Will Vanheim Ever Become Spayed?

[DrPraetorious]

I don't think the glam positions are overpowered either. I would say that people who think there is a problem are more likely to post than those who do not, and that opinion is very much divided.

And please stop using arguments like "well, it's not just a MP game" and "ban Vanheim if you don't like it". If your arguments worked, you wouldn't have to repeat them word for word every time someone shoots them down.

While I agree that the first argument is vaccuous - I have not seen anyone "shoot it down," or even address it cogently.

As for the second argument - it is entirely sound, since there are a sizeable number of people who play MP and think the glamour positions are fine as they are. Strong, certainly - but so are many other positions. So, if your subgroup thinks the glamour nations are broken, just close them off. There's no reason to trouble everyone else who is enjoying the game as-is just fine.

[Morkilus]

DrPraetorious said:

While I agree that the first argument is vaccuous - I have not seen anyone "shoot it down," or even address it cogently.

tibbs said:
Your reasoning doesn't make much sense really. Starcraft, Warcraft, Age of Empires, Dawn of War are all multiplayer and single player games yet each game was patched to fix multiplayer imbalance issues. I've never seen a game designed or patched using your reasoning.

Edi said:That's completely sidestepping the entire point and you know it. If the only way to avoid a problem is to voluntarily cut a whole nation out of the game, then that nation might as well not be included in the game at all and the bleating about a host being able to make a mod is a red herring. If mods are to be the answer, then they should be the method used by those who want an excessively powerful nation in SP. The reason for that is that it is much easier for one person to use a mod in a SP game than it is to coordinate mod version compatibility with up to 17 people in MP.

Saxon said:Is SP, which is all I play, it seems that most games end up with me having to knock out Vanheim at some point. Either I meet them early and have to kill them to live or I meet them late, where their early expansion leads them to have huge resources and they are a monster. Either way, pretty much every game comes down to me vs. Vanheim. That takes some replayablity out of the game.

Beorne said:
For me Dom3 (and Dom2) is only MP, I find exrtremely boring playing with AI, I'd prefere read a book. In MP s beautiful.
But we banned Vanheim (and Helheim), it is overly unbalanced and it has ruined our first MP game.
For me it is painful because it is way long my favored nation (along with the Tuathas, hoping they return soon ...), has a wonderful theme and it is very fascinating in general. But it is ovewrpowered, no way.
I think that the argument about people saying it is not overpowered are made by boys that easily win MP using Van and are very satisfied of this. I can't find any other reason to say "it is clearly unbalanced but I like it.".

Please go back and read the thread, and please point out this sizable portion of the MP community that think the 'heims and dual blesses are fine as is. They should have as much interest in the thread. I appreciate your contributions, but please don't attempt to dismiss everyone else's perfectly good arguments. They exist and are valid. Fixes to any game should be made to make people happy and have more fun, and especially should be prioritized for a multiplayer game.