(Note: The original thread was about allowing a full Hero party in Hard Mode)
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Originally Posted by Gaile
have spoken with the design team, and they do not intend to increase the number of heroes in a party either for normal mode or Hard Mode. As I have said before, the maximum number fulfills many design objectives, and the primary reason for not making a chance is that the team does not want to disincent someone from playing in a party with other people, and the change requested leaves little doubt that this would occur. Secondary reasons include but are not limited to: Not being able to control the number of heroes which results in the inability to use them as intended (having them sort of be "super henchmen" without the delicacy of control and an essential interaction between leader and heroes), or, if used as intended, having an extremely cluttered interface that makes it difficult to play the game with ease and enjoyment. (That of course could lead to the request to alter the interface to use the number of heroes that is in fact higher than intended, and that is not planned nor part of the schedule, obviously.)
I have read the comments that players have made about this subject, and more important, the majority of those on the design team have done so, as well. I discussed this with James Phinney, Lead Designer, and he said that the team fully understands the arguments that players have made in support of allowing more heroes, or all heroes, in a party. They are aware of the suggestions as fars as having a cobbled system with controls for some and no controls for others, or modifying the way heroes function, or making changes to the interface to allow full interaction. However, the final decision on this matter was made by the design team prior to release of Nightfall. So do be assured that the designers have read the comments, concerns, and suggestions on this matter, but with a clear and comprehensive view of the overall game, and out of respect for the vision that they have and must champion for the game, they have no plans to make a change to the number of heroes controlled by a player. |
And ArenaNet's primary reason for not allowing 7 Heroes is to create more human-based groups?
Yes, because there are always 8 people looking for Eternal Grove HM or Hell's Precipace HM. The fact that people would want to do these missions solo with 7 Heroes means that they are idiots and anti-social. [/blatantsarcasm]
Another interesting comment was about Heroes being "super henchmen." Do you know what a "super henchman" is called? Average!
*zing!*
The logic is shaky...but it's not our fault that no one plays Hard Mode...
Sorry but no way. It's hard enough finding a group of real players as it is. Especially if your build isn't one of the "popular ones". I admit I like the heros. It's nice having them around for quests and stuff. For missions though I like to group up with real people. If I wanted to play solo all the time I would play a single player game. I think 7 heros would pretty much kill PUGs all together.
