This is what you get...
This is what you get...
This is what you get...when you mess with us...
Since Bazza is a derp, I guess it's up to me to clear this -blam!- up.
1) Bloom and bullet magnetism makes it mathematically advantageous to spam at medium range. Despite bloom's supposed accuracy degrading effect, the bullet magnetism still makes spamming more advantageous than pacing.
2) The spawns on several symmetrical maps have spawns on the opposing team's side. This makes very little sense from any standpoint, casual or competitive. Would you like it if an entire team just spawned on your side of the map while you're running a flag?
3) The Arena system provides little incentive to play. The 1-50, despite it's flaws, provided instant gratification, which made playing fun. Playing a required amount of games to get to a rank that would disappear in about 3 months killed a lot of the drive to play.
I'll add more facts when my brain starts working.
Oh yeah, BTB is for steers and -blam!-s.
[Edited on 12.23.2011 12:09 PM PST]