I just like what Johnny Nuclear did with the Sewers and people who criticize rats being there are going a bit hyperbole. It is supposed to be some alternative route through the city, if a rat eating your armor for 0 hp is too much for you then maybe use the streets instead?
Maybe you could understand how much of an annoyance it is if you played the game yourself.
Since you don't, I'll explain it to you: It takes valuable time to kill these rats. Due to the nature of the map, bg's arent even able to kill these rats properly without sacrificing extra ammo or taking even more time getting the burstlines right. After that you have to wait another 5-10 seconds for everyone to reload and get their ap back and waiting for the battle timer to run out. All while the second group of your team is getting devastated on ground level by the enemy that you were supposed to backstab 15 seconds earlier.
It's usual doublestandards from avv. At one time they complain they get gnarled off by 0 hp from some rats (omfg no PvE in PvP locations!11) but at the other rate it is totally ok to burst people fighting/levelling in random encounters.
You may have forgotten it, but one of the specialities of this game is the fact that you can kill everyone, everywhere on the map. I dont see how playing the game as intended can in any way work as an anti-pvp argument.
It is supposed to be some alternative route through the city, if a rat eating your armor for 0 hp is too much for you then maybe use the streets instead?
Alright, let's do that, let's use the streets again.Wait, why do we still have the sewers, then?
As you might know (hah) the nature of the the spawns on commercial often lead to stalemates. Especially this season, since high-ac trolls and duallog sneaks always make sure to have eyes on the enemy. Now the sewers are finally a solution to the problem of how to attack a big group that is camping commercial and as far as I can tell, the whole community appreciates the idea of sewers.
This comment made me chuckle, after i realised how selfish it sounded. The PvP players like T-888 think that the sewers are built exclusively for them and complain about a bug which is actually a feature.
Thus, the rats are for them a annoyance, while for others who seek direct PvE action, is a excellent interlude in a adventure maze and a little blood/grindfest.
Isnt it more selfish of the pve guys to inhibit pvp that most of the server population seems to be taking part in, regarding for example the high numbers of players after the TC fix?
When was the last time you have actually seen a "pve'er" in reno? One that actually made to the closest sewer entrance even? Also, you can kill rats all over the world map. I admit that people are curious about the sewers and will probably want to check it out. But as avv said, they will check it once or twice and then never go back as there's no reason to do so for a pve guy.
The rats however will continue to annoy 95% of the people playing in reno. For months to come, I guess.
