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Post by Koalabear on Aug 21, 2024 7:30:44 GMT -5
So, looks like Plarium is scaling back their greed a bit with respect to the Implants. If I'm reading their announcement correctly, as of the next update, implant removal will no longer cost anything and the implants will retain their level after removal. Then, if you scrap an upgraded implant, you'll get 30% implant parts back. I think that makes more sense.
They've also made it so that pilots can only provide damage bonus for weapons they have innate skill for. To me, this sounds like a damage nerf and that pilots will lose that generic damage buff. Not sure how I feel about that yet. On the one hand, damage has been going through the roof for a long time and needs to be scaled down. On the other hand, I'm gonna lose a ton of damage from all my pilots....oh well...
What are your thoughts?
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Post by OU812? on Aug 21, 2024 17:34:39 GMT -5
Not sure how I feel about the damage nerf on pilots. Wait and see, I guess. Agree with you that damage, particularly AI, is a problem. The amount of revoker wielding mechs opposing us is annoying.
Glad to see the change to implants. Good for the player base. I think Plar had enough players leave after the MOD rollout that they had to staunch the hemorrhaging somehow. Implant removal costs were also a remarkably limiting consideration affecting hanger flexibility. Truthfully, I think we could all agree that this should’ve happened a while ago.
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Post by reconnecting on Aug 22, 2024 8:10:23 GMT -5
I always thought when you remove an implant you lose it. Keeping it is a lot better! 😂 General damage increase will be missed for sure. Though I usually use it along with a specific weapon damage implant like missile racks.
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Post by Koalabear on Aug 26, 2024 7:38:45 GMT -5
Hopefully the general damage decrease will scale down the EMR damage potential.
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Post by S1E1 on Aug 27, 2024 16:39:21 GMT -5
As I understand it, the damage won't go down if equipped to the right pilot. So before, I think for a legendary long-distance pilot it was a 70% total damage boost of 40% long-distance and 30% general damage (totally doing this off memory so not sure about the numbers). And now it will just be 70% long-distance. So EMRs should still pack the same punch, especially as most folks probably aren't equipping Railgun implants on their gold distance pilots anymore.
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Post by OU812? on Aug 30, 2024 16:30:51 GMT -5
Anyone notice that their some of the implants on their pilots are all messed up? I’ve got a shotgun implant on my DL stalker and my sniper pilot doesn’t have any of the implants that were originally on them. Plus, the implants seem to be leveled up. I am po’d.
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Post by nocluevok on Aug 30, 2024 18:35:18 GMT -5
Anyone notice that their some of the implants on their pilots are all messed up? I’ve got a shotgun implant on my DL stalker and my sniper pilot doesn’t have any of the implants that were originally on them. Plus, the implants seem to be leveled up. I am po’d. No implants changed or missing on any of my bots. I've got one with a mod icon missing but the mod is still installed. |
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Post by OU812? on Aug 30, 2024 18:44:48 GMT -5
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