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On the topic of refineries, the Advent's Resource Focus could certainly use something to make it not worthless. Honestly I think Resource Focus could create some really interesting gameplay if it didn't suck ass- could be very dynamic, shifting trade posts on ice/volcanic worlds when you are in great need of crystal/metal, then shifting back to tradepost form afterwards. Of course there might come a point in the game where some worlds(4 ex

[quote who="Seleuceia" reply="8" id="3217777"]Let's see...we could discuss how stupidly ridiculous jumping Orkies are for the 15th time...or we could discuss how silly wail is for the 12th time....or we could discuss how lame half the technologies and abilities are in this game for the 245th time... Nah, this thread is much more interesting.....[/quote] hmmm, been many months since we've discussed how irritating and tedious the game&#39

[quote who="Seleuceia" reply="20" id="3217762"]I do not like wail affecting neighboring planets...all these propositions: targetting only friendly wells, doing damage over time, targetting a single entity etc etc either don't solve the overlapping problem or nerf it too hard.... As long as wail can target any planets next to it, you still have wail overlapping....and if you have a situation where 2 or 3 high pop planets can protect each other with wail, then those planets

[quote who="Volt_Cruelerz" reply="5" id="3217751"]I actually found the pictures quite funny.[/quote] Actually I did as well. But more for the out-of-control-running-joke aspect of it then the specific pictures. Also watching the true-brony-haters squirm was intoxicating. I found this recent Pony-themed proverbial reign of terror amusing while it lasted. [e digicons]B)[/e]

Well certainly unfortunate that the timing screwed you. That said, at the end of the day can't keep everyone happy. Honestly I hope you reconsider and give the game another chance once you get past your initial frustration. The game has so much potential and it's always a shame to have someone leave over as case of bad timing and perhaps less-then-deal information distribution(as you said we got forewarning on the save breaking patch

Honestly the only part I'm concerned about is the AM. Stopping hull/shield regen is a pretty significant combat buff with titans, but can be dealt with via ability shield/hull restores. The AM regen aspect though I think may need to get looked at. Titan abilities are what make titans a titan. AM drain is already very strong against titans- And unlike hull/shield repair there isn't a ton in the way of abilities that restore AM directly

[quote who="GoaFan77" reply="34" id="3217630"] Quoting Senza32, reply 32Oh, I knew Sins math was weird, but I didn't know it was THAT weird. Thanks for the clarification. As a rule of thumb, -100% usually means reduced by half. This is nice as it means a positive buff and a negative buff will always cancel out each other (I.e. if you half an amount with -100% then increase it by 100%, you're back to base value). Quoting bilun, reply 33 It only really s

[quote who="Senza32" reply="32" id="3217600"] Quoting bilun, reply 31 I've definitely been thinking the same thing- TEC loyal fleets may actually be able to survive titan AoE now. That said I do feel compelled to mention that group shield doesn't make titan AoE "negligible". It's a very significant reduction, but remember that due to how sins math works "-86% damage taken" actually reduces

[quote who="Senza32" reply="26" id="3217492"]Does anyone else think that the change to Disruption Matrix was really really significant? I honestly think the Ankylon is the best Titan at high levels now. Esp. if you can get both Disruption Matrix and Group Shield to max, you can basically just ignore even Titan AoE. Because of the fact that it lasts 15 seconds at max rank, you can shut down an enemy Titan's AoE for the 15 seconds it takes group shield to finish recharging after

No subtlety. No cookie for you.

[quote who="ChrisVickers" reply="5" id="3216257"]I think the fact that there has been that so many negative comments shows you the general consensus, but if it will make you happy: One step in the right direction but considering how far everyhing needs to be changed in the future, there's a long way to go before people are happy. Personally i dont think many people have that much patience, I don't.[/quote] Honestly man it's clear you have an axe to grind and

[quote who="ChrisVickers" reply="2" id="3216246"]Watch the future sales figures and the number of people online. That will tell you everything you need to know on how the patch has gone. Rebellion had good sales figures because of its prequel. The sequel to Rebellion will have nowhere near the sales.[/quote] This thread isn't really meant to be a place for debate. And frankly I do not say that because I think you are necessarily wrong(I don't tr

Well day one of 1.04 has more or less been a a whine-fest about what hasn't been fixed- most focus on the still broken VR and some on wail. Well how about some positive feedback? Frankly while it didn't fix everything(which a single patch can't really be expected to), honestly I think it was a fairly productive patch. New damage type for corvettes is great, I'm stoked over what is probably the most significant AL buff since beta, and a very

[quote who="Ozilla" reply="30" id="3216005"]Everyone complains about jumping starbases, but a basic starbase is easily killed, not saying a fully leveled one is not. But as most have seen the Advents bombs take out whole fleets at a time and is a game changer, and a moving starbase can only destroy what is on a planet. So the same can go as far to stay stipped is op for the moment but if you can hold out and keep a strong eco you can over come stripped all day long. But keeping VR banned is n

[quote who="Lavo_2" reply="26" id="3215993"]Well, if the star base jumping is research based, why not include a reduction in the SB's number of targets per bank in the research item? This would be a very clear reduction in total firepower, while at the same time leaving it's focus fire/other stats unaffected. It would also be a very easy change to make. [/quote] This would certainly do the job, but honestly I think tying starbase jumping to a no

In all seriousness I think it could be done- But honestly we're in the middle of a Moba boom right now; If you want to play a Moba there are plenty of options which will likely be better then anything done as a Sins mod.

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[quote who="ThanatosDMC" reply="133" id="3215819"]Vasari are the the most advanced race why would the VR need more debuff other than the -25% dmg. Vasari are the master race not those pesky humans,[/quote] Because game balance trumps lore. Besides if we were playing by lore, the Vasari would have to have a fleet cap a fraction of the size of the other races. The Vasari are supposed to have the best tech by and large- But they are also suppos

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Any changes to wail or the Eradica should be VERY carefully considered. The Advent Rebels are and always have been in a very odd position balance wise- Wail and the Eradica are a bit OP without a doubt- But here's the thing: they are also the only reason the Advent Rebels are competitive. When it comes down to it, under the surface the Advent Rebels suffer from pretty much all the same issues that have made the adven

They specifically told up 2 months ago that the 1.04 patch was going to break save games. For this patch they made some engine changes which are incompatible with earlier save games. Sucks when you lose a save I know, but we had lots of forewarning.

[quote who="Volt_Cruelerz" reply="6" id="3215087"]Consider though that whatever was spawned at Kron was enough to collapse the entire Vasari empire. My current working theory is that it is some race that survives solely in phase space (perhaps as asylum from some ancient enemy that has since died out though they were unaware of this happening). This was also the race that created Phase Jump Inhibitors, though their original intent was to function as far far longer ranged jump gate

[quote who="Valpheus" reply="7" id="3214777"]Hope this mod would help: [MOD] Trivial Options Mods - No Titans/No Starbase/No SuperWeapons [/quote] Hey it's like we're playing vanilla all over again! [EDIT: man, it's late. took me a minute after posting to remember superweapons were in vanilla]

The AI are restricted on how many supers they can build, just like everyone else. That said Auxiliary governments on starbases can prevent novaliths from flipping planets. Planetary shield generators can also at least slow down novalith bombardment. Slap these up on key worlds and go on the offensive, blowing up novaliths as you spot them. The best counter is of course to end the game before the enemy has a dozen superweapons- though to be fair this

[quote who="RiddleKing" reply="91" id="3214105"]The coranata was strong when suppression was maxed but now its down right terrifying offensively esp with guardians. [/quote] So maybe we'll have a titan that's competitive without being an AoE monster that trivializes frigates? Well to be fair it's very possible Unity Mass could end up a bit too strong- but I'd sooner defer judgement until the patch actually comes rather then d

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