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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0018941Starward RogueBalance IssueJan 22, 2017 10:13 pm
ReporterWhistler Assigned ToPepisolo  
Status resolvedResolutionopen 
Product Version1.507 (Difficulty Smoothing) 
Summary0018941: Reduce Coinshooter damage/increase cost
DescriptionThe coinshooter secondary does too much damage for its credit cost to the point where bosses and clearing rooms becomes quite easy. Coupled with the humble mech's ability to earn credits, this is quite overpowered.

For example, on terminus (hard) with the efficiency perk which halves cost I started with 182 credits, used the coinshooter continuously and finished the fight in about a minute with 111 credits. The dps was also high enough to skip two phases.

For other bosses including warden it costs < 40 credits to win easily.

I suggest reducing the damage per shot/coins per salvo or making one salvo cost > 1 credit.
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Pepisolo

Jan 22, 2017 2:26 pm

developer   ~0045740

Thanks. It's always been a concern that the Contrishooter was too powerful, but so far we never had any full run reports of it's OPness, just short term reports. The contrishooter is meant to shred bosses if you have the credits to do so, but overuse of it should start having a negative long-term effect. Were you also using the Contrishooter during the run or were you saving all your credits for Terminus? In any case, it does seem a bit OP so a change to 1 credit per shot seems good.

Pepisolo

Jan 22, 2017 3:06 pm

developer   ~0045743

In the end I changed the cost to 0.5 but reduced the damage to 7. Pretty significant nerf overall, but I'll keep testing. Thanks!

Whistler

Jan 22, 2017 10:13 pm

reporter   ~0045744

I was mostly using it on bosses and harder rooms, though rooms only required a couple of shots and I wasn't deliberately saving. Didn't make purchases after floor 4 and basically went directly for the bosses. Had about +80% damage, 30% crit + overcritical; while on the higher side, it isn't unreasonably high.

Anyway, the changes sound good!

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jan 21, 2017 3:47 pm Whistler New Issue
Jan 22, 2017 2:26 pm Pepisolo Note Added: 0045740
Jan 22, 2017 2:26 pm Pepisolo Assigned To => Pepisolo
Jan 22, 2017 2:26 pm Pepisolo Status new => assigned
Jan 22, 2017 3:06 pm Pepisolo Note Added: 0045743
Jan 22, 2017 3:07 pm Pepisolo Status assigned => resolved
Jan 22, 2017 10:13 pm Whistler Note Added: 0045744