No ***.

Zoom is slow, but not stupid.
More thoughts to come with a SS.

As for the suggestion that I made above.  This will only work IF speed changes are made with said patch. 
Reason being ballistics need speed to get into range, they also need speed for the increased mass of the guns.  This is why we have a 3 kph difference between each color.  This is small enough to allow for open fittings, yet large enough for those variations to mean something strategically.

Here Is a updated sheet showing if you make the armor changes, of what I suggest to do with ammo types.  The big thing is to move the standard types to what is on the sheet.  More freedom with the Two faction ammo types, I feel is just fine.  Those SHOULD be quirky and different.

Suggestions

• + or - Ammo Reload Time

• + or - Weapon Dispersion

• Small Energy Neuting Effect

• Small Demob Effect

• + or - ROF

• + or - Falloff Range

• + or - Optimal Range

• + or - Weapon Energy Consumption

When making a balance argument, compare apples to apples.

Not Mk1 vs Mk2.

I ran my numbers last night.  Still working the math on suggested changes.

Ok, I get it Zoom.

People have been asking for "stuff" for, well forever.  Its never enough, its not right, this and that. 

Do this correctly.  Think past all this stuff, do it right, logically, and sensibly.   Your adding in a new "people did this" faction thinking it will get a boost of what you have.  This isn't needed.  Save this for later.  Build on the colors of what you have. 

Here is what you do, start out with the small things.  So lets pick the  Ikarus, and the Hermes.  These are logical.

The Ikarus is nian, and fills a roll that we need.  The Hermes is the New "faction" bot as its what we need to do stuff and explore.  So we made it to find those artifacts. 

Next is where we deviate from your plan, go to a roll that we need/want. 
Lets pick something small. Light Assault Ewar.
This is from the example above.

Fill all of those out with all the RBG colors and see what your player base does with them.  Fix OP where you need to and direct energy into it. 

Lets do another example.
Um...Let me see.  Light Expanse Bots.  Again were STARTING small.

These boni revolve around Damage, and Range, however are slower, and lower ROF using Medium Weapons.

Using are logic that we established from the earlier postings.
Red - Uses Prom Base, Blue Legs, Head is Green

What does this Mean.

Legs - Its the fastest as its using Blue Legs, and Blue Resists.
Torso - Uses Red Damage Baseline/Range Baselines.
Head - Uses Locking, Locking Range Baselines.

Now from here, as your using a logical progression, you can then tweak and balance what you need to.  Range really high on all of them across the board?  Whats the DPS look like, is it burst damage?  What type of damage, LOS filters into this as well.  Now take all to that stuff, and see what the sever is doing with it.  See how people are breaking them, then fix them.  This is should be done on a monthly cycle that everyone knows about. 

Example.
Introduction of new Bots.
2st Month - Small balance patch to ONLY new bots.
3nd Month - Do nothing.
4rd Month - See if patch is needed, if so do it WITHOUT saying so to the player base.
8th Month - See if final Patch is needed, Buff or Nerf as needed.

Wait, what if people get mad? Like the last time you did a balance patch?

I will say the last balance "thing" did have one positive outcome.  It changed the meta.  Doing these small patches changes the meta.  You break builds, you make players think and get off autopilot, this is GREAT for the game.  You piss people off when you do a wide brush approach, but when its small people can react faster, as you have less information for them to absorb.

Changing the meta makes things fresh again for older players, and newer ones have no clue whats going on so this isnt for them anyway, but they see the benefit from it.

Spelling and Grammer duh.

Metis: heavy mech specialized for remote support modules

Lets talk bacon.
These few words mean so much not only to the game, but how your going about it.

First, this is a compete game changer if it means what the English language says it does.   Your adding in a dedicated RR bot to the game.  It becomes the defacto healer, the one you cant go without, the thing that every group needs, the were not undocking without X amount. 

I hope you know what your doing with it. 
So lets change it, rework those simple words.

You need to scrap the mech!  Go back to the drawing board and do Red, Green, Blue "Industrial's".  Then specialize those into what each is good at.  So Blue (Remote Reps), Red (Remote Sensor), Green (Remote Energy). 
Then you intermix them as per your kill chart, Blue Kills Green, Green Kills Red, Red Kills Blue THUS ---->

Blue Specialization -  Remote Reps, But With Green Stats, So ----> Bot has Lowest Speed, AND has Green Resists.
Red Specialization - Remote Sensor Amp ----> Bot has Highest Speed, and Blue Resists
Green Specialization - Remote Energy ----> Bot has Mid Speed, Red Resists

Tie this to how they look.

Green - Ictus Torso, Zenith Legs, Termis Head (As per the Industrial Support)
Same thing with all the rest.  You can do crazy things with extensions Too!

Doing it this way Opens the doors to other specializations and rolls to be plugged in a logical way.

Example Time!

Light Assault Ewar.  (Abry, Wasp, Balpo)  Skilled at using Medium Weps, with Ewar at Reduced Range
Can fit Medium Weps (Two Max)

Red - Sensor Dampening ---> Bot has Highest Speed, and Blue Resists.
Blue - ECM ---> Bot has Lowest Speed, AND has Green Resists.
Green - E Drain ----> Bot has Mid Speed, Red Resist

Red - Intact Torso, Abry Legs, Laird Head (Possible Head Change)
So on for the rest!

These fit logical fittings, and cross crazyness.   You dudes just willy nilly picked what you liked without any logical thinking.  You picked what looked "best".  Make some look ugly, and some people might fall in love with them.

Crazy Spelling $ Grammer!

They would need a actual plan of attack to be thinking this far.

Not impressed at all.  I did enjoy the quip about balance from Zoom, so hard to balance.  It really isn't when you have a entire population that can help you.

Gamma should be completely scrapped.

This was one of the nails, that killed this game.  Too much too soon, with little understanding what they want.

I would suggest you take a hard look at your balance, and your teiring system first.

Reason being, your going to make a "new" line of bots, yet, balance hasn't moved.
Sometime ago you said we would have input into this, that doesn't seem to be the case.  All good.

Why I am suggesting you re balance first, fix the Red vs Green Blue imbalance.  Then do a tie in with the new bots.

A example of this:

Rebalance patch- Fixes Existing problems.
Second Rebalance patch - Fixes Small problems with first patch (1 Month after First)
Third Rebalance Patch - Changes Mk1-Mk2 bots to fit into New Roll Based Bots.

*Deploy New Roll Based Bots*

Forth Reblance Patch - Address Imbalances with new Bots-Mk1-Mk2 Bots.

If you wish to have a helping hand.

You have my email.  Non-Biased Third Party, who knows the PVP avenues.

See I told you to not *** until its out.

All is well.

Hehe.

When Indiana is mad, you know you messed up.

He is trying to be hip.