Topic: Post Balancing Patch.
You've asked us to give us some time to work on the new Mechanics and I want to give you some Facts. Listed below is information pulled from http://Sequer.nl .
Facts:
March 2015 (Top 6):
Seth Mk2 56 Kills
Mesmer Mk2 55 Kills
Vagabond Mk2 43 Kills
Artemis 40 Kills
Seth 39 Kills
Artemis Mk2 37 Kills
Interesting Facts: Sequers have more kills than an Ictus and Arkhes have more kills than a Waspish
Feb 2015 (Top 6):
Seth 95
Artemis 69
Artemis Mk2 57
Arbalest Mk2 47
Seth Mk2 46
Kain Mk2 40
Scarabs's had more kills this month than an Ictus mk1.
Jan 2015(Top 6):
Artemis Mk2 143
Arbalest Mk2 121
Seth Mk2 119
Baphomet Mk2 113
Seth 86
Artemis 76
No Ictus were used in the killing of robots this month.
December 2014(Top 6):
Arbalest Mk2 262
Artemis Mk2 128
Artemis 101
Kain Mk2 94
Castel Mk2 85
Baphomet Mk2 70
Only month were a green combat topped the 6, and its a tackle bot.
November 2014(Top 6):
Gropho Mk2 124
Arbalest Mk2 121
Mesmer Mk2 118
Kain Mk2 102
Cameleon Mk2 99
Castel Mk2 69
Hey look pre patch players actually used green robots in PVP!
Interesting take aways: Clear imbalance between the races. Green combat pilots are not being utilized in pvp. Enwar is not being utilized in pvp.
Possible reasons:
http://forums.perpetuum-online.com/topi … the-patch/
I told you in November that the Ictus would be deemed obsolete. It infact in the past three months has become obsolete.
Why don't players use Ictus? Theres no need in them, the Flavor of the month is a Seth MK2. The Seth has such a massive buffer to compensate for energy cells(Lazers) AND has the most amount of leg and head slots. So you can create a platform that has Great tank AND AND with autocannons can have GREAT DPS! So now you have a platform that can laugh at Ewar and Enwar with 1 ECCM and 1 Enwar. Add an Injector + autocannons BAM! You got an ultimate powerhouse platform that negates ALL forms of Ewar/Enwar and you have plenty of DPS Slap some plates, ERP, repper, 2 sensor amps and GG ***! So basically you have walking death platform marching at you with zero *** given.
I want the developers to understand something. The Ictus role in PVP was to create space. The Ictus were usually the ones control the distance of the fight. They created buffer zones. This buffer zone is the limited engagement Zone. The limited engagement zones were created to allow for pushing and allow for retreat. The Zenith Long range demobilization did the same thing. It allows you to fight out number and become tactical. You don't have tactical pvp in this game anymore. Let me repeat this, You, the developers, have removed the greatest part of pvp in this game. The ability to move over terrain and fight and move through zones is fun, amazing, pulse gripping and some of the most heart pounding fun in any game. You removed that. You did this in a number of steps un knowingly attempting to balance other aspects of the game.
1. You rebalanced the game around to create a better more forgiving environment. But you didn't. You turned the game into a solid numbers game. Who has the most online at the time wins the war, and don't ANYONE tell me that it's always been that way because it hasn't. I personally was involved in small pvp environments with Eharmony and the rebuilding of CIR.
2. You added more LOS obstacles, you have halfed the trees, but its still an issue.
3. You increased the speed of the game, this pains me to say this but this makes it too easy for everyone and their mother to just throw on as many plates as possible and cruise around an island. There is a difference when you had to walk at 43 KPH with plates and resistance with heavys and now at 75 KPH... Flipping the script on this the logistics are too easy now to move massively plated fleets. Well Ville! Aren't huge fleets what you wanted in pvp?? Yes, but the first time someone goes boom in the middle of the fleet it can be the death to the entire group and it turns into who has the most people.
4. Sparks, The game is too small for it. Please for the love of god remove this feature.
5. Removing tactical roles from robots. I get it you don't want people to be held down and rolled in a pvp fight, we get it. I agree. But they are purely negated with 1 anti tuning(Enwar/ECCM).
I'll Suggest it again to bring balance to the force:
Ictus Roles need to go from 3% to 5% on neutralized and Drained amount.
Vagabond Needs a better masking bonus: Or a Small Shield bonus 3%
Zenith Needs Demob bonus back. And better masking bonus/Shield bonus
Gropho/Tyr need help in some area: DPS or Tank. both need help.
In Closing: I feel like this game was better in 2011. Thanks
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