User blog:Ethanlac/A Hacker's Eulogy

Today was a marvelous day for the Battle Cats. The gods at PONOS gave us a Cat Dictionary, so as to keep track of our troops. This Cat Dictionary is efficient and wonderful, and it also gave each of us a butt-ton of Cat Food, said butt-ton's magnitude being decided by our army's size. We also got some new true forms and monthly events.

However, there is something I must tell you all today. This thing is saddening. I myself couldn't stop crying when I heard it. This thing in particular is the death of a longstanding member of the game, and one of the most loved ones, at that. Yes, I'm talking about the death of Hacker Cat.

One of the strangest ones the game had on offer, Hacker was. You coveted his basic form, Nerd Cat, like the devil. Once you had him, you mostly ignored him... except for the really difficult stages like No Frills Evolution, Hard+. Then, Hacker Cat was the most necessary of necessities.

However, as of today, the Hacker Cat has been afflicted with the "Long Range" power. This means that his attack, while still retaining its fearsome long distance power, can now only attack at a distance. This means that, if you can't destroy an enemy before it reaches your distance attackers... well. This is what happens.



So, I just wrote this blog post as a reminder to all of us to never forget the power of pre-nerf Hacker Cat, and to carry that power into the future. Technically, Hacker Cat still exists. However, since it can't attack anything within half its range... it's dead to me.

This update brought new and amazing things, and I thank the gods that we can have them. However, so long as this continues, there will be lost potential for the Cats. The Japanese are lucky; they have Mega Cat to help them get past the grieving. We, however, have nothing. Well, unless you use Sniper the Heavy as a range attacker... but you don't.

Remember, battlers! If PONOS continues nerfing the Cats, eventually everything will have a minimum range. Yes, even Tank Cat. Especially Tank Cat. But, as long as we keep up hope, and keep sacrificing our Cat Food to the Rare Gacha, the gods may be appeased. Never lose hope!