Hey Dnice, thanks for your post - Ill cover it step by step to let you know where we're at and why.
So while i got shipped away to omg mod i had some time to think about what we could do to improve eir.
1) remove the doctrines and build them up one step at the time (tier 1 first then tier 2 etc).
By doing this it will be much easier to see the balance issues and then fixing them.
Well, we have the doctrine drafts currently, I think it would be quite a good idea to go along this path.
I'll see what we can do.
2) From my understanding we wont get a proper warmap in a couple of months so my suggestion for this is, disable the warmap we have now (since its not that great in current state). Get the old territory (warmap) system back, when it just were numbers.
You might be right with the estimate. The old warmap code is gone. Like, not even in the server/client anymore - Id have to recode it. So what I *CAN* do, is reset the warmap and slow it down.
The imbalance with it, is two tier. No actual reason to be anywhere but the type of territory you need to be in (MU, FU etc) for you company, AND no reason to capture frontline sectors/be in the frontline.
3) Add the old battle report message (from old EiR) that everyone can see after the latest game played.
Would love to add this, but as its just flair, its a lower priority.
If I get say, 20 people saying they want this in my inbox, Ill put it in next patch. (Due to popularity)
4) Its a bad idea to bann to many people right now when there are no players left. so dont unless you have to.
The website, and the community is currently hostile (mostly). Full of trolling, insults and rage.
The increased moderation is a way of showing that we will not do that anymore. If you want to be here and join in the fun, by all means, but follow the rules - and just be fucking NICE to each other. Build up excitement rather than dissention. Id rather have a couple of people playing, who respect each other, than a fucking pirrana pit of trolls and assholes.
I get it, people are a bit disgruntled at the moment, I take responsibility for this. Progress has been slow, and bugs remaining for a long time. Expected releases have been delayed. I get it. I hope it can get better, and thats what Im working on this this week. 24/7. Eat, Sleep and code. So expect something new soon(tm) lol.
5) give some reward points
That system is gone, I'll give everyone some wargold (or whatever its called) - enough to buy a pack of cards at the first implementation.
6) remove repair kits or make a cancel button, add self-destruction back in.
Has been on the table a while. A cancel button (with say a 10 sec delay till it works) would be my first choice (as a caught repairing tank should be *caught* for at least a little bit) - on top of perhaps a self-des button (with say 20/30 sec delay) would work for me. Make a post - Ill discuss it there.
7) remove offmaps, they are lame and fuck up good gameplay.
For you. I personally love offmaps. I am thinking of ways to change the system, so they dont feel 'free'.
quick fix PE faction, it should be top priority.
Would love some input on how (constructive) - as the SDT feels the same.
This is some quite easy steps to bring people back imo.
Quite easy for who exactly? This is a months worth of stuff even just to scratch the surface. Its 'easy' to think about what to fix and how, its NOT easy to implement changes with such a small team.
Thanks though Dnice, hope you're enjoying OMG
