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[Postumus]

Whats with the barely half-page dev update for April? The last two were veritable goldmines of information, ranging from the expected content for the two monthly game updates to the shape of plans for the near future.

Specifically, I was hoping for an update on the ECM discussion, the state of work on the missile fix, maybe even a little blurb on the problems introduced by the recent patch. Not to mention the big two, clans and community warfare. Even if they aren't being introduced in April, an update would be nice, especially since there have been very few Command Chair posts recently.

[Syllogy]

Postumus, on 11 April 2013 - 11:10 AM, said:

Specifically, I was hoping for an update on the ECM discussion, the state of work on the missile fix, maybe even a little blurb on the problems introduced by the recent patch. Not to mention the big two, clans and community warfare. Even if they aren't being introduced in April, an update would be nice, especially since there have been very few Command Chair posts recently.

update on the ECM discussion

state of work on the missile fix (Coming May, confirmed by Bryan on the NGNG podcast yesterday)

little blurb on the problems introduced by the recent patch

clans

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Team Leader: Has the development team put serious consideration on how to "balance" clan tech, without outright nerfing it? Or are they not at that bridge to cross it? Or, no questions on the clans yet either?
A: Yes. But we’re not ready to discuss clans until Fall.

community warfare


All of this and more found here.

Edited by Syllogy, 11 April 2013 - 12:36 PM.

[Deathlike]

They have yet to put up a promised ELO/MM update... which is feeling a bit late.

[Syllogy]

Deathlike, on 11 April 2013 - 02:15 PM, said:

They have yet to put up a promised ELO/MM update... which is feeling a bit late.

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cjmurphy87: Would you consider releasing some data on elo? In particular I'd love to see a frequency distribution of the various elo scores, I'm curios whether the community has formed a bell curve, or if there are bands centered around several different modes.
A: There is a perfect bell curve. We are considering however, dropping the entry point ELO value for new players. This will help new players start at an easier play bracket and allow them to quickly move into their appropriate ELO bracket.

Also, Matchmaker does look for Weightclass when balancing a match. The problem is that there may not be enough players searching for a match that meet that weightclass requirement. Elo takes priority over weightclass when matching players when they cannot both be matched.