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Nerf sunflares

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Mar 16, 2013 Kierky link
Just lower the velocity to 75m/s and it would be balanced.
Mar 16, 2013 ryan reign link
Shut up.
Mar 16, 2013 TheRedSpy link
No it wouldn't. I don't want to legitimize this thread or anything but removing the rule that flare conc is proportional to damage would be the best start in terms of 'flare balance'
Mar 17, 2013 Lord~spidey link
Don't get me started on [expletive deleted. Let's keep it civil. -P] sunflares.
Mar 17, 2013 ryan reign link
Some folk are good with energy... some folk are good with flares. Get over it and get better at dodging.
Mar 17, 2013 Kierky link
I'm more than capable of dodging flares. I'm actually sticking up for the minority, so how about you shut up and play more, ryan.

You didn't even argue why it's a bad idea. If you lot cannot even argue reasonably, don't post.

TRS: It should be actually inversely proportional to damage.
Or, alternatively, make them all have equal conc.
Mar 17, 2013 TheRedSpy link
Its a bad idea because they aren't actually that broken, they're just way more useful than all the other small ports - which is why I suggest the change in the conc, to make other choices more viable. But it's not enough in isolation to say they just need a nerf.

Also, I never consider it a coincidence when you post these threads right after you're involved in some furball or something against skyproms where spidey is going bezerk complaining about them.

Or howbout when we use AI bots to kill you AFK mining and you post a thread about how the AI is borked.

Why would I or anyone else stop using the gat flare skyprom when it's the only thing that you can reliably beat a valkryie in that Serco have access to.
Mar 17, 2013 DeathSpores link
+1 to nerf Kierky
Mar 17, 2013 Death Fluffy link
Or improve energy.
Mar 17, 2013 TheRedSpy link
Actually fluffy I think some energy efficiency improvements in the case of gauss weapons is quite justified, perhaps some weight improvements too.
Mar 17, 2013 tarenty link
lol, "not all that broken."

Reduce the proximity detonation detector by 5m, and reduce the concussion by 20%. As much as I enjoy it, landing repeated flares while the opponent spins helplessly is broken, let alone dual flares, which are essentially 30-second death when used by a practiced pilot. Dual flares currently have 30m + 30m + distance between the ship's light ports for proximity on the horizontal scale, making it ridiculously easy to hit with at least one, even for new and unskilled pilots.

Right now they're the weapon of choice in duels (meaning 1v1), but in furballs many pilots have to take a moment to consider whether or not the extra mass and ammo limit is worth it in a group setting. I believe this was more the intention of balancing sunflares the way they are now (correct me if I'm wrong), but without having to worry as much about an ammo limit in a 1v1, people throw flare sets on their configurations without a second thought. Making them slightly harder to land may help with that.

Why would I or anyone else stop using the gat flare skyprom when it's the only thing that you can reliably beat a valkryie in that Serco have access to.

You use your spam boat because you can't match the Itani pilots in energy. There is not so much difference between a valk and an SVG (both have their advantages, the valk having more in a 1v1, but not impossibly more) that a small difference in skill could not overcome it. The reason you cannot match the Itani in energy is because you and other Serco rely on the prom.

One of these days we need to have a "National Backwards Month" and everyone plays as the other side for a month. Some people need perspective.
Mar 17, 2013 TheRedSpy link
I match all of the itani pilots in energy skill, including you mr. scatterfire. And I have no troubles dispatching your gat/flare prom as I proved the last time you were laughing about how I apparently 'can't dodge flares'.

There is a huge difference between a valk and an SVG - The SVG has 1 advantage over the valkryie, and that is the ship model - the valk has every other advantage in spades. It's so massively superior it isn't funny.
Mar 17, 2013 tarenty link
EDITED: Whoops, thought Redspy had a higher opinion of himself than that. Anyway, I've proposed valk nerfs in other threads; this isn't the place for them.

Let's get back on topic: nerf sunflares.
Mar 17, 2013 idd link
No.

We got plenty of Android people here that suck ass in energy. If they even bother to get up to combat 7 (or whatever the reqs are) it's basically the only weapon they can use effienctly.

Also this is an obvious Keirky whining about crap happening to him thread. If you can't dodge, practice. Otherwise, shut up.
Mar 17, 2013 ryan reign link
"You didn't even argue why it's a bad idea. If you lot cannot even argue reasonably, don't post."

Sorry what I meant to say is... It's a bad idea because I fucking said so. It's also a bad idea because it's quite clearly yet another in a long line of self serving ideas, Sunnies have already been nerfed to hell and you're an inept troll... I truly hope that clears up my position and I sincerely apologize for my using multi-syllabic words. If you have any trouble with it, here are a few helpful links:

http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Child-Read-Lessons/dp/0671631985

http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Mar 17, 2013 Kierky link
Actually nothing happened to me that made me write this thread.

ryan you still haven't contributed anything, so shut up.

Kopia, I'm not here to convenience the tablet or phone players, I'm merely suggesting to balance the sunflare with all the other conventional weapons. I'm more than capable of dodging flares, as I have stated before.

This thread is not on my behalf.
Mar 17, 2013 TheRedSpy link
You're not capable of dodging flares at all.

/nahined
Mar 18, 2013 Kierky link
You spend more time running away. Clearly you don't know anything about my style.
Mar 18, 2013 abortretryfail link
Really the concussion is the worst thing about them. They've got conc that's comparable to that of purpose-built "Concussion" weapons, which nobody uses because sunflares already do that in addition to a whopping 1500hp of damage.

It's even worse when you factor in the way the game applies conc from two of them hitting simultaneously on a ship like a Vulture or a Centurion.
Mar 18, 2013 Dr. Lecter link
No. We've already nerfed them at least twice -- just like the SCP. And just like the SCP, you fuckers keep whining about how sunflares still work like sunflares are supposed to. Learn to use them, learn to dodge them, and/or STFU.