Can NG explain the reasoning behind Hilltop?

8900rpm
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I am an endgamer and am afflicted with the daily grind of playing NML. NG gave us UC2 which is presented as a try to appease everyone. I do not want to be in their shoes because “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.” BUT what the hell was NG thinking of when they went overboard on Hilltop.

I ask @Teeceezy and @Kaz to explain the reasoning behind making Hilltop so much more difficult than the other maps.

I do not expect an answer, much less an honest one. The way I see it, IMHO, the development staff at NG had proposed UC2 (minus the Hilltop nightmare) as a way of appeasing a majority of players before the bean counters stepped in and balked at the idea of losing revenue, ingame analytics show that reducing the grind would reduce the purchase of gas boosters and gold bundles. Analytics also show that having one map out of wack with the others cause dumbass players (me included) to consume gold irrationally in order to complete that map in the hope that we will complete the other five "easily" thus earning the bonus.

I appreciate when I am treated with respect, I do not like being treated as a source of revenue...

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  • JayZ
    JayZ Member Posts: 3,692 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Shteevie posted in another thread, but basically something got fucked up and it wasn’t intentional
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  • Tapatio75
    Tapatio75 Member Posts: 633 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good thing Im on vacation for 3 weeks and I barely get to 1 round pass
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  • Firekid
    Firekid Member Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like it! So satisfying when you finally get through it! :-)
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  • Garyball
    Garyball Member Posts: 5
    Much more satisfying when three to four fatties kissing my survivors
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  • ntbm
    ntbm Member Posts: 1
    Hilltop all wrong and out of kilter. Need to get the balance so there’s something to do on the challenge in the weekend. Most of my guild have already done what they can and are really disgruntled.
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  • hunter_x
    hunter_x Member Posts: 364 ✭✭✭
    That's happen because they're losing money now
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  • WickedWendy
    WickedWendy Member Posts: 8
    Same problem here - I’m at 500 stars less than usual during this “Ultimate Challenge”. 3-starring everything else, but completely dead at the Hilltop mission. WTF
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  • bucko69
    bucko69 Member Posts: 44
    Nice 2 use dfencive stance it works well with abraham as a shield & 2 hunters behind him
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  • dmar310
    dmar310 Member Posts: 79 ✭✭✭
    Sometimes blindly going as far as you can right or left will give you some breathing room. Check which is clear by dragging your survivor and see if path goes red or stays white.
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  • Pig
    Pig Member Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pretty much any strategy depends on luck of the initial spawn. I take Abe and two hunters or Dwight and two hunters. If all the nasties spawn in a bunch at the top of the map, you can sometimes plug them fast enough to kill them before they get to you.

    If that's not your spawn, then the other good possibility is to run left or right. But that's only if that direction is clear! You can check by seeing how far your leader can move to the left, and whether the red warning for running past a walker shows up. Same with your third survivor, checking movement to the right. If either direction seems clear, run the closest survivor one action point in that direction. if you confirm it's clear, then get all your guys to safety in that direction, setting up for overwatch only if it's safe. Then corner yourself and hope you can take out all the googlies (thanks, Stampy) before they get to you.

    Most the time your initial spawn will have you totally surrounded, or a spawn that looks favorable will prove unfavorable once you round a corner with a survivor. Really there's no good strategy to this map, I think. It's just luck of the initial position.
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  • kiwinz7
    kiwinz7 Member Posts: 237 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hilltop is ridiculous & a joke
    So if it wasn't intentional then why no official NG comms?
    Why hasn't it been fixed?
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  • MadPuppy
    MadPuppy Member Posts: 2,796 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As for comms: NG Has been quite active on the forum this week.
    Restarting a challenge on hundreds of thousands of players while it's live... yeah, that's not going to go over well either I'm guessing. If it's possible at all.

    Links to threads that are useful for beginners (and in some cases even for veterans)
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  • dlb
    dlb Member Posts: 296
    MadPuppy said:

    As for comms: NG Has been quite active on the forum this week.
    Restarting a challenge on hundreds of thousands of players while it's live... yeah, that's not going to go over well either I'm guessing. If it's possible at all.

    Funny, i havent seen any explaination or acknowledgment about how and why they did this. You should change your title from moderator to minion. Vast majority of comments on hilltop are negatve, but you think a fix would make people more butthurt than the original thumb in the eye. Brilliant.
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  • pirate1125
    pirate1125 Member Posts: 261 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Working as intended
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  • MadPuppy
    MadPuppy Member Posts: 2,796 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @dlb
    Just because you haven't read it doesn't mean it's not there.

    A lot of effort is and will be put into the challenge. Feedback here and elsewhere is valued.

    Onwards to a better tomorrow.

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  • Governator
    Governator Member Posts: 4,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
    MadPuppy said:

    @dlb

    Just because you haven't read it doesn't mean it's not there.



    A lot of effort is and will be put into the challenge. Feedback here and elsewhere is valued.



    Onwards to a better tomorrow.

    Yes, here is the link: https://forums.nextgames.com/walkingdead/discussion/comment/294782/#Comment_294782
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  • MadPuppy
    MadPuppy Member Posts: 2,796 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks! Linking is hell when mobile. B)

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  • dlb
    dlb Member Posts: 296
    Well, gee wilikers, you got me there. A link to a lame comment that basically admits they were too stupid to get it was all this idiocy needed. I wish my mind was simple enough to swallow that horse pucky.
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  • JackBauer
    JackBauer Member Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Can somebody open an offtopic post where NG can explain the seasoning behind hilltop?
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  • Nick37
    Nick37 Member Posts: 423 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Because hilltop put a very early stop to my playing the challenge and with boredom setting in, I actually tried NG’s other game “compass point west” out of curiosity and must say enjoyed it.
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  • T_storm69
    T_storm69 Member Posts: 43
    @madpuppy to get the the Superbowl sunday shift. I'm sure your xp at NML. Is minimal. One apology. Would be nice! 2 words. We're Sorry! Never heard it! Explain away all your great thoughts. Reality is in the mind of the beholder. 95% think this was a total F Up. I don't care about 5% of whales. Japan is killing them all slowly. Whale watchers. Lol. Lighten the mood after my rant
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