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Post by Dredd77 on Feb 9, 2017 14:41:19 GMT -5
Here are some new and upcoming developments to the game, disclosed to this community by Pixonic as part of the Pixonic Insiders program.
1. Hangar diversity
Pixonic is aware that players want to have the ability to use different hangars in the game, rather than having to push a "main hangar" meta as far as possible. Being able to run a diversity of bots while still being competitive is a long-term goal.
2. Ecus
In light of the Ancile buff and shielded bots in general, Pixonic is exploring what can/should be done to raise the efficacy of the Ecu shield. Part of the challenge of the Ecu is that it is somewhat trickier than the other shielding options to use effectively. A "simple buff" might not be the answer, if an answer is determined to be needed.
3. Leagues and matchmaker
Pixonic confirmed that the upcoming Leagues system will take advantage of the current matchmaking system, rather than a "replacement" of the current matchmaking system.
4. Moving backwards
Pixonic acknowledges the issue some players experience when attempting to move their robot backwards. A fix is currently in development, and could possibly be in as early as the next update.
5. Social system
Pixonic mentioned that a new social system is in development, which will replace the current Facebook-dependent one.
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Please note that as with anything unreleased, any and all content discussed here is subject to change at any point and without warning. Nothing is "guaranteed" until it is actually released.
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Post by Sybill on Feb 9, 2017 15:23:52 GMT -5
Thanks to all staff for supplying us with news and maintaining the forum. (hits the like button)
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Post by Blurred Vision on Feb 9, 2017 16:15:05 GMT -5
What they said ^^^
I appreciate hearing about what changes might be coming, and the fact that this channel of communication betwixt the developers and the player community has been opened and provides ongoing updates. My Thanks to those who make this happen.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2017 17:51:26 GMT -5
1. Hangar diversity Pixonic is aware that players want to have the ability to use different hangars in the game, rather than having to push a "main hangar" meta as far as possible. Being able to run a diversity of bots while still being competitive is a long-term goal. They had this. And chose to get rid of it in favor of an outcomes-based model. Which, in turn, killed hangar diversity and punished people who invested their upgrade queue / Ag / Au / WSP in anything that wasn't end-game worthy. If this is now a long term goal, they sure as hell lost sight of it in the short term. |
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Post by ChillyTempurrrrr on Feb 9, 2017 18:25:09 GMT -5
I remember a time when pixonic gave us no info on upcoming changes.
and even if you wanted to ask a question about the game you were lucky if you even got a reply that is not the standard ones.
this pixonic insiders program is one of the best things that has happened to war robots since I've been playing.the fact that we get daily news about multiple subjects is insane.going from getting little to no info to this is a great big step up.
it really shows how much pixonic respects us as a community.
I don't see why you shouldn't join the forums probably the best place for anything war robots related
i thank all the people at pixonic and all the people who run this forum.you make hundreds of people happy everyday.
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Post by Dredd77 on Feb 9, 2017 18:30:19 GMT -5
I remember a time when pixonic gave us no info on upcoming changes. and even if you wanted to ask a question about the game you were lucky if you even got a reply that is not the standard ones. this pixonic insiders program is one of the best things that has happened to war robots since I've been playing.the fact that we get daily news about multiple subjects is insane.going from getting little to no info to this is a great big step up. it really shows how much pixonic respects us as a community. I don't see why you shouldn't join the forums probably the best place for anything war robots related i thank all the people at pixonic and all the people who run this forum.you make hundreds of people happy everyday. Kind words! Just to be clear, this isn't necessarily a daily thing. It will be sporadic. Sometimes we'll have nothing for a week. Other times we'll be brimming with tidbits. It's beyond our control, but I can say that the forum will get the skinny as quickly as we can get to our computers!  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2017 18:31:51 GMT -5
Buffin Ecu will be a hard one. The could make it so that it blocks midrange rockets.
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Post by Sybill on Feb 9, 2017 18:45:58 GMT -5
They had this. And chose to get rid of it in favor of an outcomes-based model. Which, in turn, killed hangar diversity and punished people who invested their upgrade queue / Ag / Au / WSP in anything that wasn't end-game worthy. If this is now a long term goal, they sure as hell lost sight of it in the short term. I really understand you. Long term is surely not what some of us were hoping for. But imo it's great news after all. Pixo acknowledges what was and is said in one or two still active threads on this forum. The communication goes in two directions, not only one way. I think they make a big difference compared to many othrer companies out there. They have my sympathy and I'm really looking forward what the next updates will mean to the game. |
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Post by Pulse Hadron on Feb 9, 2017 19:34:03 GMT -5
1. Hangar diversity Pixonic is aware that players want to have the ability to use different hangars in the game.... Being able to run a diversity of bots ... is a long-term goal. This is something that perplexes me. They built this game and know it inside out, how did they not know a major fun aspect is playing the entire variety of bots? All those designs they've spent time and energy on, of course people want to use em. The game is so well crafted which contradicts missing something so obvious (to me at least). This should have been done with the new MM, not a long term goal. Is it known what the league system is? The bits I've seen only mention there will be something called a "league system" but not really what it'll entail. I'm thinking they haven't said anything definite and this #3 is only a reply to people speculating it's a MM replacement. I was hoping the league system was to solve #1 Hangar diversity but maybe not. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 3:28:33 GMT -5
The part that sucks, is that as PIX has continued to screw up and degrade the game, we have tried to adapt. At what point does our level, stats, bot/weapon lvls, etc., work against us in a way that can only be fixed by starting completely over, or buying all new bots, cause we leveled up things too high. Oh well, let Trump and Putin do something stupid, and some of us wont have to worry about it due to "political embargos" or what have you.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 3:39:07 GMT -5
 I appreciate the work that goes into this forum and by the people that administer it. Sometimes, I don't take threads too seriously, get snarky sometimes or want to participate in others because I get tried of hearing the same complaints in different titled threads. But this thread shows somebody out there is trying to really help us and get us through the hurdles that have been thrown at the players lately. So I think we all owe these people a debt of gratitude. And any information from Pixonic is good information. Glad to see they stepped up.
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Post by tsunisterbr on Feb 10, 2017 9:17:13 GMT -5
They could be more specific about their plans, though. How long exactly is "long term"?
As things are right now, I don't know if the community will be here in the "long term"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 16:20:21 GMT -5
Give the Ecu a button and make it have Phalanx Mode where speed is reduced 25% instead of 20%. This way it has less efficiency compared to Shield-bots in terms of maneuverability on top of it's already lower HP
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Post by Drakagon&Draggona on Feb 10, 2017 17:00:04 GMT -5
Give the Ecu a button and make it have Phalanx Mode where speed is reduced 25% instead of 20%. This way it has less efficiency compared to Shield-bots in terms of maneuverability on top of it's already lower HP No thats way to op if ecu got a buff like that and whats the point of Gareth and Galahad and think about if you put ecus on some robots you can have 2 abilitys eg cossak would be a even better flag capturer as they can just use Phalanx with the ecu and jump around |
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Post by Paps on Feb 10, 2017 17:04:14 GMT -5
I'm an information hound, so I too appreciate what y'all are doing linking up with the developers. No questions or deep philosophical insights here. Just thanks.
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Post by DirtyLikaRat® on Feb 10, 2017 17:35:39 GMT -5
Awwwwwww Sooki sooki...my man Dredd with the FYI on the P-I-X-O. Danke Shane homie
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 17:35:51 GMT -5
Give the Ecu a button and make it have Phalanx Mode where speed is reduced 25% instead of 20%. This way it has less efficiency compared to Shield-bots in terms of maneuverability on top of it's already lower HP No thats way to op if ecu got a buff like that and whats the point of Gareth and Galahad and think about if you put ecus on some robots you can have 2 abilitys eg cossak would be a even better flag capturer as they can just use Phalanx with the ecu and jump around Every non-britbot that would equip it outside of stalker would be slowed to the 20-30kmph range, or have absolute garbage in terms of firepower. |
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Post by RightOn on Feb 14, 2017 18:57:33 GMT -5
I have an idea for ECU.
Give it a special button that turns the physical shield into an energy one, it still only faces one side. If the physical shield breaks the energy breaks too.
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Post by War Child on Feb 15, 2017 3:21:07 GMT -5
I have an idea for ECU. Give it a special button that turns the physical shield into an energy one, it still only faces one side. If the physical shield breaks the energy breaks too. Then whats the point of the Ancile? |
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Post by RightOn on Feb 15, 2017 8:07:49 GMT -5
The ancile still protects more, the energy ECU would be akin to the shields in Halo CE. It just gives the ECU more reason to be used.
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Post by [AurN] perfectlyGoodInk on Feb 15, 2017 8:13:52 GMT -5
2. Ecus In light of the Ancile buff and shielded bots in general, Pixonic is exploring what can/should be done to raise the efficacy of the Ecu shield. Part of the challenge of the Ecu is that it is somewhat trickier than the other shielding options to use effectively. A "simple buff" might not be the answer, if an answer is determined to be needed. Make it so that you can bash other robots with it, including your teammates! |
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Post by Munki on Feb 15, 2017 15:47:40 GMT -5
How about if they add weapon hard points to the outside of the ecu shield with the balancing aspect being the weapon falls off when the ecu shield takes a certain percentage of damage like 50%. Then, they should make all hard points on bots that do not have a ecu shield not drop weapons before bot death. I'm looking at you, Patton!
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Post by ✧✦Ŋɫתʃɑ✦✧ on Feb 18, 2017 22:57:15 GMT -5
I think that a good way of reworking Ecu shield would be that it gives more maximum HP to the bot instead of adding a shield to protect the side of the robot, I've seen this in a game called S.L.A.I from PS2, dont know if anyone have played that game, but reminds War Robots a little.
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Post by getdabeacons on Feb 19, 2017 9:00:11 GMT -5
i like the idea of an ecu that has a bit more area coverage and that dosent fall off when it still has 90% of the ecu left. I am also interested to hear how you are manipulating the match maker to allow you to win pilot of the hour with 150 trophys
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