Agree on need for PvE updates and new player focused updates. I'm not holding my breath on new mechs.

But it occurs to me that it would make sense if an attacker-built structure could breach enemy defenses/walls. I guess that's what a "Siege Tower" would be. Hmmmm.

Second string still plays. I think the writing is on the wall

Good Job Devs!!!

Also, 40k was derived simply from rounding 30 days of EP, which is 43,200. Maybe you can advertise as buy firstonth sub and get extra month EP

... Or something like that.

Just get them in so I can shootz them

I still like Acceleration, but it may be making it more complicated than it needs to be. Whether EP is accelerated for a while or given out in one chunk you will have issues with players using EP very unwisely.

Do new accounts get to downgrade extensions still before hitting level 7? Maybe that will be enough for correcting mistakes.

So, give 40K bonus EP for first month sub. That gives potential day one sub 60-80k (depending if they bought kickstarter) and 124,800 to 144,800 by day 45 (one month plus 15 day trial). That's as competitive as anyone needs to be as a beginner, imo.

And still listen to community on light bots and give us some new bots while you're at it!

Great work on Greenlight. I think I'm gonna be playing again soon...

1. Sure, why not

2. Only a little, but it should be automatic for new accounts, not purchased separately

First, I did not know that the Amazon Kickstarter pack included bonus EP until Gunner told me last night. Funny thing was he called it the Camel's Nose, and now today I see this thread...

EP Acceleration
I think this is a fair modification to make for say 45 days, give or take for balancing and exploits. Whether that is double or 1.5 or some other % variation is also debatable. Whatever the % all existing accounts should also be credited for EP for this time. And no trial accounts should be allowed acceleration until purchase. If trial account purchases after 2 weeks then they can have retroactive EP immediately that would have accumulated at the accelerated rate would they have purchased on day one.

But after the 45 days, or whatever time period, EP should accumulate normally.

Others have made good points regarding rebalancing needs for light bots and some extensions. But I still think, psychologically it can only help to get more players to commit to the game long-term, rather than FEEL left behind right off the bat.

And come on guys, we need all the new player incentives we can get.

Important points

• If Devs do this they need to boost all existing accounts as if we all had this from the start.

• Automatic for subscription, not an additional purchase and definitively not on unpaid trials (simply for exploit)

• No New EP Purchases. Amazon is the limit. DO NOT sell any more EP!!!

Perhaps I don't read well on my iPhone, but what negative reasons does Sinceto state for jump jets? I get that it has major balancing needs and would certainly require a debuff, like a long charge up and recovery time. I don't think it's like an active speed mod. It's more about bouncing over impassable terrain.

It would probably only work by selecting a target tile to jump to, one that is within whatever the required range and over whatever slope. My understanding is that one of the reason Artillery is still not in the game is that there is no way to select targetable tiles for delivering Artillery. I could be waaay off on that as my knowledge on Perpetuum Development History is not all that great.

I suppose at this point something like jump jets is a pipe-dream way off in the distant future ...if there is one.

A theme park in the middle of my beach? gasp

Sure, why not. And have some yellow bots invading blue islands. Call it factional warefare.

Only kidding about the name. Anything that gets noobs excited is a plus as long as the sand surrounding the park remains.

Yeah, all three of them. Seriously though, of course it COULD upset those who have spent 1000 hours farming kernals.

I like the idea above about gaining research points and applying them as you see fit. If the system changed to something like that I'm sure those with 'full' trees could be granted enough research points to train right back up to that point. And surely those points would be used more effectively, so i think those with close-to-full trees would LOVE the idea of using their hard work to more effective use.

Cannot disagree, but would also like to see more options for getting onto island. Surely there is a thread somewhere requesting mobile TPs for jump-to points (like cyno ). Insert drawbacks, balancing, etc. Stealth bots, perhaps. But for now... sure, z nerf

That's damn right! I remember thinking how cool it was that the NPCs could eat me alive if I went the wrong way. NPCs in EVE bored the *** out of me from day one, so I was always impressed with Perp's more dangerous NPCs.

When I first read the idea about making all Alpha spawns fire-only-when-fired-upon I thought it was a fair idea. After reading Kustom's post and remembering my experience and thoughts with NPCs... Hell NO, it's a bad idea.

NPCs should be plentiful AND powerful AND drop good loot. If you MUST limit their aggressiveness do it surgically without the sweeping broad strokes. ALL of Alpha for ALL bot types seems way too harsh. Perhaps do it by region and/or bot type (like indies). But I'll let others with far more PVE experience argue the details...

EDIT: also my first days were in Feb 2011, so that is the timeframe for my 1st impressions on NPCs. When I picked up the game again in Oct and reset my character, I really did not focus much at all on NPCs. Perhaps they already sucked by then.

You guys want analogies? Try comparing the process of defining 'themepark' and 'sandbox' to the political process of defining fun words like democrat, republican, socialist, capitalist, liberal, conservative. Have fun with that! Everyone will have his own subjective idea of what they mean and many will skew definitions to bolster their own arguments.

My opinion ...don't waste your time trying to define themeparks and sandboxes for Perpetuum. Focus on what will make the game better. It's subjective enough without inserting more cloudy concepts.

Pretty much summarizes my thoughts. As much as I'd like to see and know I fear it would be off-putting to any new people who happen across.

+1/2