Weekly Development Activities (2/23/04)

[KIAsan]

Yay, TR maxes get screwed again!!! Actually, i don't mind them taking away the area of effect on the burster. However, now burster will be completly useless except against Air vehicles. That is not the same for the VS or NC AA. Both of them get splash damage for their weapons. With this change, TR loses all splash damage. That is important, because TR AA max flak shells, DO NOT ARM until they have travelled quite a bit. This means, that they cannot shoot ANYTHING close to them. This restriction doesn't apply to VS or NC, who can still shoot. This is an INSANE design for a weapon system, making it so it cant shoot an enemy at point blank range. Heck, why bother to give them weapons at all. Might as well create a new max charcter for TR, strip it down of all guns. We can call it the "Target". Maybe even paint a nice bullseye on the chest and back!

Edited for spelling errors.

[FireWolf22]

Glad they are fixing the outfit points being lost thing.

I also just noticed that they are fing fixing it after I just lost all my outfit points. DAMN IT ALL. Why me. If none else lost theres, I guesse I was the reason they are fixing them. I just found out that I lost 12444 outfit points. I only have 16 outfit points now. What the shit. I need to vrfy this with SOE official site, and can't get there. I found out from planetsidestats and the other player stat web page. Damn it all.

Sorry just a little upset here. I wonder if I can get my points back without having to start all over.

[Majik]

The only thing about Broadcast Warpgates that makes me uncomfortable is the fact that an empire could get completely screwed out of warp links during the off hours.
Example : The VS get an outfit to pull an all nighter through the wee hours while the majority of the TR sleep. The TR awake to find they have no capital buildings left, and thus no warpgate links from sanctuary. Congratulations, your only way to get to a battle is to wait for the VS or NC to loose a continent lock so you can HART in and try and reestablish yourself on a continent the other 2 empires are already fighting over.

[Ghryphen]

I read on the main page about the burster not causeing splash damage. Didn't see it here, but if so W00t got to love that.

Yeah, they added that and the hand grenade changes to the notes after the initial posting.

[KIAsan]

Originally Posted by Majik

The only thing about Broadcast Warpgates that makes me uncomfortable is the fact that an empire could get completely screwed out of warp links during the off hours.
Example : The VS get an outfit to pull an all nighter through the wee hours while the majority of the TR sleep. The TR awake to find they have no capital buildings left, and thus no warpgate links from sanctuary. Congratulations, your only way to get to a battle is to wait for the VS or NC to loose a continent lock so you can HART in and try and reestablish yourself on a continent the other 2 empires are already fighting over.

Spork mentioned the ability to hart ANYWHERE if your empire would find itself with out capitols or friendly bases.

[Marsman]

Originally Posted by MidnightDave

I know the benefits of the broadcast warpgates, I just dont like the idea of not having home continents.

Actually dominion, by getting a capitol capture, along with the broadcast warpgates allows you to make any continent a "home continent", i.e. a single hop from Sanc. Pick, get dominion, and defend whatever one you want with the new system. A welcome relief imo as many people are tired of fighting and defending the same "home" continents all the time.

[TheN00b]

What Mars said. My favorite continents are Ceryshen and Esamir, but since I'm only NC, I hardly ever fight there Now, my playing experience will be much more rounded .

[EarlyDawn]

Hate to break it to you, guys. Dynamic warpgate links are dead.