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Season 8 Dev Blog #39
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Systems Designer Jeff "AdjudicatorHawk" Hamilton shares details about the upcoming Small Craft Arena PvP mode in this entry of the Season 8 News Dev Blog series.
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Just wanted to say that, a new map would be nice.
If this map is successful, we might get that wish.
Are you talking about the buggy map with invisible walls all over the place for you to get hung on that is currently in use for a PvE queued mission that is almost completely dead atm?
Personally I'd rather have the Idran System map from Operation Gamma, complete with Idran Swarmers, than that one.
So, how is the problem of the point defence console going to be dealt with?
As things stand its an I-Win button in small craft pvp.
Will it get a nerf that only applies in pvp, or will it get a general nerf.......thus satisfying the PvP crowd and really annoying everyone else?
It's on Tribble Patch Notes (the 15th)
Been playing STO since Open Beta, and have never regarded anything as worse than 'meh', if only due to personal standards.
http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=984011
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Yeah same old map and same old TRIBBLE not really interested.
that seems like a good thing, it might make it easier for PvP newbs to get into it
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I can't help but feel it's just like a band aid on the gaping wound though. It's the same map, same mode, with a queue mechanic taken from PVE, doing something private organizers already did. That doesn't make this bad, but I would be freaking out if capture and hold got a new map, or PVP got a new game mode. The message of care is here though, and it means a lot.
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Spoken like someone who relies on "I Win" buttons instead of skill. The problem with leveling the playing field would be what, exactly?
Personally, I'm not a PVP'er at all, but this just might change my mind. I love small craft content anyway. And the small craft PVP community event they had not too long ago was, I must admit, quite fun. No flaming, no trolling, no elitism (although I have wondered if that had more to do with the fact that Branflakes was there, but I could be wrong). So here's hoping that this will make PVP actually fun (fingers crossed).
I agree. Although, configuring a shuttle is much simpler than configuring a starship. There's the whole sci vessel/tacscort/tank division, and the subdivisions inside those categories, and the fact that different builds are good for different things (for example, if I'm in No-Win Scenario or a similar STF, I'd use Torpedo Spread, Gravity Well, and Cannon Scatter Volley on my tacscort, but if I were in PVP, I'd use High Yield torp, tractor beam, and cannon rapid fire on a single target. Preferably the enemy sci vessel, because the tanks and tacscorts need a healerbot to back them up).
Shuttle pvp could be good, though. I'd love to try it in a Delta Flyer.
i think small craft cap and hold would be the funnest form of shuttle pvp, i hope that gets added too
You don't want to even know
:eek:
Have you been pewpewing in secret??!?
I'm hurt, truly. :P
Seriously though, I have to say that comment alone is probably the most exciting thing I've read in a blog in a long time.
Agreed, this is a step in the right direction to funnel all players into the same queue.
It's a smart move IMO to do a test with this on shuttles.
I can't wait for this to be ported to the standard queues.
As with the Point Defense System, you might want to go through and make some similar changes to other consoles.
While shuttles can only slot a few consoles, AoE Debuff force multiplier consoles such as Theta, Grav Pulse Generator, Subspace Integrated Circuit ("The Black Hole" or "Black-balled"), Isometric charge, etc., all have fairly huge effects in standard PvP much less against tiny shuttles.
Thanks for the write up Hawk, and for working on something new for PvP.
I hope this is a sign of more to come!
Given that something like 99.9% of all powers adjustments (nerfs (mostly), buffs (pretty sure the EPtX change was motivated by PvP feedback), and other) have been at the behest of the PvP community I find your choice of wording laughable even if I understand what your intended message is - namely that the Dev team is actually looking into expanding and improving upon the current PvP options.
I also feel I should point out that they have (I forget when exactly) fixed the spawn point problems with Ker'rat in the last year so claims that PvP has been forgotten by the Devs...really kind of make me want to alternately laugh and punch someone for being a moron.
That said I am looking forward to this going live and would have loved to have participated in the community Tribble event when it happened, but unfortunately Real Life came calling. I'm hoping that the queues will at least pick up for this with the implementation of cross-faction teaming.
Nah, supposed to let you do cross-faction teaming like in STFs, except for PvP.
So, nerfed for everyone regardless of whether or not they enjoy PvP.
"I Win" button is boring. And heck, it's not even the best "I Win" button out there.
balance doesnt come into play in pve. you shoot nearly helpless balls of hitpoints called npcs, that dont fight you on your own terms like another player would. of course there would be no balance adjustments based on pve. the only time stuff gets outright nerfed tends to be when someone finds a way to use it as an exploit in pve, like tric mines 1 shooting STF gates. everyone weighed in to the discussion regarding some EPt skills getting buffed. pvp'ers did lobby most for there not being built in downtime wile cycling these skills though, so you can keep them on all the time. that black subspace console at the same time got nerfed in pvp, wile it got buffed for pve. the game has only been improved by balance passes like these.
are you really trying to compare, as if they are even, the only pvp development since launch to everything added to pve since launch? shuttle ques and kar'rat spawn point adjustments, to 8 and a half season of pve content additions? the only one you should punch for being a moron is yourself.
Dedicated Small Craft? Are you kidding? I had to 'depressurize' my shuttlebay/Delete those ages ago to make room for ships that mattered. Sure you're giving us the option for more ships slots, but I'm STILL unclear as to how many, or if they're going to be free (which I also doubt).
Can we just have new PvP maps/payouts/maybe a different mode? Or finish stuff promised (BoP flank bonus for eg), please. Or better - can you please just set up PvP so I can host a match with OPTIONS like "Shuttles Only" or "BoPs Only" or "Cruisers Only" or "All Ships Welcome". Lack of these basic multiplayer choices (on an MMO of all things) is why PvP fails in popularity.
I hope we get some information about the anniversary ships soon! And/or a new lockbox maybe.
On topic: the small craft PvP sounds fun, maybe I'll pay a visit with my Delta flyer once it's active.
RnD and upgrade needs less RNG. Less lottery. Something has to change.