Commando Archive
Thread: will combat balance help us or just nerf us again?
Ajo79 wrote:
Everyone will be affected by the CB so its hardly a nerf. Nerf is something done to a single profession that's too strong. I think we all (all combat professions) will be downgraded (not soloing red cons) but also brought to balance.
I think the CB will be great but a lot of people will scream nerf! and troll the forums.
Thats pretty much what I said earlier. I truly think all combat profs are getting a downgrade. For most temploiters out there it doesnt really matter how high the MOB is anymore, it is just a matter of time.
StarNick wrote:
"I dunno guys. I have so many hopes for CB, the glass may go fom being half full to half empty"
Im an Engineer on Valcyn (Master Architect) im also going into Engineering IRL (wether it be software or mechanical..)
To an Engineer....the glass aint half full nor half empty...the glass is just twice the size it's suppoused to be.
CB is gonna dumb down things..like Armour...who knows, maybe the SWG glass is just too big..and the CB is gonna bring it down to where it should be...
incredably well said (from one RL Engineer to another)
but nevertheless i'm watchful and hopeful
if we get an assault rifle i'm happy, I don't care if it does 1 friggen damage.
I'm happy
Well...here is my theory...definitely nothing confirmed...
First you have to take into account that we are waiting for part 3 of a 3 part Combat Balance...Many people either overlook, forget, or didn't know that 2 parts of the Combat Rebalance have already gone through...
In the first 2 parts, some of the professions considered "high powered" saw severe reductions...this included us...and we were told that it would seem like a huge NERF to us at first, but would make more sense when the 3rd part of the CB hit...
So think about it...We feel weak right now and other professions not NERF'd can out damage us...We were NERF'd to supposedly get us ready for the CB...
With all that in mind, my theory is that when the CB hits and the new combat formulas go into effect, all those professions who weren't nerf'd back during the first 2 CB patches will experience a huge over-allpower reduction...but we will stay at the same level...this will put us back as the "high damage" profession comparatively to the other professions out there...
We had our damage reduced/tweaked so that when the Combat Balance hits everyone else, we'll won't see further reductions...
Remember...the CB effects speed and damage formulas...but it also effects HAM costs ANDarmor absorbtion...Think about the damage /flamesingle2 does currently against someone with 80% to 90%heat resistent armor...we feel weak against this...now image after the CB if the same armor only accounts for 50% of our /flamesingle2 damage...that would make us feel that much stronger...
Basically what I'm trying to say is that I think we were NERF'd early so we wouldn't have to be NERF'd when the CB hits...all those who weren't NERF'd will be getting reductions...
But then again, time will tell...