The future of Outwitters

[CombatEX]

I agree that map rotation shouldn't be excessive or there isn't time for strategies to develop on any of the maps. I was actually thinking along the lines of Starcraft 2 where two or three maps are phased out each season and replaced with new ones. I edited my post to clarify that I don't intend for the entire map pool to be changed every season. Thanks for bringing that up Erenan!

(07-15-2014 11:40 PM)Syvan Wrote:  The thing I would want most from a sequel is a re-balancing of the standard units to make defending less efficient. Personally, I would lower soldier HP or increase the wit cost to discourage the default soldier wall and promote more map movement and aggressiveness. The game is most fun when there are units flying all around the map.

I think that my +2 wit space suggestion and tailoring map design to it can go a long way towards addressing your concerns without crippling the soldier. The problem right now is that you're encouraged to only attack along one path (MAYBE two on certain maps like Long Nine or Thorn Gulley). Part of the reason is that harassing wit spaces just for the sake of harassing them is hard to do efficiently. Usually wit spaces are best harassed on the way to your opponent's base which means that it doesn't really open up new possibilities for aggression but simply adds another element to the single path of aggression on a given map. By making harassment of out-of-the-way wit spaces (wit spaces not on the way to your opponent's base) cost efficient, it encourages more movement around the map instead of turtling until you can break through your opponent's defenses along the single optimal attack route.

I also have a suggestion for revamping the bombshell into a more aggression-focused unit which should help further, but I'll post that thread later. I don't want to distract from discussion here at the moment.