I just read a bit of the discussion in the 1.006 update section, and, quite frankly, I am shocked.
For the past month, there have been countless polls, posts, rants about the melee in 1.005 and before.
According to the community, it was too fast, the overhead stab was too strong, had a further reach than the down stab, and overall, it was 'messed up'. MM players said skill was a too small factor, and so on.
And now, 90% of the comments is about how messed up the melee is now, with 1.006, and how good the pre 1.006 melee was? Seriously, what the hell? Melee involves more skill now, it is slower, the upperstab got nerfed, yet we complain even more? Why is that? Are people too lazy to learn to use the current melee?
The way I see it, this update is a blessing to NW. Combat is now far more realistic, making shooting and cavalry as powerful as they were in the Napoleonic Era. Melee is challenging, to say the least, and kills are very satisfying.
So, all I wanted to say, is that I'm shocked by the hypocracy in the discussion above. I really hope more people will realize that this is what we asked for, and stop complaining after playing for 15 minutes. Try the game a few days, join some linebattles, and if you then have some complaints, try to make them less hatefull, will you?
This is the update the dev team has been working on for the full vacation, they listened to what we had to say, and now this is what we give them in response?
So, to the devs, you did a magnificant job. You've put a lot of effort in this, so please keep up the good work.
Cheers,
Maroon
