Game changes...

[CtMurphy]

Ok, firstly I think split screen did a decent job with Draconis in the look and the new mantis types seem pritty cool to me. The minelayers are certainly a good challange and Sabatours can really catch you out if you're not on your toes. I'm not sure what to think about the Repair droid thing everyone's been on about. It's true that the repair droid has been handicapped beyond belief, I mean you're lucky if your droid is repairing more than half your health, something it'll only do if you're not fighting with mantis. I can still take on mantis just like I always have though, so it's not something that cripples me O.O though it's tricky getting the hang of, I had to adjust to it. not sure if I like the change or not but it doesn't really seem to take anything away from game play and it does add to the value of having and Engineer in your squad.

I really don't like the amount of cryonite you loose each death though, and it's rank based? so even if I'm in a warhawk, if I'm still a rank 66 I'm loosing more than 1,000 cryonite per death? That's kindaaa... hmm, how to put it... well irritating (and that's putting it politely). I mean I'd understand that kinda loss in a sol or draconis ship, but that's sooo not on if you're in lower system ships. I'm the kinda guy that likes using the right Ship class for the given system when I can and want to, but this really puts a big dent in that plan because grinding in it simply is not worth it. It stops being fun when you're loosing so much cryonite everytime you die. You're not recouperating the loss at a good pace!

I quite like the new memberships you've made by the way, though I have no intention of getting one. I like that you've swapped the cap bonus for an energy usage reduction, that was smart. I also think getting rid of the Clan member cap from teh member ship was good but I think you shouldhave at least kept the extended buddy list in it... The ship skins I never really cared about one way or another but I spose ya could have kept them in it as well. Other than that though I think teh new memberships are really good over all. Though as friendly warning if you're giving out 6 month long membership you're going to be reducing your long term profit that comes from your hardcore players O.O who's gunna pay 14,000 6 times in 6 months when they can just pay 66,000 once? hmmm.

I don't like the fact you've made it near impossible to do the new Draconis mission unless you pay or are in a very good squad and even then it's really hard (So I've heard), I don't have a memebership and my cap is 6,700. I'm getting no energy bonus or usage reduction, it's about 4,800 per death if I wanna materalise myself. The price isn't bad to be honest but you've made the draconis missions so hard it's rediculous. DID I mention the fact you lose over 1,000 cryonite per death? So just dying twice makes the draconis mission NOT worth doing, cuz you spend like at least 6-10,000 cryonite dying on the mission compared to the 1-2,000 you get from completing it? This is why I said I'd refuse to pay anything for this game now, just not worth it. You'll not get my money this way regarless of intent 6.^

On a positive note though I LOVE the new pirate mode. Best change you've made in god knows how long. You can go stright into pirate mode and be shooting another pirate in the same second, awesome, and I also happen to like the fact that they can still run but they can't hide hehe. If ya wanna be in pirate mode prepare to spend long amount of time in orbit with ya tail stuck between ya legs because you can't get out of it until you die =) AND you can find out which pirates are in the system and what planet if they've been busy killing other pirates. I really like that, I seriously think that's the best change so far. Though I might be the only one that thinks that, lol.

Anyways that's all for now. Peace out \/ (that's the peace hand sign digi style lol)

 

[datajam]

My friend CTMurphy is an exceptional player. Seriously he is really good. And, there are others like him. I on the other hand, am not nearly as capable of such expertise in the game. And, I think the ridiculous cry, and BP drops are frustrating enough. I play this game, not to be the Top Gun or the Best of the Bad. I play this game because I enjoy the Pilot interaction, the working together, and the having a great time together.

There are those that prefer demonstrate their skillset by solo play. Me, I'm the opposite. I cannot think of a single part of this game not enhanced by player interaction. And, then you go and screw the pooch on that by making things so difficult and costly that you have finally exceeded my price range. You take the engineer ship and castrate it to almost no good in it's own system, then you remove it from use as an aide to other systems and beliecve you are doing something to help or advance the game. You have done nothing but offend many of your best customers, many of which I consider my friends. Your blatent attempt at running up player monies to your account is far too greedy as far as I am concerned. You have already jacked the rates to the point of ridiculous. I'm so frustrarted I am not even playing the game and don't even care if you want my opinion.

But, somebody better start demonstrating concern for the new noobs coming into the game. They will quickly loose interest when they see how difficult the game is to them, and how slow they will progress. Senior pilots that used to help the noob up won't be doing so because you have stopped that interaction cold. And, nobody is going to help anybody at the costs you have chosen to charge. How could you do this to such a fantastic game?

WRichards

 

[dogdrool]

Great post, well done guys more kudos to you.

 

[CtMurphy]

Thanks Richards =) that means a lot and I have to say I agree with what he said. The changes you made are also going to have a big impact on the comunity. Something I neglected to point out in my last post which I definatey should have put in there. You've made it very hard to help the new guys out, I understand you wanted to make that spect more of a challange but you've kinda killed the point of it my dear splitscreen friends =) I'll give you an example.

The turret detonation missions on Technotoria. I can't join in after the squad starts a mission... I think that change is fair enough on it's own, but if the timer still gets reduced to 12 minutes whena second player tries the mission you just can't do it, seriously because there's not enough time. I used to be able to solo this mission in a tank within about 12ish minutes maybe a little more. Now though after trying it yesterday I barely managed to do it in 25, I did it with about 3 minutes to spare I think. The reason it took so long is because you made the bombs so darned hard to target. I like the new look of the turrets by the way lol big improvement, you should make the rest of them the same. But aside from the solo play the timer and the mantis numbers make it impossible to do in a squad. I would NOT have been ableto complete it in a squad of more than 1 including me. It's also true that the sheer cost of a high ranked player dying even once will make them think a good few times about helping out the lower ranks.

I think you should put the dying cost back to being ship class based rather than rank based. I wouldn'treally be fussed if the cost was also a LITTLE higher than before, so like i'd loose 7 hundred from a sol ship instead of the 5-6 hundred I was losing before.

The thing that got me hooked on this game the most was indeed the player interaction more than anything else, I love the fun you can have with another pilot just messing around onthe mission of generally doing anything. New players will have a REALLY hard time progessing through the game and Ive already seen players get rather bored of it. It's not the fact you'v made the game harder though... it's the fact that you've made it really hard for a high ranked player to help out in anyway.

OH and I loove the fact you can replay all the story mission =) thank you for puting that in, I shall have many hours of happily blowing gigantis rocketeers to pieces :O lol plus I can practice so I help other players more.

By the way despite his modesty Richards is a very good pilot to, totally respect worthy, I thin he just like staying in his pod the avoid the pan beating yeah you know what I mean richards

well I've said my piece, so i'll bid thee far well for now. Thanks for the GMs for being good to the players, and SS PAY THEM IN GOLD THEY DESERVE IT! << that's not spam that's expression, don't mock it =)