You still seem not to get it - it doesnt matter what you reported, or how often - or if you could have seen this coming 2 years ago.

You used it.

Right Codrus - it would be very easy to but an algorithm in the game, you choose your target decoder, but in some different lvl decoders you already have - and the game calculates and shows you how much you'd need of which decoder.

But other then that - the idea is mainly to keep the prices stable. I'm sure if the DEVs agree to the basic idea, they will come up with something useful.

Again another idea - for the emantime they could make them recyclable.

Hm in think you didnt understand a single posting in this thread Hunter ;> no need to be agressive man.

We're all working in the same direction btw ...

Right Anni - and right again Line: i also noted that your proposed changes would influence EW to either EW or dps - but like Line says - EW are rarely fit with EW stuff these days, they just come with a dps fit and are still fastest.

Maybe weapons should just weigh heavier for lights and EWs. If they want to be offensive they shouldnt have the defense of speed.

A Fightnight thingy would be nice and i wasted some thoughts on it - its hard to come up with some specs since the bottypes arent balanced at all.

To make it balanced, youd need a lot of rules which would make organisation tricky.

3on3s between lights/assaults, assaults/mechs and mechs/heavies would be a start.

That was all this was about Line... try to read and comprehend next time...

There are no real fights atm - we fight over nothing - so its time to get real purpose in for pvp - be its competitive sport like POS or ganking areas. But arenas? Hell no.

If we just focus on this point and let aside possible future changes wghich might interfere here: youre right.

I just wanted to point out taht the current system isnt like you thought: 100 dmg when hitsize is bigger then dispersion, but its even 110% in some occasions which tends to show the liking of the designers - or a fail at restricting the calculation.

Correctly fit - even 3 EWs can take down any mech - demobbing him constantly, ecming him and needlepinning him to death. In some rare cases even less are sufficient - because the EW can mostly evade any direct fire because of its speed, hide and come out and shoot - hide ... etc.

So, to have any effect - the change would need to be noticable.

Light weapons should be effective against light ones and also, reduced against bigger targets whereas bigger weapons are of course most effective against small targets, normal against equasl targets and again reduces against bigger targets.

This would maintain the bot progression according to their progression in research, value and EP requirement.

The fact that now big weapons arent useful against small targets but small are viable against bigger targets - is a reminicense from a, thanksfully, other game.

Combining would be good but - numbers can be tricky here as in your formula.

You would need 10 billion lvl 1 decoders to form a lvl 10.

Despite from this unpractical number - either lvl 1 decoders would becoe even worth less then nothing or higher lvl decoders would increase in value very much and allow market speculation and create pseudo NIC.

Optimum would be to choose a system that would keep the current decoder prices at the current prices, but still required some work when combining decoders for an upgrade.

This here - is a more realistic approach and would keep similar current prices without market inflation:

x = (1*(x-1)) + (2*(x-2))+1 + (3*(x-3))+2

where x is the decoder lvl you aim for.

This would mean - to make a lvl 10 decoder you'd need:

1 lvl10 = 1 lvl9 + 3 lvl8 + 5 lvl7

the others would be made of:

1 lvl9 = 1 lvl8 + 3 lvl7 + 5 lvl6

1 lvl8 = 1 lvl7 + 3 lvl6 + 5 lvl5

1 lvl7 = 1 lvl6 + 3 lvl5 + 5 lvl4

1 lvl6 = 1 lvl5 + 3 lvl4 + 5 lvl3

1 lvl5 = 1 lvl4 + 3 lvl3 + 5 lvl2

1 lvl4 = 1 lvl3 + 3 lvl2 + 5 lvl1

now to start from scratch and only start with decoders lvl1-3 you would need:

1 lvl5 = 4*lvl3 + 7*lvl2 + 5 lvl1

1 lvl6 = 12*lvl3 + 16*lvl2 + 20*lvl1

1 lvl7 = 29*lvl3 + 55*lvl2 + 60*lvl1

1 lvl8 = 85*lvl3 + 133*lvl2 + 145*lvl1

1 lvl9 = 232*lvl3 + 378*lvl2 + 425*lvl1

1 lvl10 = 632*lvl3 + 1052*lvl2 + 1160*lvl1

i think this is probably a superincreasing knapsack, correct me if im wrong.

I understand, you're innocent.

Nobody needs to explain anything - thats the funny part. If you do something that isnt intended by the DEVs, they can do whatever they want.

Apart from that - insurances have a clear real life copunterpart - so intended use is a no brainer.

Thats simply not true. Something is an exploit as soon as it gets someone an unintended advantage. Declared or not. No need of hacks, bugs or declarations.

If u use the insurance to make money by intentionally blowing the insured item up - you dont use the insurance to insure yourself against accidental passive losses, but to actively gain money.

And by this you do something not intended. And by that you exploit. End of story.