Re: Map Changes, Scu changes, Spawnroom Changes

[p0intman]

SCUs now shut down all terminals, turrets, spawns, spawn doors and the spawn room pain field when it explodes. (on test)

[12:59:32] <P0INTMAN>wait
[12:59:33] <P0INTMAN>wait
[12:59:33] <P0INTMAN>wait
[12:59:50] <P0INTMAN>THEY ACTUALLY TOOK GOOD ADVICE FROM PS1 AND ARE PUTTING IT INTO PS2?
[12:59:51] <P0INTMAN>HOLY SHIT
[12:59:55] <P0INTMAN>MOTHEROFGOD
[12:59:58] <P0INTMAN>WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?
[13:00:01] <P0INTMAN>WHO BOUGHT OUT SOE?

That is all. Those of you that think I hate for the sake of hating can be disproven now.

[EvilNinjadude]

Originally Posted by p0intman

All terminals? I hope those are limited to the ones inside of the main base. But otherwise, AWESOME. Seriously, this is BRILLIANT.

[WarbirdTD]

Yes buuuut, wait until you see what they did to base cap times. *Cringe* Awful, AWFUL idea mixed in with all this. Along the lines of "Let's make base fights MORE Zerg v. Zerg."
Hopefully they purge the base cap time reduction idea before it ever sees release.

[AThreatToYou]

[Chewy]

Um what about hacked things? Iv had good times taking over the tops of tech plants and using the enemy turrets against their counter attacks.

Or does this mean they just turn default and not "off".

[ringring]

It's not so good if you can't defend your generators.

ps I think the hack times are just for test so that captures make the map move during the short test times they have, if you get what I mean and they're not intended to put into live. Because they would be stupid.

[Hamma]

Interesting.

[AThreatToYou]

Originally Posted by Chewy

Um what about hacked things? Iv had good times taking over the tops of tech plants and using the enemy turrets against their counter attacks.

Or does this mean they just turn default and not "off".

It's always been such a disadvantage when you take out the enemy's generator.

[Rivenshield]

First the neo-lattice... now this.

Very good. Baby steps, guys. Baby steps. We're finally, FINALLY getting the game we asked for in beta. All I want now are multiple destructible spawns and all my old CE toys back. And a lightsaber. And a pony.

[Sardus]

As long as they put the SCU gen somewhere defensible. I really liked the old gen in the basement thing, but not sure how to do that here.

[EVILPIG]

I suggested that the spawnroom shields and painfields should drop at some point in the CAP back in Feb. Interesting to finally see it being tested. This will certainly alleviate the spawn camp complaints as the spawn room becomes fair game once it happens.

[RANDOMpercent]

Where did you hear this? My outfit and I have thought that destroying the SCU should bring down spawn room shields and Painfield but the turrets and terminals as well? Interesting.

[Sardus]

At least now it will incentivize people to get the hell out of the spawn room.

I also like the rumor I'm hearing that you won't be able to fire through the shields anymore, or at least with lock on rockets or pheonixes. Anything really that encourages people not to camp inside the room is a-okay in my book.

[HiroshiChugi]

[EVILPIG]

Originally Posted by Sardus

At least now it will incentivize people to get the hell out of the spawn room.

I also like the rumor I'm hearing that you won't be able to fire through the shields anymore, or at least with lock on rockets or pheonixes. Anything really that encourages people not to camp inside the room is a-okay in my book.

I disagree with not allowing fire out of the shields in conjunction with the ability to disable the spawn. The owners of the facility should be able to maintain a killzone around spawnrooms so that they don't get locked down too quickly, but they will have to defend their SCU if they don't want to get ROFLSTOMPOED. Allow them to fire out so that they can have some room to get out, but drop all spawn defenses once SCU is down so that it can be cleared.