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asbobaslop Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:49 pm Posts: 7	Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive I play as Technician quite often, and a lot of times, all I do is rush around repairing things, keeping the turrets going and the sensors. I enjoy this, but it doesn't help my score at all. I feel that they should get a few more points for repairing things. Maybe 35 or 40 or even 50 points for repairing would make it more interesting instead of a measly 25. I would definitely be able to upgrade more quickly. I also think making the generator more important would help. It may be more interesting if you can’t switch classes once you die unless the generator is up. That would give us a bit more incentive to keep it going. I'm not biased towards technician. I spend most of my time playing as the Brute, but I do play technician when I'm in the mood for generator defense.
Sun May 06, 2012 1:48 am

Vinson Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:15 pm Posts: 231	Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive I agree. Kills are rewarded much to heavily, over seemingly everything else - assists,repairs,flag defense, upgrading base defenses. This needs to be balanced because all these things are equally important to victory, and right now being the slayer is more encouraged than anything else, to the detriment of the team and the gameplay.
Sun May 06, 2012 8:34 am

DibbzTheLoner Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:30 am Posts: 1616 Location: Australia Steam Gamer Name: Dibbz	Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive asbobaslop wrote: I spend most of my time playing as the Brute, but I do play technician when I'm in the mood for generator defense. Wow, other people main BRT/TCN? I'm surprised. I thought I was just crazy o_0 _________________ This signature is green. I like the colour green. Wait, why are you still reading? It should be obvious that this signature is pointless and just here to be green. Stop reading already! You're procrastinating too much!
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asbobaslop Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:49 pm Posts: 7	Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive Brute and Technician are both fun, but I gain much more points when I play as a Brute.
Sun May 06, 2012 2:53 pm

OuchMyBoobies Joined: Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:32 pm Posts: 992 Location: Eastern US	Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive i dunno, i usually rack up the kills as tech. everybody wants some of my gen; they ain't gettin' any. :p although, i haven't played tech recently. i guess i'm favoring offense or heavy flag defense these days. i'll have to play more tech, i do like fixing things.
Sun May 06, 2012 3:19 pm

asbobaslop Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:49 pm Posts: 7	Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive Anyone else agree?
Tue May 08, 2012 12:37 am

Spunker Joined: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:53 am Posts: 6	Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive asbobaslop wrote: I play as Technician quite often, and a lot of times, all I do is rush around repairing things, keeping the turrets going and the sensors. I enjoy this, but it doesn't help my score at all. I feel that they should get a few more points for repairing things. Maybe 35 or 40 or even 50 points for repairing would make it more interesting instead of a measly 25. I would definitely be able to upgrade more quickly. I also think making the generator more important would help. It may be more interesting if you can’t switch classes once you die unless the generator is up. That would give us a bit more incentive to keep it going. +1
Tue May 08, 2012 4:30 am

-AEnubis- Joined: Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:40 am Posts: 4879 Location: NA East	Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive I agree that CTF scoring needs some serious re-considerations, but I'm not sure I'm game with the repair credits changing. They are set inline with the asset destruction credits, as well as the upgrade costs. It would inflate the economy a bit. Most changes to the scoring system would require as much taken from one aspect as added to another. The last thing we need is more strikes raining down all willy nilly. _________________ Physics \| CTF Scoring \| Team Selection
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asbobaslop

Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:49 pm
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Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive

I play as Technician quite often, and a lot of times, all I do is rush around repairing things, keeping the turrets going and the sensors. I enjoy this, but it doesn't help my score at all. I feel that they should get a few more points for repairing things. Maybe 35 or 40 or even 50 points for repairing would make it more interesting instead of a measly 25. I would definitely be able to upgrade more quickly.

I also think making the generator more important would help. It may be more interesting if you can’t switch classes once you die unless the generator is up. That would give us a bit more incentive to keep it going.

I'm not biased towards technician. I spend most of my time playing as the Brute, but I do play technician when I'm in the mood for generator defense.

Sun May 06, 2012 1:48 am

Vinson

Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:15 pm
Posts: 231

Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive

I agree. Kills are rewarded much to heavily, over seemingly everything else - assists,repairs,flag defense, upgrading base defenses. This needs to be balanced because all these things are equally important to victory, and right now being the slayer is more encouraged than anything else, to the detriment of the team and the gameplay.

Sun May 06, 2012 8:34 am

DibbzTheLoner

Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:30 am
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Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive

asbobaslop wrote:

I spend most of my time playing as the Brute, but I do play technician when I'm in the mood for generator defense.

Wow, other people main BRT/TCN? I'm surprised. I thought I was just crazy o_0

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Sun May 06, 2012 12:07 pm

asbobaslop

Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:49 pm
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Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive

Brute and Technician are both fun, but I gain much more points when I play as a Brute.

Sun May 06, 2012 2:53 pm

OuchMyBoobies

Joined: Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:32 pm
Posts: 992
Location: Eastern US

Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive

i dunno, i usually rack up the kills as tech. everybody wants some of my gen; they ain't gettin' any. :p

although, i haven't played tech recently. i guess i'm favoring offense or heavy flag defense these days. i'll have to play more tech, i do like fixing things.

Sun May 06, 2012 3:19 pm

asbobaslop

Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:49 pm
Posts: 7

Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive

Anyone else agree?

Tue May 08, 2012 12:37 am

Spunker

Joined: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:53 am
Posts: 6

Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive

asbobaslop wrote:

Tue May 08, 2012 4:30 am

-AEnubis-

Joined: Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:40 am
Posts: 4879
Location: NA East

Re: Suggestions about repair points and generator incentive

I agree that CTF scoring needs some serious re-considerations, but I'm not sure I'm game with the repair credits changing.

They are set inline with the asset destruction credits, as well as the upgrade costs. It would inflate the economy a bit.

Most changes to the scoring system would require as much taken from one aspect as added to another. The last thing we need is more strikes raining down all willy nilly.

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