Hello!
I think that AoE2:DE is pretty nice, I play it a lot casually.
But it feels like the devs/management stopped working/failed on certain stuff, e.g. monetization, app security, team game experience.
One of those things, which stand out for me most, is the fact that the game is played on different files, on ladder and in competitions.
We have seen it all, from range indications on mangos/xbow, unicolor ground textures, ressource numbers above the minimap, TC/boar position guesser on the minimap, flat foundation/building sprites, and so on.
Imagine changing similar assets in other games (esports) like StarCraft, CounterStrike, or Dota!
The application is completly tamperable besides that, which I don't want to get into here. But playing on the same files in containers and checksum everything wouldn't hurt, I guess.
My personal opinion is:
-Only ingame settings should be allowed for ranked or competitions, no mods
-Useless plant removal, small trees, left/right/center minimap position should be ingame settings
-Range indications, even on TCs and towers, don't belong the game
-If some assets still have bad visibility they should be updated
What's your opinion, which settings you think are legit?
Would you like to see your competitors/favorite high level players on restricted but similar settings?
Do you host/admin a tournament and think restrictions can be made, such as a mod whitelist?
Let me know :-P
Best regards!
I think that AoE2:DE is pretty nice, I play it a lot casually.
But it feels like the devs/management stopped working/failed on certain stuff, e.g. monetization, app security, team game experience.
One of those things, which stand out for me most, is the fact that the game is played on different files, on ladder and in competitions.
We have seen it all, from range indications on mangos/xbow, unicolor ground textures, ressource numbers above the minimap, TC/boar position guesser on the minimap, flat foundation/building sprites, and so on.
Imagine changing similar assets in other games (esports) like StarCraft, CounterStrike, or Dota!
The application is completly tamperable besides that, which I don't want to get into here. But playing on the same files in containers and checksum everything wouldn't hurt, I guess.
My personal opinion is:
-Only ingame settings should be allowed for ranked or competitions, no mods
-Useless plant removal, small trees, left/right/center minimap position should be ingame settings
-Range indications, even on TCs and towers, don't belong the game
-If some assets still have bad visibility they should be updated
What's your opinion, which settings you think are legit?
Would you like to see your competitors/favorite high level players on restricted but similar settings?
Do you host/admin a tournament and think restrictions can be made, such as a mod whitelist?
Let me know :-P
Best regards!