Edgar Reinhart
Resheph Interstellar Strategy
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.09.10 09:43:00 -
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I'd be happy for it to be some tweaks to some of the long(er) standing issues that people have been having.
E.g weapon balance (Scr, AScr, AR, ARR, Scr Pistol, Bolt Pistol), (I expect the devs are getting unbelievable bored of constantly nudging these figures back and forth though). I like the idea of swapping the ion pistol and Scr charge mechanics. Shield suits. Adjustments to Acquisition.
As always it's a tricky one though because balancing one thing always shifts something else. Shield suits are an interesting one as you constantly hear how UP they are and yet an awful lot of people in game are currently running ck.0's and that can't be because they are rubbish. (myos?)
Shields and armour need to be different from each other and if the main complaint is that a shield suit can't get in and tank a Dom point like an armour suit then, to play devils advocate, I'd say good. It's not the shield's role to do this. They're, on the whole, more mobile, longer range harassment, seek and destroy style fits.... at least that's how I see and play them, although I am no expert so happily defer to more knowledgable people but it wont take much to shift the balance too far the other way and have OP shields.
For example are the issues with armour actually more to do with the repair tools/hives rather than the amount they can tank vs shields? Do logis need another WP reduction on reps and or slower reps across the board? Could hives be repurposed from repairing armour to recharging shields (we won't get deployable shields etc but is this the next best thing?)
Again, yes there is a problem with the other rifles in CqC vs the AR and simply buffing AR in CqC might work but at what point does it begin to cut into the HMG's role as a close in point defence weapon? Will Gal Commandos with AR's start 'out firepowering' Sentinels with HMG's?
Also be happy to see if anything can be done to reduce the ol frame rate issues/memory leaks. Been playing more FW over the last few months and had never really seen it first hand but have now probably had half a dozen virtually unplayable goes on the Gal Facility. Annoying as it is definitely one of the better maps as far as layout goes.
Be nice to get some variety in the maps too. Even if it's just having the Dom/Skirm points in a few different locations thrown into the mix, a bit more variety and no more maps needed.
Just my two cents.......... became a slightly longer post than the opening sentence seemed to imply it would. Look forwards to whatever developments come down the pipe. |