Matrixing, causing me some problems

[Virtuoso]

Yogi, what if depleting a bases NTU supply only took 30 minutes? Would that be more acceptable? IMO, a single squad could then take bases and "break through" the front lines. What do you think?

-Virt

[Yogi]

Originally posted by Virtuoso[ViP]
Yogi, what if depleting a bases NTU supply only took 30 minutes? Would that be more acceptable? IMO, a single squad could then take bases and "break through" the front lines. What do you think?

-Virt

I don't know. That could be a problem because while one team is trying to defend they're sitting there watching their bases drain without the manpower to give up from the front. They'd see their rear area totally collapse.

Then again this may make it hard to lock a continent since now it's harder to break a lock.

Hard to say how things are going to play out.

[Arthell]

As it is now a squad of 10 people, no matter how good they are, will probably get steamrolled if they try to attack a lattice base. It seems more like battles are won just be contributing your numbers to the Zerg.

The good side is that sieging a base looks like it may actually work now.

[TheRegurgitator]

Its turning in to a tribes 2 type thing!!!! RULES!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!


EDIT: As in regulations and such

[TheRook]

i havent played planetside yet... with or without the matrix feature...

but im 88% of the beta dl from fileplanet...

my point being from what ive read the matrix solves alot of problems and if it solves problems then GREAT!!!


therook

[Tieom]

Originally posted by Yogi
I don't know. That could be a problem because while one team is trying to defend they're sitting there watching their bases drain without the manpower to give up from the front. They'd see their rear area totally collapse.

That is sort of the entire POINT of going behind enemy lines and blowing stuff up. Making the enemy try to fight you off, reducing their potency on the front.

Note to "30 minutes to auto-repair" anti-matrix argument: the 30-minute-auto-repair is for the GENERATOR. I assume that terminals, turrets, and the like auto-repair much faster, but will also take less NTUs to repair. Also, there are generally quite a few individual terminals in a base - destroying all terminals could easily drain as many NTUs as destroying the generator.
Another point to consider is that siegeing a 100% full silo is pretty useless - it WOULD take hours. Sieging a 10% silo might take less than 15 muntes, depending on how much stuff is used for blowing things up.

Anyways, one thing about the matrix system is that it makes ANT runs so much more important it's not even funny.
Another thing it makes important is recon - go around behind enemy lines, find a base thats going empty, recall to sanctuary and broadcast "Base X on Continent X is really low on NTUs! Need squad for siege!" and with only a few other people you've got a good shot at seriously changing your empire's fortunes on the continent.

Also remember that to open up the new front you'd need to hack the neutral base to your side - which requres a filled ANT on hand, and IIRC does not have a 15 minute timer.
Yeah, sieging a base would practically double the amount of bases you can go to, thus spreading the defending empire pretty blastedly thin on that continent.