Charles Sennet, on 22 October 2021 - 02:39 PM, said:
So basically because you aren't getting your way, it's toys out of the pram time? C'mon.
This is going to be a long reply. You want explainations I am more than happy to do what I can.
Personal attacks.
I'm not seeing any.
Feedback
The Cauldron welcomes all feedback. That said if "feedback" is just funamentally wrong then what do you do with it? Trying to compare a Solaris 1v1 build and 1v1 between mechs as a point of balance - Cauldron cannot do anything with that - it is just very very wrong (as has been pointed out).
Then also to say PPFLD for IS is "that" better which is comletely bizzare. Apart from the first month I haven't seen more than 1-2 LGauss/ERPPC WHMs a month in
Quick Play.
How do you honestly expect Cauldron take on feedback that is fundamentally flawed and apply it? I am genuinely interested in the answer there. I mean usually in my daily life if someone gave me feedback that was completely wrong, I'd ignore it. However as part of Cauldron I felt the need to explain why it was wrong and took the time to detail
WHY - Exhibit A.
Explainations.
Reading through each months patch note threads and General Discussion - there are many, many explainations each month. To say that you don't get any is very, very unfair. If you are expecting an explaination for each single line on the Patch Notes when the overall aim has been advised plenty is boredering on unreasonable.
- Cauldron Balances for Quick Play specificially.
- Quirk passes are not finished yet.
- Balance passes are not finished yet.
As for explainations so far in this thread:
Navid 1 /
Navid 2 /
Navid 3 /
Navid 4 /
Navid 5 /
Navid 6 (general) /
Navid 7 (general) /
Ash 1
Regarding the 2 chassis
Commando - As pointed out in this thread already it is the variants with arms that get blown off easily reducing 40-60% of their firepower.
Have you even tried to play a CMD-TDK? 2E in each arm, I can tell you having played it, is a PIA. It loses the arm the second it gets shot at as you try to escape. It needs a buff as do the other variants on the arms. 15pts of armour which is just over one SRM6's worth is hardly over the top.
While a Commando is annoying as hell, it is far from overpowered. How many games have you dominated in a Commando? How many games has anyone complaining about it, dominated? I imagine the number is slim to none. Just being annoying to hit =/= overpowered.
Stalker - The vasty majority of the variants being buffed are not strong. Why do we say this? Because of their useage for one and because some Stalkers truly are, bad.
We have
some data from PGI about useage stats and the Stalkers are lowly represented in
Quick Play, especially compared to MCIIBs, BASPs, WHMIICs etc, the real dominator Assault Chassis of
Quick Play. I cannot comment further as I am not allowed, I will ask that in 2022 PGI perhaps post some stats once the changes have settled down. Just so people can actually see for themselves what the reality is vs perception.
The Cauldron have maintained since the outset that ultilised/poorly represented mechs that need help are getting it. The strong ones as I've listed are not getting love as they don't need it. For the same reason the Sleipnir, Anni etc are also not getting anything. I think the crap Annie (1E) might get attention, unsure exactly what. That mech is complete elephant dung with 6 low slung arms, it needs help.
The split this month for changes is like 60/40 for IS vs Clan, it is not "light" on for clan at all. Please be objective -
Go and actually look at all the previous months and the whole picture. Picking one month and saying "Cauldron only loves IS" is discussion in very bad faith. I would call "light on Clan" as 80/20 split IS vs Clan. If you go back over all the patch notes and then come back telling me it's around a 80/20 split for buffs, I'll go jump.
The wholistic view is that
both sides have recevied plenty of great treatment and it is not finished. There is still more to go, the patches are not finished. The balance is not final. The Cauldron work is going to continue on for months yet. Everyone having a panic each month about one specific thing is just being ignorant of the larger picture.
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This is my personal comment here - I am getting tired of having to explain the same things to the same people each month. I see the same incorrect/sensationalist statements each month. I mean I still come and reply (as does Navid), it is however growing tiresome for me and admittadly that does creep into my posts at times after 6months+ of the same "game" each month. Now I don't know if other Cauldron members share that feeling but I can understand if they are.
Edited by justcallme A S H, 22 October 2021 - 07:53 PM.