Must Every Thread Be Turned into the Complaint Department on Balance?

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by eratosthenes, October 29, 2014.

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  1. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    What annoys me the most is how some people in the community constantly act like they know everything about balance.
    Talking in absolutes in a balance discussion can't really be taken serious.
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  2. Clopse

    Clopse Post Master General

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    T2 op?
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    T2 should be more like TA's *flat* advanced balance than SUpCom's Upgrade balance. Reason: It keeps all units viable throughout the game without resorting to overkill. Also, in the case of PA, Flat T2 adds more units to the flow of gameplay than Upgrade T2 does. Which adds variety and diversity.
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    The main thing I like about Ta T2 is that the units they are big, powerful and stonk.

    But slow, big, and mostly lacking in any amount of aoe damage to effectively deal with T1 forces.
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  5. cola_colin

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    No that destroys any real advance in gameplay as the ingame time progresses!

    *runs away to grab popcorn*
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    cwarner7264 Moderator Alumni

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    I feel like we should just turn this into a balance 'sledging' thread, to get it all out of our systems.
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    T2 was quite a bit better than T2 in O:TA? Also balance in O:TA was pretty bad I'm general..
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  8. mered4

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    Um. Maybe I'm wrong about the origin of the idea. But it doesn't matter. It's the IDEA I'm using, not the specifics or anything.

    Not in every game I've played in RCBM or my balance mod.
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    The OP doesn't know many video game forums ;)

    (I agree with the OP wholeheartedly, and it's hilarious to see so many serious "my posts are fact" posts in this thread)
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  10. igncom1

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    I have always found that the games progression comes from setting up new facilitys, rather then unlocking new units.

    Like, once I can sustain my new row of factorys, have defences established and nukes on the go, I have progressed from my previous outpost.
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    Not true - there were also Superweapons in T2, however they were not direct upgrades and could not properly function on their own. The Annihilator, Big Bertha, etc.. were defenseless against T1 units of much less metal value.
    Same is true for T2 mobile units.
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    I can see how this works;
    Hunger is fixed by introducing "cheese" into the game.

    And its hard to get ebola when u dont go outside due to the loads of fun you get when playing Realm Annihilation.
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  15. shotforce13

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    P.S

    Please add the unitcannon, because it will fix everything bad about the balance (sarcasism)

    And change the weapon fire effect on the dox to bacon so it can be a experimental unit to break late game sieges.

    Thanks,:p
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    Damn. opportunity missed. That one's actually mildly informative.
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  17. cola_colin

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    [​IMG]

    So THATs the good thing about living in germany.

    We get to chose which videos we want to watch based on a preview with only the title.
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    BACON DOX?

    Who's on Awesome projectiles? I want Bacon Projectiles.

    @stuart98 ! BACON PROJ MOD NOW. STOP EVERYTHING.

    And the UC will in fact completely change how invasions work. The absence of the UC is actually why TPs were created afaik,
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