In the Dev interview last night they were saying that they thought the main problem with AMS terminal overcrowding was due to the fact that when they designed the AMS they expected there to be 5 or 6 AMS at a base under siege. Well as someone who has spent many hours just deploying AMS for sieges, I can't see how they thought that would happen with the deploy radius they hung on it.
Once you get 3 AMS around a base the 4th guy will spend 10-15 minutes trying to find a spot to deploy that is somewhat close to the base and not in the "no deploy" zone of another AMS. The 5th or 6th guy might as well park at the next base over for as close as he will be to the actual battle.
I would happily provide this support role to my empire if I didn't spend more time hunting for a parking spot than being deployed. Especially considering that the longer you are undeployed and visible, the faster a reaver will rocket the hell out of you.
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2004-01-16, 08:54 AM
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