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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0002545AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Balance TweaksJan 19, 2011 8:45 am
ReporterDraco18s Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status closedResolutionno change required 
Product Version4.071 
Summary0002545: Change Reclamation: Master Thief?
DescriptionWith the new changes to reclamation and the (I assume) idea that reclamation should be a rare occurance, reclaiming [i]15,000 ships in a single game[/i] seems...a bit much.
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Sunshine

Jan 18, 2011 9:18 pm

reporter   ~0009147

I'm going to go prove you wrong right now. BRB.

keith.lamothe

Jan 18, 2011 9:25 pm

administrator   ~0009150

@Sunshine, I commend nanoswarms to your attention.

Sunshine

Jan 18, 2011 9:32 pm

reporter   ~0009152

I <3'ed nanoswarms even before the fix, the little buggers are absolutely hilarious for the sheer frustration they cause to everyone involved.

keith.lamothe

Jan 18, 2011 9:37 pm

administrator   ~0009154

They bring whole new levels of meaning to the term "fragmentation bomb" ;D

Draco18s

Jan 18, 2011 9:44 pm

developer   ~0009157

Somehow I don't think that this achievement should only be possible with Nanoswarms, even if they're the only way to reclaim more than 1 unit per minute.

keith.lamothe

Jan 18, 2011 9:46 pm

administrator   ~0009159

Even with just parasites and leech starships it's quite a bit more doable in very recent versions. Before that there was a bug that was basically making it impossible to reclaim unless 100% of the damage was reclamation damage.

Sunshine

Jan 18, 2011 9:57 pm

reporter   ~0009164

Back in - what was it, 4.055? - it was... more than achievable with the strangely aggressive parasites ;)

keith.lamothe

Jan 18, 2011 9:59 pm

administrator   ~0009166

Yea, the parasites' initial reaction to being told that they had to do 50% of the damage to a target to reclaim it was "ok, we'll just one-shot everything".

Sunshine

Jan 18, 2011 10:13 pm

reporter   ~0009181

Why can't I favorite comments on this?

Chris_McElligottPark

Jan 18, 2011 10:23 pm

administrator   ~0009188

Yeah -- and this is before you even get to the botnet golem, etc. There are a lot of ways to skin this cat, for sure. I think Draco18s may have been still thinking that the bug with the must-be-last-shot-to-kill was still in there. That was always just a bug, not a balance shift.

Red Spot

Jan 19, 2011 8:45 am

reporter   ~0009226

In my current 4.066 game I have to set up MRSs all over the place as micro-ing all the new capture is almost too much. I have several ships I can not build, and reached their caps on mk2 and mk3 versions through reclamation.
I do use parasites and leeches, but have no nanoswarms.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jan 18, 2011 9:16 pm Draco18s New Issue
Jan 18, 2011 9:18 pm Sunshine Note Added: 0009147
Jan 18, 2011 9:25 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0009150
Jan 18, 2011 9:32 pm Sunshine Note Added: 0009152
Jan 18, 2011 9:37 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0009154
Jan 18, 2011 9:44 pm Draco18s Note Added: 0009157
Jan 18, 2011 9:46 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0009159
Jan 18, 2011 9:57 pm Sunshine Note Added: 0009164
Jan 18, 2011 9:59 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0009166
Jan 18, 2011 10:13 pm Sunshine Note Added: 0009181
Jan 18, 2011 10:23 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0009188
Jan 18, 2011 10:23 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => closed
Jan 18, 2011 10:23 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Jan 18, 2011 10:23 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => no change required
Jan 19, 2011 8:45 am Red Spot Note Added: 0009226