Lucas's live stream, along with a commentary live stream on SharkTV, were both very lively.
Before this, no one had imagined that this kind of situation would happen.
And it was happening with a disadvantage in population, yet they were even stronger than those with more people.
After all, in RTS games, generally, the more people you have, the stronger you are.
Who could have expected that, in a situation with a population disadvantage, they would use a wind rider attack.
"Brother Sean!" In the official commentary booth, Dylan looked at Sean next to him.
"Mike, this is bad!" Sean touched his hair.
Why did he have to talk so carelessly?
At this moment, his mind recalled a game that once made it a little hard for him to breathe.
And among the RTS community, a group of professional players and top players all felt like a new door had been opened.
"Night Elves can actually be played like this, it's really eye-opening, there's no way to fight back!"
"Looking back, the main thing is that Gourd didn't know this tactic. Even if he didn't choose a Prophet first, he would at least choose a Tauren second, and he would also upgrade the Tauren Totem early, instead of waiting until the opponent's Wind Rider Druids are formed, and then only having two White Bulls."
"Also, the items on the map are very important. Not knowing how strong this tactic is, Gourd didn't buy an invulnerability potion. Otherwise, with a fully equipped Blademaster who has taken an invulnerability potion, he could have killed two of them before being blown up."
"But speaking of which, Boss Lucas played four games tonight, showing the characteristics of each race, but Orcs weren't shown at all!"
"Now that you mention it, I remember! Why is it always us Orcs who get hurt?"
Whether it was players or some RTS master players, they were all having a heated discussion.
Especially the game designers who had been paying attention to this balance crisis in "Warcraft," they were all silent at this time.
Especially in the Hero Games office, Felix's face was ashen.
How can they compete with Lucas?
When their games have balance issues, they carefully adjust the numbers bit by bit, afraid of causing a backlash from players.
But Lucas is doing well, there's a problem with the balance.
You players all say Orcs are strong, right?
Then I'll go live stream to prove it, and not only did I prove it, but I also beat up the Orc professional player.
Now, are you saying that this is a problem with your skill and game understanding, or is there a problem with his game balance?
Actually, this is a kind of sophistry.
Because players' understanding will inevitably conflict with the initial settings of the game, resulting in what appears to be a balance crisis.
In this case, generally, designers only have two choices.
The first is to directly weaken the hero's numbers, or even rework the skills, based on the players' current understanding.
And when the player base has a deeper understanding, they rework it back again.
Giving players a feeling of jumping back and forth.
But in reality, this is the feedback given by the designer based on the understanding of the large group of players.
The second option is to simply weaken it. For example, if players think a certain race is too strong, directly nerf it, or simply strengthen the other three weak races.
But this situation is very likely to occur, as players delve deeper into the game.
Heroes that were originally considered very strong by players will directly fall into the trash.
But now?
Lucas directly used his performance to tell players that he understands the game "Warcraft."
Naturally, it also gave players a sense of trust in him.
At least if your skills haven't reached Lucas's level, then are you too embarrassed to say that "Warcraft's" balance is trash?
This is something that other designers can't learn.
After the game ended, watching the screen full of comments strongly requesting him to play two more games, Lucas stretched his back, moved his muscles, and then responded.
"Let's not play two more games, let's stop here for today. I'm not a professional streamer or professional player. Also, "Warcraft" will have a special update later, which should be of interest to most players. Okay, that's it for today," Lucas said.
Hearing Lucas's words, countless players were stunned.
Not a professional streamer or professional player?
But you beat up the professional player!
But after expressing their speechlessness, many players then focused on another point in Lucas's words.
A new version of "Warcraft"!?
But what is a special update?
Could it be a new race? The Naga race from the previous battles?
Or the campaign story of "Warcraft"?
Many players sent comments one after another, preparing to ask.
However, the next second, something that confused countless people happened.
The screen of the live stream went black.
A line of large words appeared in the middle.
'The streamer you are following has ended the live stream!'
Countless players had question marks on their faces.
This is like "Monster Hunter: World" cutting off the demo version, and before, "Warcraft" also cut off the demo, and now you come out to show them the balance, and finally you have to end on a cliffhanger?
Is there any humanity left!
.........
The next day, the topic of Lucas streaming "Warcraft" also became a hot topic of the day.
Obviously, this was a huge hot topic.
Of course, along with it were the bald photos of two well-known professional commentators.
Many players who didn't know about this before were shocked when they saw these news and messages released by game media.
At the same time, on the entire "Warcraft" ladder, countless players unanimously chose Night Elf, Undead, and Human races.
There was no way, who let Lucas only play these three during his live stream?
Just like most people, after watching exciting video highlights, they have an itchy feeling and want to start the game and play.
All the players who watched Lucas's live stream felt the same way.
And after choosing a race, the players' routines and scripts were also consistent.
Night Elves start with Beastmaster, Undead build spider hatcheries, and Humans charge into people's homes with a group of peasants.
However, these tactics, in the hands of ordinary players, formed a very strange scene.
Night Elf players started with Beastmaster to harass people's homes, and then the pig died and people were killed.
Using Tree of War to level up at wild spots, and then the hate and health weren't well managed. With not enough Huntresses, the Tree of War was directly targeted.
Neutral heroes chose Fire Lord, and rushed to people's homes to build guard towers with a group of peasants, but every tower they built collapsed, and none of the peasants they brought survived.
But for many RTS masters, Lucas's sets of tactics were also very helpful to them. They began to study more seriously some units and troops that they had ignored before.
This time, they also completely understood that "Warcraft" is really not something that can be understood with conventional RTS game experience.
Because even the same tactic, depending on the map and starting point, will have different effects.
And Lucas's sets of tactics are also not completely useful if they are copied exactly.
Using wind riders on small maps to fight Orcs is very useful, because it is more convenient to harass and scout, and it targets the Orcs' Raider.
But on large maps and open maps, the Orc Raider tactic can complete a reversal.
Using the Raider's mobility to constantly harass and contain, the wind rider's strongest wave of 50 population in the early and mid-game cannot be played out at all, and can only end in regret.
The same is true for mass expansion and Fire Lord towers, both have advantages and disadvantages, and need to be chosen carefully.
And this is the charm of "Warcraft."
During this time, no one said which race was too weak or which race was too strong.
Because all players understood that different races have their own characteristics.
Lucas had already shown this with his actions.
There is no invincible race, only the strongest player who uses the corresponding tactics to deal with different situations.
But although not many people discussed the balance of "Warcraft."
Another thing has become a point of discussion for many players.
That is the new version update that Lucas mentioned in his live stream yesterday.
Those who are still playing WAR3 are really too strong. Fire Lord towers, wind riders, ice armor spiders, and mass expansion, I all practiced them in actual combat on the Warcraft platform. Among them, the Fire Lord tower was from the victim's perspective. As for the other three, I was beaten before I could even form them... [Of course, it's also because these tactics are too old and not suitable for the current version (it's definitely not because I'm too bad!)].
(End of this chapter)
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