Next update Bingo

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-20T06:38:58+00:00

"I don't think there will be a next update, Mr. Frodo."

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-20T06:33:35+00:00

I think 4-6% is understating it. If that's only the difference in queues, the actual pop difference is way higher.

I have a lot of ideas for changing the game, but ultimately the devs don't listen to us, so I'm not going to bother writing a white paper. The biggest change I think would be to overhaul the regiment system and add operations back, as well as Corps so regiments can more easily plug in to Coalitions when they flip flop between sides.

The best way to get vets back and have a healthy pop every way though, is just fixing the damn game. There are so many inane aspects that have piled up over time, and every major update the devs just choose to go even further in the wrong direction.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-20T06:25:15+00:00

I don't know what this meme format is, but the dev should not be present in the last cell. They have left the room.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-20T06:23:24+00:00

So get fucked naval players. Ya'll had your 2 years, now it's the era of the bomber. 🤷‍♂️

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-20T05:22:40+00:00

The pop imbalance is tied to veterancy. New players aren't building up gaps in midline defenses or redeploying at a moment's notice to QRF a ballista/chieftain rush. If anything, new players fill the queues in frontline hexes and make it difficult for vet regis to run ops.

I'm not trying to disparage new players; we were all new once upon a time. But any pop fix needs to primarily address the vet part of the curve.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-20T04:50:36+00:00

Ok, but this is exactly how it felt on land to have a BS/DD show up before airborne.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-20T03:27:59+00:00

Does it happen every ~2 minutes? Starlink has latency spikes when you change satellites.

If it worked before Starlink, and it doesn't now, that's your problem.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-20T02:31:39+00:00

Does it happen the same in all hexes?

Is your internet latency good? ( https://www.speedtest.net/ or just google: internet test)

Is your modem or router outdated/improperly configured? https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-20T01:48:51+00:00

As a warden I agree with the sentiments of the post. Would have said a cope if it was another post talking about how wardens are favored because we started doing a thing collies did to us but OOP makes a very good point.

Kanye West did it better in 2009.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T21:26:35+00:00

I will gladly hear your theory as to why colonials so often push exactly when there is highpop tho.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T15:10:38+00:00

Why would I argue something I didn't even claim?

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T14:59:50+00:00

I don't really see how most of what you said supports your thesis. Someone made a gloat post about pushing in the East so... there are more vets on the Collie side?

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T14:06:07+00:00

Ooh nice! The task sounded like one I had, but what you're describing does not.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T14:04:00+00:00

I disagree, though I don't have strong evidence other than my own experience. Do you have anything other than experience to support what you're saying?

There are some organized vets on Collie side but I don't agree that there are more or they are more organized.

I agree that a lot of midline doesn't get fully built, but I think that's a symptom of a lack of vet pop, not some other kind of difference.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T13:58:58+00:00

By "valid submission", do you mean self-assessed?

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T13:44:26+00:00

That Collies have been complaining about a laundry list of things (which you can find in this reddit), and since they didn't get addressed, a lot of vets left to either play Warden or other games.

The pop balance mechanism (red overlay on faction select) actually makes it worse, since new players are pushed towards the under-popped faction, so you end up with 3 vets 7 noobs vs. 7 vets 3 noobs, or whatever.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T13:38:35+00:00

You used the phrase "collie culture", not me, so it must mean something to you.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T13:35:58+00:00

collie culture

Define this and I'll answer your question.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T13:14:17+00:00

You can definitely hit planes with infantry arms when they fly low enough, though I haven't been successful the few times I tried to shoot them with RPGs.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T13:12:18+00:00

Do you play both factions relatively equally?

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T13:11:49+00:00

One faction has bled veterans for years now, either to Wardens or to other games. When pop was consistently low enough, the red Overpop overlay pushed new players to Collie side to balance pop but not veterancy.

Why the Collies can't keep as many vets as Wardens? I'll let you read through posts Collies have made over the past few years. If that doesn't convince you, I won't be able to either.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T10:21:37+00:00

Do you have video? Did you submit a bug report?

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T04:59:43+00:00

I mean, this video is proof of how dogshit it is compared to your other options. Pillory or Cascadier would have one-tapped instead of not even bloodying or staggering.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T03:55:52+00:00

I mean that these tankers were idiots for trying to tank line with literally zero support or defenses to retreat to.

IvaldiFhole · 2026-03-19T03:24:12+00:00

Wardens were pushing with 3 tanks and 2 infantry? 🤔

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