Stronghold potentially blue favored?
What the hell is stronghold? I thought I deleted this mode by unchecking the box?
10/15 games is nowhere near enough to get a gauge on things. Do a couple hundred before getting close to enough of a sample size
There are some subtle advantages for blue, but I don’t think any are game-breaking:
- Blue seems to start closer to the gate and it’s not on a hill, so they get an extra second or two to pre-buff and can get back into action a second or two sooner.
- Blue can drop down directly on the DB barracks, but the red DB door is slightly off-set.
- The path between outer and inner for blue is a little narrower and the first set of inner guards is a little closer to the path compared to the same set for red.
The only difference that makes me want to be blue when our team gets red is one thing. The blue team gets rum, why don’t the pirates get rum? >>
There are some subtle advantages for blue, but I don’t think any are game-breaking:
- Blue seems to start closer to the gate and it’s not on a hill, so they get an extra second or two to pre-buff and can get back into action a second or two sooner.
- Blue can drop down directly on the DB barracks, but the red DB door is slightly off-set.
- The path between outer and inner for blue is a little narrower and the first set of inner guards is a little closer to the path compared to the same set for red.
Except a team that is aware of these advantages can make good use of them to turn the game in their favor. I play a MOBA (and stronghold really feels like playing conquest) that has a problem like this as well, where one side of the map, just due to layout, actually has a greater win percentage. In ranked, when you win on that side, you gain fewer points, and lose more if you lose on that side, since it’s supposed to be the easier side.
I know it won’t happen soon, but if the blue side does have an advantage just due to map layout, then hopefully they tweak the map to make it more even. You should win a match based on skill, not on hoping you get lucky and are put on the good side.
Conquest is still the competitive mode. I don’ think it will be adjusted any time soon.