Pistoleer Archive
Thread: Discouraging
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YetiIronfist
Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:11 pm
#1
Did anyone else find it extremely discouraging that even though Holo responded, and then had a response from a Dev, THEY CAN'T EVEN READ!?
Jaegen's post clearly stated the issues, and even included numbers for damage and delay multipliers, and the resultant DPS, showing that Marksman skills were better than the broken abilities we get in the Pistoleer tree.
They couldn't see it.
They didn't understand it.
Oh, the delays might affect something?
How depressing. These guys are supposed to have designed and implemented this system. They (at LEAST the developer) should be able to take one look at the numbers and see the problem.
And the responsible developer should know **edit** well whether or not the numbers on the test server match what is currently live.
The fact that we got a reponse may bode well for the Pistoleer profession, but overall I don't find this suggests the game is in good hands and likely to be headed in the right direction.
Jaegen's post clearly stated the issues, and even included numbers for damage and delay multipliers, and the resultant DPS, showing that Marksman skills were better than the broken abilities we get in the Pistoleer tree.
They couldn't see it.
They didn't understand it.
Oh, the delays might affect something?
How depressing. These guys are supposed to have designed and implemented this system. They (at LEAST the developer) should be able to take one look at the numbers and see the problem.
And the responsible developer should know **edit** well whether or not the numbers on the test server match what is currently live.
The fact that we got a reponse may bode well for the Pistoleer profession, but overall I don't find this suggests the game is in good hands and likely to be headed in the right direction.
vGeist
Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:23 pm
#2
On Holo's last post though hedoes say the pistol designer is reading the thread, that is a ray of sunshine right there.
Philosopher1976
Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:12 pm
#3
Yes, so PLEASE everyone post your ideas and suggestions. Make them long, make them detailed. Post them ASAP while these guys are reading them.
Madrox
Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:29 pm
#4
Where I think most people go wrong is they think that Holo knows a lot about the game, in reality he really doesn't anymore. I believe he misses a lot of stuff, but the quoted post from "our Dev" look promising- he seems to know his business(well, at least how to fix stuff once he knows)
Philosopher1976
Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:39 pm
#5
No he doesn't. Take a look at my post ... I think you're TOTALLY right that Holo is clueless, but our Dev isn't much better.
YetiIronfist
Tue Sep 16, 2003 7:50 pm
#6
Oh man.
And it only gets worse.
The problem with Fan shot is not that it's 4x and SS is 5x. They just don't get it.
The problem isn't that we get so much of our speed at master, it's that speed is BROKEN. +50 speed skill from 0 to 50 only doubles damage. It only takes 25 more after that to double damage again. Then only 12.5 more pts to double damage again. THIS IS NON-LINEAR in the WRONG direction. It's a runaway equation that would go to infinite damage at 100 skill if it wasn't for the cap at 1.0 seconds, but instead because of the cap, just ruins all class balance by having carbineers and riflemen, with higher damage weapons, firing just as quickly as pistoleers.
My god this is pitiful.
I guess I'll probably make a post in that thread, but I don't have very high expectations.
And it only gets worse.
The problem with Fan shot is not that it's 4x and SS is 5x. They just don't get it.
The problem isn't that we get so much of our speed at master, it's that speed is BROKEN. +50 speed skill from 0 to 50 only doubles damage. It only takes 25 more after that to double damage again. Then only 12.5 more pts to double damage again. THIS IS NON-LINEAR in the WRONG direction. It's a runaway equation that would go to infinite damage at 100 skill if it wasn't for the cap at 1.0 seconds, but instead because of the cap, just ruins all class balance by having carbineers and riflemen, with higher damage weapons, firing just as quickly as pistoleers.
My god this is pitiful.
I guess I'll probably make a post in that thread, but I don't have very high expectations.
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