Posted on 19 July 2016 - 12:03 PM

This thread is just going to be my honest feedback on S13 and its new features, it's so much different than the other seasons so I thought maybe some opinions would help improve it for S14. Please ignore any typos I'm on mobile.

Maps: Maps are super flat which is good, but a little more terrain or barriers would be nice especially for SG so you can hide behind something when your opponent is bowing you and you're low on hp. The maps look very good and have a much smoother feel which I didn't expect considering that most of the flat maps from S10 were really ugly. The glass walls are also very nice but they would be better if you could do /night as some people prefer night time. All the maps are better for pvp so big +1 here, I'm excited to see what the builders can do for next season.

Rating System: At first I really didn't understand the system and just felt that numbers were a much simpler way to show where you're at. However, now that I've tried this system out, I've noticed that it makes my experience a lot more fun. I don't rage at all after dying and a loss every once in a while has minimal effect. The system also seems to be a lot better for showing your skill, even if it takes a little longer to place you. One thing that could be improved is maybe there could be a way to see how close your are to ranking up, because once you hit a higher rating it takes a lot longer to move up. I think this system will be better in the long run once everyone gets used to it and accepts the change.

Lobbies: I like being able to see all the different spawns and they're all much better on the eye than the past arena spawns. There's not much else to note here other than the fact that all the teleporting around is too intensive on slower laptops. When queuing I get teleported around which is really annoying. As some people know, I play on an 08 MacBook. In the old arena, I could play for hours and it would run just fine, but in S13 after half an hour I notice my laptop burning up and my frames are nearly cut in half. If anything needs to be changed on this system it needs to be optimized to be more fps friendly.

Mechanics: The Kb and hit registration is really smooth for all ladders don't listen to the people that are complaining.

Unranked matches: Everyone can agree that having all the ladders in unranked is a plus as long as it doesn't cause lag. I've noticed a ton of lag recently and if unranked build is the cause then I think it should just be removed, if not then idk keep it. The idea of having two ladders for unlimited everyday is a good way to encourage players to play other ladders in ranked which is great. This new system is a lot better imo and encourages players to try new gamemodes.

Matchmaking: The new matchmaking system is nice and there really isn't anything else to say about it. :D

That's it I guess, I'm not going to touch on the lag because I know it's still being worked on. This season is going to be a lot of fun and I think badlion had a lot of potential for the future seasons.

Posted on 19 July 2016 - 03:50 PM

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Posted on 19 July 2016 - 03:52 PM

Yeah leaving the queue is really annoying because teleporting around makes my computer so laggy. I can't play nearly as long as I used to without getti constant drops to 0 fps. :(