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Originally Posted by HRBaker
The danger, of course, is the 75% of players on the bottom of the pyramid will simply stop playing - thus 75% of the teams are "dead in the water" so to speak... cannon fodder for everyone else.
What results in that scenario is a very unrealistic competition; 150-12 seasons with the only REAL competition coming from the Perfect Team playoffs.
Then comes the drop in Twitch viewership, and fewer people willing to spend the effort to create interesting programs.
Bottom line is (IMO anyways) is you have to keep the bottom 75% happy in some way to keep the kenetic energy going, or sooner than later things will slow to a stop.
That said, the above few sentences probably sounds like I'm being very critical of PT as it stands, but it's my heart-felt wish that the game not only continues - but gets better, and the drive to make bigger profits at the cost of 75% of the customer base just doesn't feel promising.
(2 cents)
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Very much agree with your sentiments here and I am part of this 75%.
Been playing since OOTP22. I'd describe myself as a 'free to play' casual/competitive PT player. I don't maintain spreadsheets or anything, but I'll grind tourneys and try to qualify for PTCS because it's fun.
However, this PT season is by far the least enjoyable I have ever experienced and that is due in large part do to the combinator/team chemistry situation. I am not putting any blame on the Devs for how things turned out. I actually applaud them for making the changes and trying to add new elements to the game. I was super excited about the changes at the start of the season.
With a couple months in the books now, though, it's clear that combinators are strictly a pay to win mechanic and the tournament scene is a complete train wreck. I qualified for the open, wildcard and weekly drafts last PTCS period and I'm trending towards doing the same this period, but I am going to take a month off from the game after that. I'm just exhausted from slamming my head into the same fully maxed out meta combinator teams over and over again.
It's clear that there are two games being played out here and unless OOTP acknowledges that and starts providing 'no combinator' daily/weekly tournaments and PTCS options I'm not investing anymore time in this game. If after a month something has been done to make this game more enjoyable for the 'free to play' crowd I'll come back. If not, I'm done with OOTP25. My time is valuable and your game is just not fun at the moment.
Like I said, not putting blame on the Devs for the state PT is in, but I will certainly blame them for not doing anything to change it. I would reiterate that I do appreciate all the efforts put in by the Dev team to make OOTP a great product that keeps people (like me) coming back year after year and I hope those efforts continue.
I would also say, I greatly appreciate the efforts of all the affiliate content creators and the official channel. The opportunity to get packs through twitch drops and other in stream promotions, the guidance they give to newer players, all great things. They have truly fostered a wonderful community here for OOTP players.
I'm not in the discord/s and I'm sure this has all been said before, but here it is again for anyone that cares.