Topic: Balancing PvP & Robots: Rock, Paper, Seth
I want to spark some discussion in regards to balance in its current iteration. I think we can agree it has seen far better days.
The current FOTM trend is horribly painful to partake in as the dynamics involved in combat have reduced(Due to balance), the perceived focus on superior numbers has increased and we have lost any vision of what PvP used to involve.
If we look at the statics, we can see a rapid increase in the use of yellow bots, especially heavies with the most recent change in balance.
I would like to generate reports from battles, given proper access to the tabled information. These reports will detail out top used bots over time, top damaging bots in a engagement grouped by type and size. This would then be reported back as far as possible to map balance change patches and give us a view at exactly how players reacted and evolved from these.
I have my own infrastructure I can pull all of this down to I just require access to either the old information or current data set
How much do numbers and specifically players impact battles? Review the below footage for yourself and observe your own findings. All of these videos are pre-current balance.
6 62nd vs ~8+ RG/CIR/MORTE - Note the disorganized play pre-Lemon appearing on the field. The organization of the red fleet changes with Lemon appearing and disapearing. *FC organization play a HUGE role in PvP
~15 CIR vs ~30 M2S+Friends Out position and out numbered, notice how the lesser overcome superior odds.
The following two fights detail roughly even numbers with drastically different play from passive-passive to Attacker-Defender and their results.
In closing, the majority suck at this game and with out being coddled or hand held die horribly. The current balance doesn't help and the fights are stale.
Fully tank the Seth, stack repair bots behind, push until everything is dead.
What do?
EDIT: PS my guess once given data is the same 3-5 people doing 40-60% of the total damage in EVERY engagement despite a battle sizing from 5-60 players.
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