This brings up a very interesting tactic for Kluth. Muahahaha....

Can't wait to test it out when we go live.

On 2012-02-23 20:36, Lark of Serenity wrote:

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This brings up a very interesting tactic for Kluth. Muahahaha.... Can't wait to test it out when we go live.

And that tactic would be?

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if your response is going to be that telling us your tactic weakens it, tough luck. the devs are trying very hard to build a balanced game. this means, that if you see an interesting tactic as a result of a change, you need to tell the devs about it, because if it results in a game imbalance that wasnt intended, it is a problem. otherwise youre wasting the devs time, pure and simple.

i remember someone saying once they found a way to get kluth ships to fire when cloaked, but oh no! cant tell you how, because then youd know. yeah, no duh, we NEED to know about that sort of thing.
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On 2012-02-23 21:27, BackSlash wrote:
Any unintended gameplay will be hotfixed shortly after release. We always set aside a few days for fixes (as you can see in the past).

On 2012-02-23 23:14, Kenny_Naboo[+R] wrote:

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On 2012-02-23 21:27, BackSlash wrote: Any unintended gameplay will be hotfixed shortly after release. We always set aside a few days for fixes (as you can see in the past).

How do u define unintended gameplay? If needed, PM me. I can clarify. But I also want to ensure that my faction doesn't get unnecessarily nerfed just because something within the mechanics works well for us.

On 2012-02-22 16:23, Defiance{CM7} wrote:
if i may be so bold...

Historicly in these types of games you have two types of shields;
The ones that take one hell of a beating at once (high hp/low regen)
The ones that take huge ammounts of DOT. (high regen/low HP)

We currently have;
active
reactive
skirmish
aux


Only need two types!

K.I.S.S. no?

whats with all these strange resistances!. Your trying to justify having soooo many shield types. its not needed.

Save yourself some work, time, and sanity.

Shields should have set resistances. They should have the same resistances no matter what type. Since its only the generator and capasitor that are being changed (how fast shield energy can be generated, and how much shield energy can be stored)

Maby there is room for one more shield type. Capital shields (fast regen/high hp)... but the code does not allow for it.

We lost defense mode so that ICC would be easy to balance, and then we add lots of layer cake to wade through to adjust ICC's primary defense there by complicating balance once more.

K . I . S . S .

On 2012-02-25 23:31, Lark of Serenity wrote:
i dont think its an exploit, but... better example:

a few versions ago, ICC could load the MD up with torpedoes, with the result that it could alpha kill most other ships in the game. legit? yes. desirable? no, not at all.

you also used to be allowed to WH people into planets. legit? yes. desirable? agian, no, not at all.

the devs are not omnipotent. there are a lot of variables at play. it is possible that what you see flowing from the changes being made is something they did not see.

think of elf beams on ICC dreads. think of MIRV MDs. from my standpoint as an ICC pilot, of course im going to use those. from the standpoint of a kluth pilot, they break the game completely and its pointless to play. do you see what im getting at here? if you want to play this game, then updates need to be thoroughly understood. if you dont tell the playerbase of things you see flowing from updates, we dont understand the update. if we dont understand the update, unintended consequences flow from it that break the game. if the game is broken, all the work the devs did was worthless, players leave, and the game dies.

im not trying to get an advantage over your stupid faction, i dont even play anymore. your "secret" tactic will cease to be a secret the first time you use it, so honestly i dont see why youre even bothering to be so quiet about it, but if it doesnt have a valid, reasonable counter, that is a problem for gameplay. say what it is, so the people who know the other factions better can tell us if its reasonable or not. this isnt about getting your secrets, this is about building a better game. if people arent going to communicate possible tactics with the devs, theres no reason for them to talk to us and this post might as well be locked.

On 2012-02-26 12:55, Defiance{CM7} wrote:
so.. me and gejah are the only ones that think shields are being over done?

Well then go with the masses. Id rather see icc come back than my wants met.

Again, thanks frob for working so hard on them.
[ This Message was edited by: Defiance{CM7} on 2012-02-26 12:56 ]