Regarding further "balancing" changes

Alright, after every update and balance changes there's always a bunch of posts explaining how unfair all these nerfs and boosts are. So can we just remember there's a BIG difference between p2p and f2p weapons. For example, in nightmare, explosive cannons were very OP, the Tesla Bolt nerf was needed, and flares got an unnecessary buff. The point is, free weapons aren't going to get the buff they need to complete with expensive weapons. Either way, I'm still gonna complain about this flare buff
Side note: why are so many threads constantly being locked and censored? If they're repeat topics or unimportant they'll be ignored.

 

I wanted to reply to some recent threads and they were locked indeed. No idea why!

 

Which flare buff are you talking about? Can't remember any

 

Flare stops all healing because that talent works now is what I think they mean

 

nope i do believe thats tesla stun which blocks heals

 

Hi, I am a nightmare fixer and I agree. This flare buff is way too strong, especially since the effect can STACK! When my T5 epic repair bolt heals for 500, this is a major problem. There have been so many games where I am trying to heal someone getting focused and I can't possibly keep up with the damage. Many people have realized this is OP and are now using flares when they normally wouldn't. Rovio...please bring fixers some love other than hearts when we repair pulse.

 

Flare gun reduces healing by 30% thanks to a talent from Burnice...and it stacks. As a flare user I don't think it should stack provided the reduced healing goes up to 50%

 

My flare remains the same, which buff are you talking about? My burnice was level 21 before the update and I didn't notice any change

 

ah i see, but rainbow warrior says theres no skill like this? but his burnice not maxed... i will check the skill list to see for myself

 

There is, but also there was before the update

 

got it

 

You won't notice the difference on your end unless you are watching how little people are getting healed while flare is applied. My T5 repair bolt is lvl 45 with 1358 healing, but after the patch I noticed that my healing is now lower with flare applied. I would be okay with just 30% less healing...but it definitely should not stack. It's already hard enough to heal through the crazy burst damage in nightmare, so this is bad for me as there are lots of yellow boats with flare/explosive cannon at my level.

 

Okay, But there's nothing new about it, it worked like this before the update.

 

It actually didn't. The lvl 21 talent was there but not working properly. I have played fixer nonstop for almost a year, I watch my heals closely and have never seen this before. Even just -30% healing makes me lose 300-400 healing per repair bolt...I would have seen this before as I play a double bolt fixer.

 

Sorry, man, I didn't notice any difference, but I believe you.

 

My main issue with the Tesla Bolt nerf is that it was so sudden and extreme.

One day I’m loving the game, and have just managed to squeeze into Ace 1; the next day, I’m flailing around with items that I’m not accustomed to.

I’ve played thousands of games with Tesla Bolt, and my thumb instinctively knows when it’s ready... except now it’s not there anymore. It’s really hard to adapt. All the instincts I’ve trained over thousands of games, I can no longer trust anymore. I don’t know what my ship can do anymore, I don’t know what the limitations are regarding who it’s safe to attack.

I want to stay at the top of my game, but I’m essentially having to relearn my boat, which is incredibly frustrating.

If the Devs said they were planning to redesign Tesla Bolt to be a 20 second cooldown item, then I could totally get on board with that.

I just wish they had done it as +2 seconds, over the next few updates, so that users could have time to adapt, and to explore using other items, before the huge nerf was fully implemented.

 

Yes thats why try to stay clear of items that many people use. In the end, less progress is made by me but at least I dont have to relearn my whole boat unless a huge change is made, for example when I got a legendary carronade, I went from a mortar user to carroande user. That is so hard to do.
However tesla bolt was too op as some people just kept on chaining it. The nerf was unexpected but for me its is a relief but I do agree changes should be added in over a longer period of time.

 

Just a thought, is there something wrong with rovio just announcing which weapons are going to nerf/buff a week or two prior. Like a heads up before you waste any more resources. And ESPECIALLY in nightmare, when flares stack and they all last 15+ seconds, my three repair bolts can barely do 1k together when they usually do around 3k

 

That'd be nice