Why have kits in UHC?

[dustrot]

I was really excited when I saw Cubecraft had added UHC. Installed Minecraft, logged on, played for a couple of minutes, then got shot... by another player. In my rush I didn't realise that kits were also added.

Why have kits in UHC? I always thought the point of the game was to collect materials from the environment to make equipment out of and fight. I understand having kits in something like SG, but in this UHC all you have to do is choose a kit then hunt down an unprepared player in the first few minutes of the game.
It's basically just SG with a large, ugly looking custom generated map with no random chests.

I'm pretty disappointed that there isn't a "no kit" board or something like that.
Maybe it's just me who doesn't like the kits and the custom terrain. Why are your thoughts?

 

[Power Ranger]

Most of the kits are really cheap but a few are pretty unbalanced. Resource collecting is still a huge part of UHC on cubecraft. A no kit option would be good but it would also take up too much space. I don't think there is any good way to implement a no kit option and kits will not be removed as many people are expecting kits. Just spend the points on lumberjack if you don't have that much and you get a really good starting kit IMO (much better than chef or miner :P )

 

[Atifmo]

Most of the kits are really cheap but a few are pretty unbalanced. Resource collecting is still a huge part of UHC on cubecraft. A no kit option would be good but it would also take up too much space. I don't think there is any good way to implement a no kit option and kits will not be removed as many people are expecting kits. Just spend the points on lumberjack if you don't have that much and you get a really good starting kit IMO (much better than chef or miner :p )

Chef and miner is my only Lovely kit

 

[Makanaski]

I agree UHC shouldnt have kits :P the name says hardcore why kits then? xD

 

[zDutchie]

I agree UHC shouldnt have kits :p the name says hardcore why kits then? xD

^^

Vanilla terrain is nice as well :x

 

[Loriayle]

Yeah, UHC is not as unique or exciting because of the kits. I feel like they added them just because basically every other gamemode has kits-- why stray from the norm? But no, kits are not good for UHC, and there's even been several exploits to abuse the power of the kits. Na-asty.

 

[DopeRider]

For what I've seen Cubecraft has been very cautious with kits. In some of the competition servers it's much worse, you get all kind of custom crafts and advantages.

 

[Power Ranger]

For what I've seen Cubecraft has been very cautious with kits. In some of the competition servers it's much worse, you get all kind of custom crafts and advantages.

^this :P
Most UHC servers I've played on that weren't private are way more unbalanced and overpowered than cubecraft kits :P

 

[LanceDaniels]

Kits are cheap...

It's cool to play with a kit. :p

 

[Jef15ist]

Kits were never in the original UHC. Kits are something that gives you an extra advantage, not a whole victory. So I don't really see the point in kits nor I see the point in Custom Terrain.