1) Did you think commander camping was problematic? Why?
Ok so this is a weird one but Yes and No, From an objective stand point, commander camping is problematic while at the same time being not. The reason this is the case is due to the 2 different types of gameplays that commander's effect, Infected and Survivors. For infected, Commanders become a problem because they're designed to tank but at the same time, that's what mother zombies are for, to combat commanders. So in turn the reason It's a yes and a no is because it's problematic to infected while being beneficial to survivors but even then this is NOT a problem. This is literally how the game was designed and I think people are forgetting that. Commanders are meant to help out the other survivors, It's not meant to be a solo game and they're meant to be problematic for infected because they're meant to create a new challenge that's harder than anything else in the game. From a subjective stand point though, No, I do not believe commanders have ever been an issue even for Infected.
2) Do you think the change made to address it is good? If yes, why? If no, why and what would you have done instead?
Ok so I have a lot to say about this especially because the new changes for me are at the point where they aren't either good or bad. From a subjective stand point, these changes are kind of disgusting as a whole as it completely takes away from one aspect of the game. It removes/attempts to remove an entire play style and I thought that it was a widely agreed opinion that stopping players from playing how they want, is a bad thing. The implementation of (let's call it) "Commander tax" was honestly a terrible idea for the server in the long run. Although It's become a huge meme and calling out people who are commander camping at such an early point in the game's lifetime is acceptable, I personally don't think this change was implemented with the intent of looking into the future. This "Commander tax" in my opinion seems to be a temporary solution for early game work and even then, It takes an entire play style away from the game and discourages the players from actually playing how they want. Now the reason I say this feels like a temporary solution that wasn't looking forward at all is due to the fact that it really doesn't. What happens when the server gets to the point that 2.0 was at? When everyone had all the perks they wanted and stopped prestiging because of this. When people get to this point, those players with either do 3 things. Be forced to prestige, stay as a commander and cause even more issues BECAUSE of the changes, or quit. Now I don't know about you guys but those last two options seem like the most likely (No one likes being made to do something and discouraged because of their actions especially when there isn't a problem with them).
Now I don't really need to go into quitting honestly because we all know what that entails but staying as a commander with these changes isn't a good idea and this is why I don't think the implementation of "Commander tax" was thought out at all (Sorry staff). So starting off lets talk about mother zombie. Mother zombie was designed to be overpowered. It was designed to destroy commanders and not think about the lower ranks at all. If commander camping ruins the "experience of the infected" then forcing those commander campers to be mother zombie at a heightened chance (Jack said every second round at max) is going to ruin the survivors hope of even winning due to the fact that the people who are going to stay commander/have all the perks they want, are going to be the ones who play a lot and are good at the game. I'm going to use
@Duder as a prime example right now as we laughed about this yesterday but commander camping has now become a way of literally destroying survivors, especially for those with zPower (this point is partially invalid when zPower is changed). Mother zombie isn't something that people shouldn't literally be able to control as It's the most powerful kit in the game by a huge margin. Using "Commander tax" as a "solution" to commander camping is an absolutely dumbfounding idea in my opinion. Keep in mind as well that when I say mother zombie is overpowered, I mean it. 6-8 hits from a stone sword (depending on crit) and 5-6 hits from a iron sword (depending on crit) (48% damage reduction mz vs 60% damage reduction BASE commander) as well as that 4.25 attack damage. This is honestly why I don't believe the implementation of "Commander tax" was ever a good idea, It stops people from playing how they want to play and allows people to completely abuse the most overpowered class in the game. Also did I ever mention that commander camping isn't a problem late game? It has and always will only be an issue for early to mid game (and even mid game It's a stretch (only because most people are still in early game while a few are at mid game)).
Now If I wanted to talk about what would I have done instead, I wouldn't have done anything. The community shunning people has done enough for the most part, but as of right now there isn't a huge problem with commander camping. The only times it can either be seen as a problem is when someone is purposefully tanking with the objective to get a diamond sword (yea somehow this is a problem for the community even though It's the objective of the game) or when someone just refuses to prestige (which all honestly isn't even a big deal in the long run). If anything, players should be encouraged to prestige more instead but that doesn't mean "give out more rewards", but for now, as the game is still in it's early life, this is a meh idea for a less so problematic issue. If anything I believe that the implementation of "Commander tax" should cap out once you reach a certain prestige meaning, once players reach a high enough prestiged, they shouldn't be forced to prestige anymore than they already have. Another thing I want to add briefly is mother zombies going afk, It seems to be happening more and more and when this tax finally sinks in, I personally believe it COULD become an even bigger issue.
Anyway, I'm kinda done with typing now so If I ever have anything else to add, I'll drop it down before and sorry for the long read.
