As I continue to fly against nothing but metas, I grow increasingly tired of piloting at all, which is depressing since it's my favorite thing to do.
The way I have fun on GoIO is by trying bizarre builds and finding which ones are fun to use. Ships like mortar/flamer Squid, mining Junker, dual flamer Pyra, carronade Junker, and many more odd setups. When the enemy team is nothing but meta Pyramidions and Junkers, I can't fly these fun builds of mine, otherwise it's an almost guaranteed loss. Instead, I have to switch to a meta or one of my counter ships which aren't as fun.
Now, I'd be fine if I only had to do it every once in awhile, but it's every match. Every. Single. One. The Pyramidion is not overpowered, the gat/mortar Pyramidion is.
I love a good fight, and I don't mind losing in one of those. I could fly my fun builds against the metas, but losing isn't fun in these fights. Its a one-sided steamrolling.
Guns of Icarus should be about customizing your ship to find interesting combos that work, as well as good teamwork and communication. Instead, it's whoever can pilot the metamidion better. Its almost as if the Pyra shouldn't be customizable since everyone uses the same damn thing.
What is Zenark's playing experience in GoIO? Countering metas. This is all I ever do anymore. I can't DO anything else. I don't fly against skilled pilots with unique ideas. I fly against skilled pilots with NO originality whatsoever. These pilots are boring to fight against, alongside, and to play as one of their crew members.
I don't know if these pilots are just so bad that they can't fly anything else, or are focused on nothing but winning; I'm going to assume the former. Note that I say this about pubs, and competitive play.
I realize, at this moment, there's nothing I can do about it. I'll just jump on a Cake ship, fight against the metas, and force a fake, metaphorical smile.
Good game.
Happy birthday.
