Hey pip, are you going to buy a Chevy now ???

I have to agree with my fellow posters, the attemps to balance the game have been far from optimal so far...and trying to fix one end will continue to open two more things that "need fixing" each time...

in the end you will need to fix the record for your player count in your DB...

[Players were asking if demolishing your HQ, then laying it next to your enemy and using the ownership system to lay siege bases in your enemy territory is considered to be an exploit.] - For this we came up with a new system for war and BvB, which will be made public in a separate post as soon as the details are ironed out. The above will be considered an exploit until those changes are made. Thanks for your understanding.
-pip-

Do we have an ETA for this information Pip?

You cannot be seriouse? RC/2? Thats the best the dev team could come up with?

Dev Meeting:

'Hey fellas its nerfing time, this weeks victim is FC, any ideas?'
'i know why dont we divide RC by 2?'
'Sounds simple enough, and not much work , that's settled then'
''see you next week, oh and fyi next week's nerf victim is SD, maybe we gotta do sumt about those gunners too'...

I am getting sick and tired quite frankly of these knee-jerk reactions each time a class seems to be getting too powerful or popular. The problem with FC is not the fact that we have too many combat save slots, it was the swarms and the effectiveness of rad waepons, especially against UZ ai which have O rad resists. Couldn't you see that the common denomintor with all the powerful FC's was the effectiveness of rad weapons?! Deadbead, SOD and also the non swarmers (like myself) all use rad for dps. I cant believe the admins even considered this idea as a viable option.

Did you even consider that billions spent on gearing ships and the insane time and money spent on slave research would now become almost obsolete? My BC's have a 15b ish setup each and now your telling me i gotta leave one parked all the time? A maximum cap on the number of slaves ie 10, and a reduction in rad damage bonus would have been a much better solution (5% instead of 10% per radex level for example).

Every time players put time and effort in becoming stronger, rather than being rewarded for their commitment we get the nerf stick. IMO the devs feel there are balancing issues each time players seem to progress too quickly, and the fact is that in SS it has become way too easy to progress. It may have been harder in the past but things have changed, powerful items considered rare in the past are readily available, the ability and methods of making money quickly have become too well known and widespread, the accumalation of knowledge and development of many powerful teams have all had the effect of increasing the rate of player progression.

I guess what i am trying to say is that, i agree things need to become more diffucult, but dont punish players in such a drastic manner each time we try and become the best we can be. Its like spending months revising for math and then having to sit a science paper, and i for one am sick of seeing my hard work go down the drain. Yes there are times where adjusments and balances need to be implemented, but it should be conducted in a manner that gives the least disruption to us the paying customer.

You cannot be seriouse? RC/2? Thats the best the dev team could come up with? ...

Ok now i'm confused, ive just been on all chat with deadbeat and some others and apparently after the nerf i can still use two EFBC slaves? It will just limit the swarmers to max ships = RC/2 ? Please Confirm Pip, thanks.

I very much doubt that 2 slaves is considered a swarm