Pradromalo
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I think it's easier for a beginner to pay and play through a lobby rather than setting up all sorts of Hamachi.
I remember it annoyed me a lot, and I spent a few days trying to figure it out. Now I would rather pay.
I think progress shouldn't stand still; it's definitely more enjoyable to play with Online Heroes (OH). It saves a lot of time, only wasting half an hour on restarts.
It should be mandatory in tournaments.
To play at a high level, you need to invest (like in the KHL or Premier League).
But when a person registers, they will understand that they will have to pay 500 rubles for 3 months of the group stage + the same amount if they make it through the playoff bracket.
And then each person will decide for themselves whether to play free casual games or tournaments for money.
Currently, it's becoming quite problematic to find an opponent without OH. It will only get worse.
If mandatory OH isn't introduced, we risk losing strong players in tournaments, who will play among themselves, and the value of victories in tournaments will become much lower than it is now.
Or there is an alternative option: if Baratortch allows playing with OH if there is at least one player with the "dad" status.
$3.33 per month is very expensive, especially for a game that's been around for 100 years. It's expensive because $3.33 * 12 months = $39.96 - for that price, you can buy a premium A-class shooter like Battlefield 1, and this is a subscription not for a year, but forever. Also, there are many services on the internet that provide access to a huge selection of turn-based strategies for a lower price, and also allow a player who hasn't paid to play the premium version with a player who has paid. Yes, I agree that you don't have to buy it every month, but you could make a subscription for a longer period cheaper. + the very situation that OH is paid in SoD, but not in HotA, indicates that this measure is a barrier for SoD. Thus, reducing the popularity of SoD and increasing the popularity of HotA.
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