"At the time, of course people complained (I think mostly because the vets didn't have a huge advantage over new players anymore)."
-- jitspoe
Veterans have always maintained a huge advantage over new players. There are really a lot more important factors in this game than how well you can aim and quickly hit a target (movement, ability to predict opponent movement, knowledge of maps and angles, using sounds effectively, the list goes on..) and that has always been consistent. You can bring the best rail-gun gamer in the world into DP and dump them into a random map, and I will obliterate them. Sure, they'll fair better than someone who only plays online chess, but quick reflexes and aim are just a few of the requirements to be very good..
I think the problem is much less with what WAS changed, and much more with HOW it was changed (without any attempt at proper discussion, rebuttal, or explanation). I love the efforts that have been recently made for a more organized 'committee' , as well as things like the feature voting. Let's make sure we always use these tools in the future to encourage intelligent debate and discussion; even if we feel we _know_ what is best for the community.
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