Hi,
after i read the patch notes about the SAB nerf i was a bit disappointed.
You rly should look at the SAB like its a stand alone Jump ‘n’ Run Game.
Normal Mode World 2
It might be true that world 2 was to hard for average MMORPG players.
But for an average Jump ‘n’ Run player the difficulty was just right and even could ramp up over world 3 to world 4.
The SAB is a game itself and should be treated like that.
Tribulation Mode
In addition to that the Tribulation Mod is a bit disappointing as well.
It does not require much more skill then the normal mode but knowledge.
With a guide even the average MMORPG players will be able to clear the tribulation mode. All they need is the guide, some time and patience.
I wanna be the guy
It’s true that most of the additional traps feel like those in “I wanna be the guy”… except that you dont need as much skill to evade them once you know them.
In IWBTG most traps kill you even if you know them and know how to avoid them.
In SAB Tribulation Mode traps normaly wont kill you if you know about them.
Let me be the guy!
Or at least one of the few (but not one of the ten thousands who complete SAB TM)
Future of World 3 and 4
I rly liked the difficulty of the World 2 pre patch(even the vertical rock tunnel in World 2-3). And i hope that it will ramp up with the future worlds. Compared to the Super Mario and Zelda games, the difficulty of SAB World 2 pre patch was comparable to something you’d get in the early to mid game. I know that the games i named had more time to prepare the player for the “hard” content.
But on the other hand the SAB is using the same mechanics for jumping and movement as GW2 does. So most players allready had alot of time to improve their skills of moving and jumping with their characters. And for those who didn’t, there still is the infantile mode!
So please make world 3 and 4 harder. There are players who want to earn something instead of getting stuff for free. First i heard about legendary weapons and how they would show that you achieved something as a player, I am still sad how everyone who farmed CoF path 1 brain afk was able to simply buy one.
Thx to Josh anyways
The SAB is still awesome and Josh is one of my favourite designers at Arenanet. (Even after he forgot about the cheeseburger
)
Thx alot for everything Josh and keep up the great work!
And try to design the SAB in a way that YOU think is the best without listening to the whiners in the forums
(edited by crouze.3078)