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  • thelostone
    FFR Player
    • Aug 2005
    • 10

    #1

    Broken.

    This thread isn't to whine (as much as it will seem), its really to point out some of the features that I think need to be fixed.

    For instance, its great that there are some really good ffr players out there that can AAA fgo's - i mean thats cool and all but the people who can are in the top 0.1% of the crowd that actually plays. However, they're the ones calling the shots, and with the new revision on what songs cut it for Oni unlock, I think its getting pretty ridiculous - for the average person out there, any FMO is hard as is to pass. Even harder to get a good combo. I am personally one who can fc FMO's... and all I can say is that its become a game for the elite ffr players (esp. w/ the lingo that people use..). FYI - to those top tier players, fmo's and fgo's are actually hard, no matter how easy you say they are.
    Understandably, Oni is supposed to be really really hard to unlock, but with newer and newer revisions it almost seems like you're trying to close off the "elite" group of people who can unlock Oni.

    secondly - the mp leveling system is so broken - anyone above level 14 is discouraged from playing someone of a similar mp level because playing them enough will result in a net decrease in exp for the both of them. We have 50 levels max on multiplayer, and there are a handful with mp levels above 25. Thats 25 levels being ridiculously underused, and players above level 14 have almost no reason to play another similar leveled person other than to dominate them and gain levels from them. From this, mp levels above 20 don't really mean a thing besides "you are really good, and you don't play games you can't win often".

    Finally, I've been on ffr for a bit more than 5 years, but its been on and off. I definitely remember when colored arrows first came on board, and word was that, when they got around to it, that the colored arrows would get to some of the older songs (after all, the very first colored arrow songs were songs that used to be completely blue - like sonic from arcade). Along with songs from around that time period, some songs really need to get sync'd properly. No more jumps that look like gallops. No more music that goes 2 beats faster than the arrows... and the fact that people just haven't gotten around to this yet 4 years after newer and better songs come out is unfortunate.

    If anyone feels the way I do, say something about it. The thread's closer to a rant now, but it really spells out why I would quit if I were to leave now. I'm logging on less and less now, and others that feel like I do probably also do the same. If it weren't for summer's incredible boredom and my having not yet bought a game recently making me bored, I would leave.

    I would appreciate it if comments were not simply "shut up you noob, just cuz you aren't good doesn't mean you have to complain about it"
  • who_cares973
    FFR Player
    • Aug 2006
    • 15407

    #2
    Re: Broken.

    i agree with the oni unlocks but not with the mp levels. the mp level system isnt broken and most of the 20-29mp level people are either retired or dont like playing mp because its laggier now than it was before. also, until they figure out how to stop bosting mp levels will never mean anything

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    • alster1
      What is this I don't even
      • Sep 2006
      • 948

      #3
      Re: Broken.

      The songs that don't have colored arrows are never going to change because that is what makes the songs hard and original.

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      • thelostone
        FFR Player
        • Aug 2005
        • 10

        #4
        Re: Broken.

        Originally posted by who_cares973
        i agree with the oni unlocks but not with the mp levels. the mp level system isnt broken and most of the 20-29mp level people are either retired or dont like playing mp because its laggier now than it was before. also, until they figure out how to stop bosting mp levels will never mean anything
        you do realize that 2 people as good as each other (each win 50% of the time) and are both say.. level 20 - eventually will both get to level 14, if they play enough times?

        Originally posted by alster1
        The songs that don't have colored arrows are never going to change because that is what makes the songs hard and original.
        what about sync'ing? or an option to put colors on?

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        • bluguerrilla
          FFR Player
          FFR Simfile Author
          • Apr 2006
          • 3966

          #5
          Re: Broken.

          Originally posted by thelostone
          This thread isn't to whine (as much as it will seem), its really to point out some of the features that I think need to be fixed.

          For instance, its great that there are some really good ffr players out there that can AAA fgo's - i mean thats cool and all but the people who can are in the top 0.1% of the crowd that actually plays. However, they're the ones calling the shots, and with the new revision on what songs cut it for Oni unlock, I think its getting pretty ridiculous - for the average person out there, any FMO is hard as is to pass. Even harder to get a good combo. I am personally one who can fc FMO's... and all I can say is that its become a game for the elite ffr players (esp. w/ the lingo that people use..). FYI - to those top tier players, fmo's and fgo's are actually hard, no matter how easy you say they are.
          Understandably, Oni is supposed to be really really hard to unlock, but with newer and newer revisions it almost seems like you're trying to close off the "elite" group of people who can unlock Oni.
          Oni is supposed to people who have basically mastered FFR. I say basically because there are soooo many more FGO levels than there used to be. So why doesn't it make sense that it's impossible to unlock for the average person? There are many other skill tokens that are hard but not impossible for the average played, although there could undoubtedly be more.

          Finally, I've been on ffr for a bit more than 5 years, but its been on and off. I definitely remember when colored arrows first came on board, and word was that, when they got around to it, that the colored arrows would get to some of the older songs (after all, the very first colored arrow songs were songs that used to be completely blue - like sonic from arcade). Along with songs from around that time period, some songs really need to get sync'd properly. No more jumps that look like gallops. No more music that goes 2 beats faster than the arrows... and the fact that people just haven't gotten around to this yet 4 years after newer and better songs come out is unfortunate.
          It's not that no one has gotten around to it. Synthlight has specifically said that these songs will never, ever be changed. The only possibility is for people to step a v2 that turns into a Skill Token.

          Originally posted by thelostone
          what about sync'ing? or an option to put colors on?
          That just seems like too much trouble coding for the % of blue-note songs in the game.


          The fact is there is sooo much music that we have permission to step that there's no reason to restep old music. Let the old files be what they are and make new music. Move in new directions blah blah blah.

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          • who_cares973
            FFR Player
            • Aug 2006
            • 15407

            #6
            Re: Broken.

            Originally posted by thelostone
            you do realize that 2 people as good as each other (each win 50% of the time) and are both say.. level 20 - eventually will both get to level 14, if they play enough times?

            did you know if you flip a coin enough times you'll end up with a 50% chance of getting the side of your choice? that doesnt mean that'll you will flip the coin enough times to get there so you always end up higher or lower than 50% which is the same for mp level. no two people will play that often with a 50% consistent outcome

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            • bluguerrilla
              FFR Player
              FFR Simfile Author
              • Apr 2006
              • 3966

              #7
              Re: Broken.

              Originally posted by who_cares973
              did you know if you flip a coin enough times you'll end up with a 50% chance of getting the side of your choice? that doesnt mean that'll you will flip the coin enough times to get there so you always end up higher or lower than 50% which is the same for mp level. no two people will play that often with a 50% consistent outcome
              Regardless you'd think that the MP level should stay near 20 for both of them...

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              • MinaciousGrace
                FFR Player
                • Dec 2007
                • 4278

                #8
                Re: Broken.

                oni has already been unlocked by too many people

                nobody actually cares about mp level because it doesn't mean anything

                don't play synthfiles

                idk what else there is to say

                none of your complaints actually have any impact on the fun you derive from playing it which means if you're quitting it's because you're just ****ing bored of the game in which case any number of 'improvements' or changes won't mean anything

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                • bluguerrilla
                  FFR Player
                  FFR Simfile Author
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 3966

                  #9
                  Re: Broken.

                  Originally posted by MinaciousGrace
                  oni has already been unlocked by too many people
                  I still like the idea of the next "Oni" for FGO AAAs and then let Oni sit where it is. IMO what RATO should have been used for or something along those lines.

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                  • who_cares973
                    FFR Player
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 15407

                    #10
                    Re: Broken.

                    Otaku speedvibe[Edit] 8)

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                    • thelostone
                      FFR Player
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 10

                      #11
                      Re: Broken.

                      Originally posted by MinaciousGrace
                      oni has already been unlocked by too many people
                      You're kind of proving my point, since you are one of those who can unlock oni (good enough assumption there?)

                      Originally posted by MinaciousGrace
                      none of your complaints actually have any impact on the fun you derive from playing it which means if you're quitting it's because you're just ****ing bored of the game in which case any number of 'improvements' or changes won't mean anything
                      it makes for goals in ffr that are actually semi-attainable. there's really no goal thats between... otaku heavy and.. oni level of difficulty really..

                      and though you can say "no one cares about mp anyway", what was the reason that led people not to care?

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                      • bluguerrilla
                        FFR Player
                        FFR Simfile Author
                        • Apr 2006
                        • 3966

                        #12
                        Re: Broken.

                        Originally posted by thelostone
                        and though you can say "no one cares about mp anyway", what was the reason that led people not to care?
                        I think he means that there are better ways of knowing that you're good at the game but I agree with you that people would care more if the leveling system actually worked, so yeah, it should be fixed regardless.

                        Originally posted by who_cares973
                        Otaku speedvibe[Edit] 8)
                        Yeah, we'll see lol...

                        Originally posted by thelostone
                        it makes for goals in ffr that are actually semi-attainable. there's really no goal thats between... otaku heavy and.. oni level of difficulty really..
                        No? I could have sworn there were at least a few. SDG Rose to unlock something... I could swear there's more. I used to know because I was just about good enough to unlock Heavy but never did and there were others that were beyond me but not as far beyond as Oni.

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                        • who_cares973
                          FFR Player
                          • Aug 2006
                          • 15407

                          #13
                          Re: Broken.

                          Originally posted by thelostone

                          and though you can say "no one cares about mp anyway", what was the reason that led people not to care?

                          boosting and playing only lower levels to level up

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                          • Sprite-
                            HAVE ME WITH VODKA
                            FFR Simfile Author
                            • Aug 2005
                            • 7316

                            #14
                            Re: Broken.

                            What's wrong with having a token that only the best can unlock? All of the other tokens are easy. All of you non-elitists have all of these tokens that are difficult for you to unlock, which = fun. Why can't we have something that we have to actually work for? We deserve a challenge too xD
                            Shouldn't we be allowed all the fun that you guys have?

                            Oni was originally meant to be unlocked by only a handful of people (30-40 most). Since it hasn't been updated in a long time, people have gotten better, songs have gotten easier (avmiss fix, more speedmods), and because of that, most people didn't find oni to be much of a challenge anymore. Now, over 350 people have unlocked oni iirc. Everyone has forgotten how difficult the token was originally meant to be when it was first issued. We are simply trying to preserve that as much as possible.
                            Last edited by Sprite-; 06-24-2009, 06:01 PM.

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                            • MinaciousGrace
                              FFR Player
                              • Dec 2007
                              • 4278

                              #15
                              Re: Broken.

                              so I'm a good player therefore my opinion is automatically biased?

                              What kind of ****ing hypocritical bull**** is that.

                              Get the **** out of here.

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