05-21-2010, 10:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-21-2010, 10:59 AM by Flying Steel.)
(05-21-2010, 08:17 AM)killgenerals Wrote: On Greatwall you will not be able to rush in easily without a team. It just isn't possible to get in and out there solemnly in a balanced game. It is just possible if you are superior.
It's only because of hitscan weapons that greatwall maps could ever be called defensively favorable (same thing for facing). And making hitscan weapons the focus of the game is detracting from what makes Xonotic unique much more so than making the laser a less extreme movement method (if that's a detraction at all, I say not).
Projectile weapons are where the real flavor and skill of Xonotic are, they should have at least an equal place, otherwise you might as well play urban terror.
Plus why does scoring in CTF has to be as fast as possible? Just because movement in general and DM are fast, doesn't mean that scoring in CTF has to be "fast" at the expense of balance and skill-focused gameplay.