanced right now, even if the design ideas and actual recent patches aren't that good.
Dangermousecatdog
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom7084 Posts
July 01 2020 14:57 GMT
#19
I restarted watching Polt when he started restreaming SC2, and left when he started streaming other games more, but it is good to know that he is playing the game he enjoys the most. He did say on stream that he was looking to move away from SC2 and more of being a general gamer streamer, but whatever it is he is streaming, I wish the best for him.
Utopi
Profile Joined July 2010
Denmark176 Posts
July 01 2020 15:07 GMT
#20
Interesting that Polt enjoys Warcraft The Frozen Throne - wasn't aware he plays that game too kappa
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