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Drizzo · Post by **Drizzo** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:30 pm

I actually think that you could refine the game's current balance if you could A) Find someway to scale galvs, and

Nerf/Remove hvy booster.

Then in terms of Tac Sup Exp, things would be brought closer to the coveted ground of harmony.

Broodwich · Post by **Broodwich** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:38 pm

imo the problem with exp is commanders and pilots are not aggressive enough with it. The coms dont expand (you'd think the expansion part of the techpath name would help) and the pilots pretend they are good at whoring and dont kill miners.

Valiance · Post by **Valiance** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:44 pm

I know exp is meant to have the worst endgame, but can we please perk HTTs just a little. ATM they are pretty much a joke; I barely ever see a game ended by them; most teams would prefer to int bomb or buy another techbase and get another type of endgame. Which is a shame because HTT runs are extremely fun imo. I wouldnt want them perked massively, just a little boost.

HSharp · Post by **HSharp** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:52 pm

I think give HTT's just a bit more mass might be good, either that or HTT pilots should load up on med shields then if they get rammed backwards hard by the enemy on the first few rams you can dump all the medshields to get acceleration.

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:10 pm

Drizzo wrote:QUOTE (Drizzo @ Oct 8 2009, 09:30 PM) I actually think that you could refine the game's current balance if you could A) Find someway to scale galvs, and Nerf/Remove hvy booster.

Then in terms of Tac Sup Exp, things would be brought closer to the coveted ground of harmony.

Drizzo is on to a good thing. I suppose adding a cost to equip galv wouldn't be a good solution, but removing heavy booster would make galv runs much more stoppable.

Compellor · Post by **Compellor** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:57 pm

HSharp wrote:QUOTE (HSharp @ Oct 8 2009, 02:52 PM) I think give HTT's just a bit more mass might be good, either that or HTT pilots should load up on med shields then if they get rammed backwards hard by the enemy on the first few rams you can dump all the medshields to get acceleration.

Actually, you'd want to load up on SRM EMP, which has a mass of 9 per rack.

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:57 pm

Valiance wrote:QUOTE (Valiance @ Oct 8 2009, 07:44 PM) I know exp is meant to have the worst endgame, but can we please perk HTTs just a little. ATM they are pretty much a joke; I barely ever see a game ended by them; most teams would prefer to int bomb or buy another techbase and get another type of endgame. Which is a shame because HTT runs are extremely fun imo. I wouldnt want them perked massively, just a little boost.

Well, before XRMs came, EXP had one of the best end games with htts (sup being the worst), since HTTs gave a huge advantage in that they didn't just deprive the enemy of a base, but gave you a free one too.

Since exp hasn't changed, I can only assume we've got an arms race, with tech getting chesier and cheesier, as we keep trying to improve stuff that seems weak. (I say nerfs are in order, not perks)

I like what adept and drizzo are saying (though I'm not sure about changing galvs just yet).

I would like to ask: What exactly is the purpose of hvy booster? - why is it needed, is it the right answer to that problem, is it really a problem at all?

HSharp · Post by **HSharp** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:06 pm

Compellor wrote:QUOTE (Compellor @ Oct 8 2009, 10:57 PM) Actually, you'd want to load up on SRM EMP, which has a mass of 9 per rack.

Actually I was wondering about that, in probes and missiles and other stuff does the number of items in the rack contribute to the mass, does each missile you fire reduce your mass by that missile amount?

I doubt it does this for fuel and ammo (could be mistaken). Perhaps I shall test this by filling up with med shields and filling up with emp missiles to test the difference.

Post by **zombywoof** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:50 pm

I suspect each missile has a certain mass 'n', and each rack has a certain mass of "(racksize)*n" since that's how it works with minepacks and they're both "parts"

Xeretov · Post by **Xeretov** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:00 pm

HSharp wrote:QUOTE (HSharp @ Oct 8 2009, 06:06 PM) does the number of items in the rack contribute to the mass, does each missile you fire reduce your mass by that missile amount?

Yes.

QUOTE I doubt it does this for fuel and ammo (could be mistaken).[/quote]Fuel & Ammo are special in that they always have 0 mass, regardless of what is set in the core. I don't think this applies to any other item, just fuel & ammo.