Weekly Development Activities

[Marsman]

Spork has just posted this weeks Dev activities over on the official site. Some interesting stuff planned. Here's what he had to say:

A wide range of Merit Commendations are planned for our next feature update. We are in the process of assigning values to the weapon-related commendations for this update.

In the meantime, we are closely watching the balance and population issues related to BFR�s. We have an update scheduled that is largely intended to bring better balance to the BFR�s and their place on the battlefield. These are as follows:

• Reduction in BFR shield regeneration designed to reduce its battlefield staying power. BFR vs. BFR balance will change with a 1 on 1 able to bust through each other's shields in 25-35 seconds (currently 40-60 seconds, depending on pilot accuracy).
• BFR shield regeneration while crouched will only be slightly reduced, to reinforce the tactic (and inherent limitations) of crouching while taking sustained fire.
• Increase in the time the BFR shield stays down once it is "beat down". This is intended to moderately reduce the BFRs ability to run away.
• Small reduction to BFR shield's size.
• Increased experience multiplier for destroying a BFR.
• Reduced BFR explosion radius when it is destroyed.
• Reduced BFR AV weapons damage.
• Reduced BFR AA weapons damage.
• Increased effectiveness of handheld AV weapons vs. BFR's (Striker, Phoenix, Lancer, Decimator).
• Increased the effectiveness of EMP's vs. BFR's.
• Increased AV MAX effectiveness againt BFR's.
• Splash damage that hits a BFR shield will incur less grief.
• Reduction in Flail and Liberator AV damage against BFRs to maintain that current balance.

Cavern facility resecures will count toward BFR imprinting. Since resecures will award less experience than captures, the experience requirement for imprinting is less for a resecure. Only one resecure in a 20 minute period will count toward BFR imprinting.

Also, we will be releasing the exploration commendation, which is awarded for visiting certain areas, located on the nine original battle continents, and learning some history of the War for Auraxis.

The BFR Balance changes and exploration will go live sometime this week. Merit Commendations are part of the next feature update, which still some weeks away.
Victor Wachter
Community Relations Manager

Sounds like some nice changes that will help the BFR situation.

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