I imagine the PvP team thought they knew how high end PvP would be played, but none of the developers were actually more than slightly above average players – and some beta testers ive spoken with have said the devs generally didnt listen to critical feedback that didnt come heavily sugar coated and suggest only small changes.
additionally ive heard a rumor that the dev team lost an employee who somehow set back their spectator and match making systems.
all this combined with a slow recovery which indicates to me a small team count…
alternately jon peters and such could know what they need (to redesign the basic gameplay from the ground up.) but get told no because someone higher up says pve players need to recognize abilities in pvp.
i think plan a sounds more likely, because: downed state, that really dubious and unecessary change that weve all sort of learned to accept and made the best of. really though, we all know there are a number of better systems for pvp. oh and teleports, because they mean little in pve. but in pvp they trivialize position decisions and undermine tactical stuff like lines of combat. so im sure the pvp team requested all 999999 of those.
do you realize that the thief has a teleport or gap closer on both weapon swaps, as a class ability, and as a utility. :-/ tell me again how that makes for captivating dives or risky position play?
