Balance is the reason why Diablo 3 was an absolutely shitty single player game and failed so hard, though there were other issues, of course. That there are no overpowered strategies, that all choices can be reasonable, etc, etc.īalance makes for terrible single player and amazing multiplayer. It means that, within reason, everyone states in a similar position and can be equally successful. I am here because, I just get the feeling that through good intent the single player is being killed and prehaps there isn't an understanding of why this is.īalance is the idea that any side or faction can win. I have come to really love EUIV, but my love for it is dying because I mostly enjoy it as a single player game. I don't waste my time trying to improve bad games.

I certainly wouldn't be here writing this if I didn't like the game. I understand that players do not know what they want, do not understand balance typically and are generally completely negative at all times. Now I know that, this will scream 'arguement from authority' to those who understand that line of reasoning, but I am simply stating this because I want to show I am not just random person who thinks they know what good design is. I got my Honours Degree in Video Games Technologies and am pretty much obessed with game design. So firstly, who am I and why should you listen to me? Well, I am a Game Designer and I've spent most of my life studing and playing video games. This is expected, but it isn't necessary. The multiplayer continues to get more challenging and more balanced, which is great, but at the cost of single player. In the hope that, prehaps, Paradox will come to revert some of the many changes that continue to damage the single player to the point that is becoming increasingly unexciting to play. Over the next page or so, I want to convince you and, prehaps paradox of this fundimental truth. I know for certain that Paradox does not agree. Multi-Player and Single Player cannot co-exist.

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