FINE TUNING UPDATE - OCTOBER 2015

[moonlitAbility]

yeah… as someone sitting on top of a bunch of colbalts i never use and some duplicates, having bought a number of elite cases, i was looking forward to this patch… but the cost is kind of outrageous, especially for more rng. i havent done it yet, but im fairly sure after spending 50k creds and 6 colbalts i dont use for 2 cobalts i wont use im going to feel pretty gipped

[NaIKoLDY]

3 cobalt cards and a fee of 24.000 credits…no deal for me that is!!! Sure i can pick the merc…but hell no!!! Other then that it looks like a good update

[triteCherry]

[quote=“god1;91493”]
Maybe you should get into reading the fine lines before you spend hundreds of dollars on hats.[/quote]

If they want to spend development time and money on a system that very few people will ever use then that’s entirely up to them. Then again I don’t have the numbers of how many players have a gambling addiction.

[Mister_Wiggles]

This update has nothing to be excited about. In fact it’s made things even worse for us who have spent time and money in getting cobalts. Is it really hard to implement a respin feature? I’m sorry guys but I’m done with this game until this is sorted, a complete kick in the balls to us the players.

[SteelMailbox]

5 Player Private Matches
After getting a lot of feedback on Private Matches, we’re reducing the minimum players required to allow teams of 5 or more to jump into a server to train together!

Removed Secondary Objective Missions
http://i.imgur.com/OqSVbEF.png

That’s right, they’re outta here! Based on player feedback, and the confusion around what constituted completing a Secondary Objective, we’ve decided to remove them entirely. (Credit to /u/UltraWideGamer for the source image)

Nothing but good things can come out of this decision, I am so happy.

Balance Changes
General Gameplay
-Reduced the amount of view kick players get when receiving small amounts of damage by ~10%

Nothing but happy.

Phoenix
-Slightly reduced the amount of time it takes to switch from Healing Pulse to other items

It was never an issue, I would much prefer to see you handling the problem that a lot of players have with the healing pulse cancel and self revive.

Redeye
-A Smoke Grenade’s Smoke Cloud now requires more than one explosion to be dispersed, regardless of the damage of each explosion

I like this, it was way to easy to disperse it before

Fletcher
-Increased Sticky Bomb detonation time to 0.5s (up from 0.366s)
-With the Lock-On Augment’s 30% faster detonation, time is 0.35s (up from 0.256s)
-Sticky Bombs can no longer be detonated by enemy fire for 0.2s after being thrown

I can’t tell if that’s a nerf or a buff. On one side lock on is fixed but it basically allows you to explode it the same time as before, on the other hand we have the buff which was a really annoying thing to happen and it will allow Fletcher to throw bombs directly at people without being afraid of it exploding in his face.

Proxy
-Reduced Proximity Mine cooldown to 25s (down from 30s)

Why buff her might I ask?

Hollunds 880
-Increased rate of fire to 90 RPM (up from 86)

Don’t see how can that make the weapon more viable, 6 rounds per minute is nothing for a shotgun.

Dreiss AR
-Reduced horizontal recoil by ~10%

Not the dreiss buff I was expecting and I am sure a lot of people don’t like it, just buff the RPM alread

Blishlok SMG
-Increased effective range to 19m (up from 18m)
-Reduced reload time to 1.8s (down from 1.9s)

Again, I don’t know what to call this or even say if I like it or not.

Other Changes
User Interface
-The scoreboard now displays the current Server Name
-While typing into a chat box in the main menu, the Console will not longer inadvertently appear if the bound key is pressed
-Made several optimizations to HUD performance
-Added personal Score Per Minute and KDR to the End Game Review screen
-Spectator View now auto-switches away from killed players
-Increased Warmup Time back to 20s, as some players were unable to connect in time
-Reduced End Game Review to 20s (down from 25s)
-Increased Map Voting time to 20s (up from 15s)

-Nothing wrong with this.
-I didn’t really understood what you fixed?
-What are the changes, do you mind expanding on that
-No, just no. We wanted to get rid of those and you worsen the problem, now people will care about their KD and not the OBJ.
-I guess it is something
-All the time related changes are nice

Animation
-Fixed a few issues with the Grandeur SR reload animation
-Improved the Iron-Sight positioning while firing the Grandeur SR

To be more in the center? I feel like you really want people to find for themselves but there is a reason why we are reading these notes

Audio
-Hit Beeps are now Enabled by default. These can be disabled in the Audio / Notifications option in the menu, and existing players should not see their settings change with this update
-Body-shot Hit Beeps have been made more distinct
-Added audio when a Credit Booster is activate
-Added mouse-over and click sounds to several buttons in the Main Menu
-Added VO lines for when a Merc is firing a Mounted Machine Gun
-Adding audio confirmation for incapacitated players
-Assorted improvements to the overall audio mix

-It’s impact on the game is close to none so I don’t care.
-I could barely hear em before and now you want me to install elephant ears?
-Still no one will buy those (except @Sniff ).
-OK
-Kind of late to the party now aren’t we, if it ain’t what I think that is then I guess it is nice.
-Wasn’t it already IN THE GAME?
-Great.

General Gameplay
-Significantly reduced the collision around Mounted Machine Guns
-Pressing Q to deploy an item in an invalid location will now switch back to the previously equipped item, rather than -leaving the deployable in-hand
-Fixed bug where Health Insurance XP was granted if you healed an enemy player

-Does it affect the fact you need to be in a certain randomized angle to dismount the bloody thing?
-Don’t see why, I really don’t.
-Why? Well now to no longer give health to enemies when I need support XP.

Phantom
-Fixed bug where Refractive Armor would not always be disabled if in-use while placing a deployable item (such as C4)

Never saw that happen but if it was a thing then I am glad it is fixed, but where is the real Phantom buff? The last one only affected him jogging and crouching.

Phoenix
-The “Potent Packs” Augment now correctly increases Healing Pulse’s healing by 20%

Great but again, I want to see more Phoenix changes.

Redeye
-Fixed bug where IR Goggles could sometimes not be selected with Q

All bug fixes are welcome so from now on I won’t comment on them, wait what, they fixed the slender mercs?

-Fixed a bug where player models could become stretched while using a Mounted Machine Gun

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

Sparks
-The REVIVR battery will no longer drain faster than intended when using the “Quick Charge” augment

I am sure @Faraleth is a happy man right now.

Kukri
-Adjusted slash damage timings so that off-screen targets will no longer be hit

But that was one of the only real redeeming facts about the weapon (except the satisfaction).
I guess that beckhill is what I will use on him now.

Notable Bug Fixes
-Fixed hit detection issues when shooting deployable objects

Does this mean Vassili shots will now register correctly, YES!

Overall great update but some places you fucked up IMHO.
Also it seems like people are so goddamn mad about the trade in so I got one sentence:
It is better then nothing is it, I agree they went about it the wrong way but cmon they can always fix, just give them time.

[Potato_Ladder]

New Feature: Loadout Trade-In (Beta)
Have a few Loadout cards you don’t want to use, but don’t want to bump up the rarity? The new Loadout Trade-In system will let you trade in three cards of the same rarity, from Bronze through Cobalt, for a random Loadout Card for the Merc of your choice at the same rarity.

@MissMurder Have a dev team make a hotfix to change this ASAP, this feels like a punishment rather than a useful feature although I’m glad that this system is in beta and can subject to change but slap the people who thought this was a good idea if you can.

Other than that the changes seem pretty good as far as I can tell but I’m disappointed that the REVIVR is not getting fix in this patch.

P.S Personally, I don’t want to grind for trading up cards in the same quality and not to mention using 3 cards for one that might be the same. 1 for 1 sounds more fair to me.

[Backuplight]

I don’t think I’ve ever had such a polarized reaction to a post. It starts so strong, but what’s being delivered is just so… meh.

As always, pleased to see the balance changes, and appreciate the effort going into the trade system but layering in more RNG on top of the overly steep cost involved (3:1 + fee? Wow), I couldn’t be less interested. I’m sure changes will be discussed and made, but I feel absolutely no incentive to try and gamble my way to getting the loadout I want with the current rarity system. If I have 3 cobalts I don’t want to use, converting them into a single cobalt that I still might not want to use is a kick in the teeth.

Just to add some degree of measure to this, though… we know you listen to our feedback, so here’s hoping the general message from the community gets through! Just to summarise:

http://i.imgur.com/qNzZBUC.png

[Daergar1]

The trade-in system must be a draft on a crumbled napkin found in the bin?

Sorry, but trading three cobalt cards for a random one, with a fee, is the dumbest thing I’ve read today.

Why not let us re-roll gold and cobalt for a credit or money fee?

[DKill]

I’m definitely not liking the Fletcher sticky detonation delay nerf from 0.366s to 0.5s. Stickies now completely feel sluggish and now you’re basically forced to use a card with the Lock-On augment. Not happy with this at all…

[watsyurdeal]

The only issue I have is the trade in cost, it should be half the cost of a trade up. Because we already spent well over enough credits to warrant that. Not to mention all the gold, silver, and bronze cards.

[_Sniff]

[quote=“Watsyurdeal;91529”]The only issue I have is the trade in cost, it should be half the cost of a trade up. Because we already spent well over enough credits to warrant that. Not to mention all the gold, silver, and bronze cards.
[/quote]

You don’t think it’s messed up you could trade up 3 of the same card and get the same card on trade?

[watsyurdeal]

Well yes but what do you expect with nexon pinching them by the balls? Until we get trading card for card it might stay this way I hate to say.

[Backuplight]

You don’t think it’s messed up you could trade up 3 of the same card and get the same card on trade?

Congratulations, you win -2 cobalts! Best day ever!!

[_Sniff]

It’s beta. I’m giving my feedback for them to (hopefully) improve. If it stays like this I’ll probably end up keeping my repeats. Fuck 'em.

[Ardez1]

It’s beta. I’m giving my feedback for them to (hopefully) improve. If it stays like this I’ll probably end up keeping my repeats. Fuck 'em.

I will be withholding my unwanted or duplicate cobalts until a better option presents itself.

[Mister_Jim_E_Rustler]

So pre patch I had 10 cobalts of which 4 are useable loadouts imo the others just sit there.

Post patch I might have 6 cobalts 4 of which are useable 2 that just sit there and no credits?

I just dont understand that… I’ve spent $350+ on db because I think its a great game with a long future ahead and now I would have to risk 60 percent of my cobalts to maybe gain two useful ones if I’m lucky?

I really hope this is just a oversight from the team and not a change of direction in how the player base is treated. Or worse still something that has been dictated to the dev team by those higher up the food chain…

Due to the fact this is the first thing like this to pop up I’m going to chalk it up to the first option and keep my fingers crossed for a change of heart.

[Backuplight]

It’s beta. I’m giving my feedback for them to (hopefully) improve. If it stays like this I’ll probably end up keeping my repeats. Fuck 'em.

I fully believe they’ll respond to this with adjustments, the thing is - what do we consider an acceptable adjustment? Imo trading 2 cobalts and a fee is still pretty shit. A system where you can trade three cobalts for one cobalt of your choice would be better.

[watsyurdeal]

If they’re smart they’ll at least reduce the cost of trade ups and trade ins. There’s no effing reason for it to cost 4 bronzes, 4 silvers, or 6 golds for the next rarirty when the credit cost is so high.

That’s really my main issue with all this, it’s incredibly discouraging for anyone coming into the game.

[_Sniff]

Upon closer inspection you can not use Fletcher cobalts to get Fletcher cobalt. Luckily for me this means My Arty repeats can be changed.

Unfortunately if you have been trying to get a specific card like say Vassili. You can’t re-roll all of your shitty sniper cards into another chance at a good Vassili card.

[Backuplight]

[quote=“Watsyurdeal;91542”]That’s really my main issue with all this, it’s incredibly discouraging for anyone coming into the game.[/quote]As it stands, I’ve already written off the trade up system. I do it when I’m especially bored, if at all. I really, really wish they’d just separate cosmetics from loadouts and sell those like so many other games. The loadout system being your “calling card” when you kill someone is fine, just reduce the cost and make your money from legit cosmetics instead.

Or so I keep hoping. :neutral: