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Soraya Xel
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Posted - 2014.09.30 14:47:00 -
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Breakin Stuff wrote:If it follows the tech 2 ideas from EVE it will be a refinement such as taking a scout and making it more scanny and less stealthy. Taking a sentinel and piling on more firepower while sacrificing tank.
Definitely this. I'm opposed to seeing any sort of suits which are "better than proto" out there. But "more specialized than proto" is fair game for sure. The ability for people to tweak their suit more to match their preferred playstyle.
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Soraya Xel
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Posted - 2014.09.30 15:05:00 -
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Thor, like a glass cannon heavy, which might have more damage dealing potential, at the expense of it's tank capabilities. Or a scout which emphasizes stealth (at the cost of speed) versus a scout which emphasizes speed (at the cost of stealth). Things like that. Where there's an advantage to the suit, and a distinct drawback as well.
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Soraya Xel
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Posted - 2014.09.30 15:56:00 -
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Ripley Riley wrote:Sometimes balancing requires nerfing AND buffing. I hate it when my weapon or dropsuit gets nerfed, but more often than not it is justified because it is overperforming.
The challenge with buffing versus nerfing is how many things are involved. If we had two classes, you could always just buff the underperforming class.
But when you have thirty someodd possible playstyles, you may have a rough baseline equivalency, and then outliers above and below. If one is above the baseline, you either nerf that playstyle, or you have to buff every other playstyle. Which is more work, and more prone to creating more problems than it solves.
Nerfs suck. But they're also needed for everyone to have a better game. And buffing the other classes is really just nerfing you anyways. Comparatively.
CPM1 Elect. Thanks for all your support. [email protected] for ideas, thoughts, and feedback.
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