There is a difference between using TF to create LOS defense and using TF to create walls and barriers; and not just 'barriers' but impassable barriers.

The +/- 50 doesn't stop using TF to create impassable barriers. I don't care if the US army uses bulldozers in real life, this is a game and the mechanics need to be balanced within the confines of the other existing mechanics.

To be exact here, Perp is a 2D ground based combat system and TF is 3D. Unless or until we get 3D combat, devs are going to have to limit TF to work with the 2D mechanics.

This doesn't solve the the issue as it has evolved, which is players shouldn't be using TF as a mainline defense. Hence the slope limited to always allow light/assaults.

Those two goals, while not mutually exclusive, are counter-productive.

PIE was an alpha gathering/production corp, of which I was CEO, and CIR is a PVP faction corp where I am (now on standy) an officer. So I have experience with both of the goals you are trying to acheive.

The culture of a corporation is significant in determining how it's players impact Perp and the game flow of Nia. If you start a corp with a focus on Alpha, then you're putting less priority on PVP, beta, and building gamma bases. And the reverse is true.

So, my advice is to choose one of those two goals and focus on that, if you try to do both you're focus will be too spread out and you won't acheive either.

Edit: Oops, this is Lemons AMA : )  So rephrase this as a question to Lemon if he agrees or not, for form.

I was more thinking that they would be away to limit the impact of single tile. Corps could flatten elsewhere, but there would be these 2 or 3 'ideal' spots.

On the flip-side, the turrets are also going to have a range/angle component too, because to get them high enough to shoot over walls they are going to need to be further back.

Yep, that's what I meant by effectiveness not worth the time.

Someone mentioned turrets have a higher aim point, which would mean the bunker would have to be bigger then if just LOS'ing bots too I believe.

It's a nerf, nerfs aren't meant to be comparable.

The difference between walls and TF is walls degrade, so getting those charges would only provide a temporary boost.

I'm trying to compromise, since it's unlikely that the devs have any desire to do reimurbsement of the consumable charges at all.

I think Merkle is on the right track.

With a looming time deadline of Steam release, the most effective thing to do at this point is:

* Reset Gamma
* Remove beacon TF
* Devs Create (3) flat 'base' areas on each gamma island with 2 'natural' impassable sides per base.
     Note: 3 is better than 2, it may not mean that 3 sides will settle there, but it leaves it as a possiblity.

- Details follow

Is the author of that blog a professional MMO designer or is he just a guy that's played alot of eve?

I worked full time for 8 months on an MMO design as a 'novice' and barely scratched the surface of the complexity of the interaction of game mechanics. Publishing an article doesn't mean this guy knows anything about how to actually make Eve on the ground work.

Your taking it too personally. An emotional plea simply means that you're not using logic to form your arguement.

Please feel free to clarify what 'Nothing to lose' means in your own words than.

And that's the GRAND misconception, that new players should be able to come in and compete directly against vets.

Why can't the new players come in and join EXISTING corporations, and then it's MIXED battles of new and vets.

This theme-park idea that me, as a single player, can step into Perp and have some kind of HEROIC impact on the game is the disconnect. That's not even a gap issue, because not even Lemon was able to take on the whole server alone.

I don't really blame new players for coming in with this kind of attitude, because games like Dota, WOW, LOL, are all designed to make each player feel like a hero.

Maybe changing how Perp functions will make it less of a niche game, but then it WOULDN'T BE Perpetuum.

There's nothing wrong with a game being what it is, Perp's problem has always been a lack of content. The ONLY thing that's going to save Perp is more content. At some point, with enough players, Perp may become self-suffcient with player generated content. Until then though AC is going to have to kick start Perp with enough 'stuff' to keep players in the game for a couple months until they get involved in the small amount of existing Player content.

Also, they need to make all the game mechanic changes NOW, because everytime they make a change they lose people; the series of changes to mining and kernels caused most of the intial exodus (and the Gamma changes for me).

I've been looking forward to this game for awhile.

Here is the link to the english site for those interested.

https://www.archeagegame.com/en/