Beyond Netcode -
You'll recognize a lot of these from Beta - we haven't stopped wanting them, only difference is now a bunch of people think we were terrible Beta Testers for not getting them into the Release version ^^
1. A Surrender Button
2. Organized Team/Clan Support - I know it's in the works, but part of this is allowing people to make custom, ranked, ladder games themselves. You are removing Custom ranks, fine. They've been abused, I understand. However, Skirmish and Pantheon are going to be great when they fully blossom but they cannot replace the ability to play the game with your friends on the map of your choice for some sort of stakes.
Just put a toggle button in the Custom games Host menu next to Password for "Ranked Game." If you select this option then all options in lobby will be default except Map Choice, Mode Choice and Player Slots. Simple fix, but the sooner you bring it in the better.
Private Pantheon ladders would also be nice.
3. Sophisticated UI options. Allied DG Portraits, Minion Portraits, and the ability to show baseline numbers on pretty much everything. Every player should have the option to see these numbers or turn them off.
I'd like to see Allied DG Mana, rather than us having to type "ooM" every time - make team information at least a little more complete. Seeing opponent mana will be controversial but I'd like to try it.
A "Target" ping as well as the excellent "Location" ping would be useful - something that pops up over the enemy you want your allies to hit next
4. Impulse Overlay Functionality. I can't import friends from Impulse and it won't recognize any names I enter. Fix please. Also, per Exile below, please allow us to follow friends into games.
5. Map Tweak - Crucible still needs help. Look at the Conquest game length times on that map compared to Prison or Cataract. I'll eat my hand if the games aren't 20-40% longer. Have you tried playing a game of Slaughter on Crucible? Between Citadel thorns and a crystal within shooting range games can last forever. Like forever. Move the towers so that 4 can't focus all at once, put the Crystal where the shop is and the shop where the crystal is...I wouldn't care but if I'm playing ranked games apparently I have to play on that map, so....
6. Pantheon/Skirmish Choices - That the only games ranked in Epoch 1 are going to be random modes and maps is pretty funny. I'd like the option of playing Skirmish or Pantheon games in a particular mode and map size. Or at least let me know what kind of game I'm going into.
For example - I'm not going to chose to play Oak if I know I am going into a Slaughter game. He's great support and decent killer but he's gonna lose to Regulus or TB in that mode more times than not, especially if his allies are feeding. He can't kite like they can and he can't nuke like they can. Outside of losing, some people are going to want to specialize in Conquest over Domination, etc. and they should be allowed to do that without penalty.
Finally, many people have limited time to play. Putting those people on a gigantic map (or Slaughter in Crucible) isn't really very fair, is it?
The potluck you have set up right now should be a choice, not the status quo.
7. Ranking/matchmaking in general needs to be alot tighter, and this might just be a time issue, but if not it would be nice to see this get some love.
8. Replay System - where did it go?
9. Fix Aggressive Move, please
10. This bug has persisted since Beta 1 - skills and auto-attack will fail to proc until you abort by moving, at which point the skill is available again. I and my allies have lost kills or failed to prevent them in Every. Single. Game. due to this bug. It will suck when a tournament player loses because of it. In the finals. On live TV.
11. Fix Favor reset bug, please
12. Reduce the price on warpstone around 15% or make kiting less effective - it's not a huge issue right now, but in a 2 v 2 where one team has the favor reset bug (can't get Cloak of Night) and is playing against a good Reg or QoT or TB kiter on Prison winning is close to impossible. Effective Kiting is very difficult to beat with melee now that stunchains and stacked slows are out unless you have a blink item.
13. Start hosting tournaments for fun, cheap prizes
14. Per Exile - we could use many, many filters and options in the game selection lobby and in the game lobby -
"Being able to join a game by entering a game name.
Auto-rejoin.
Refresh your connecting to other players so you do not have to leave the game.
[selection] Lobby chat.
More lobbies by region, USA, EU, etc.
More lobbies by game type, 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, 5v5."
15. Reward Heals and Damage Mitigation - you have given us some beautiful heals and damage mitigation abilities but we get no favor for using them. The endgame scorecard should include recognition for Most Life Healed and maybe one for Most Damage Absorbed (for things like Shield and Bramble). Give the cat some love.
Thanks, Kestrel
