Lower burst green rate in pubs

[Security]

Non-pubers can leave your ego at the door.

Think terrs green burst wayyyy too fast, especially in pub arena (Maybe if possible just lower it in the pure-pub).

In base battles it turns into burst wars. Usually burst + warp and repeat.

I usually hunt terrs and in the time it takes me to kill em they usually let off 2 sets. I wish my warbird could shoot bouncy bullets in 3 directions every 20 secs.

I usually rush base in wb and usually I get 2 or 3 sets of bursts flying at me + ppl chasing me down. By the time I die and get back in (usually not long) the whole scenario repeats.

I wouldn't even care if you made ports easier to green, but bursts are definetely way too easy to get and are far more destructive.

[Twerp]

I always thought it was at a nice even balance with the ports and bursts. (Sorry, but it's not possible to change one pub without all the others being changed aswell, unless there is some secret hax that I don't know about :wacko: :shock1: :unsure: .)

[SpiderMage]

You do know greens that provide bursts are completely random. I play base terr and can sit for 5 minutes with people nearly constantly greening and not get a single burst, so the times when terrs get one burst after another off sets that. Just deal with it, it's pretty much the terr's only offensive weapon since it's bullets are so weak and slow, and the terr has to rely on its team to have that weapon where as you can simply rely on yourself to get the kill.

[za gophar]

i agree with security. bursts add an unfair element of luck. there has got to be a better way to give the terr a defensive advantage.

[SpiderMage]

I don't see how... if you gave them spider quality bullets the terrs would act more as attackers instead of what they are now. A bomb would be the samething, mines would just really fuck things up, cloak wouldn't work...

And it adds elements of luck both ways Za, good and bad, which affects how the terr, if he knows what he is doing, acts in the flagroom. If he's getting steadily greened and a nice amount of bursts, they'll be a lil more aggressive, trying to get into a range to hit enemies with said bursts, and if he's not getting greened he'll back off and if he happens to score a burst, will use it from his hiding spot hoping to make contact with an enemy.

[tahkis]

And give make a bit more portal greens in bd.

[Darkmoor]

It's fine the way it is. Pub settings have been messed up enough already.

[Due]

Settings are fine.

[cundor]

Just deal with it and stop complaining bout settings ty

[Malladrin]

A part of the problem is the static damage for bursts. Before pubs got fixed dmg you could survive a burst bullet, nowadays you will die 100% of the time.

I'm not sure but I believe you can lower the probability to get bursts from a green, and since burst have become more effective I don't see why not to lower the numbers of greens given out.

[PH]

So what? You're pissed off because Terriers have a viable way of defending themselves now? Get over it. People don't whine about the one-shot kill from WB's, and if you have any semblance of dodging ability you shouldn't have a problem with the bursts. Stop fabricating half-assed reasons to try and get the settings changed again.

[fLaReD]

settings are fine but malladrin are you sure that burst kills you 100% of the time? i have got hit by some and not died, or maybe i just having a weird dream. but if they do kill you all the time, i think it would be a cool change if it wasnt fixed damage

[tahkis]

And give make a bit more portal greens in bd.

^^

[Edify]

I usually hunt terrs and in the time it takes me to kill em they usually let off 2 sets. I wish my warbird could shoot bouncy bullets in 3 directions every 20 secs.

hmm, what zones have this? a lot.

settings are fine but malladrin are you sure that burst kills you 100% of the time? i have got hit by some and not died, or maybe i just having a weird dream. but if they do kill you all the time, i think it would be a cool change if it wasnt fixed damage

they only kill u if ur the first thing it hits after one wall. after it hits other walls, the strength of the burst bullet decreases slowly. atleast, thats how i think it works. :grin:

[Blindmonkey21]

they only kill u if ur the first thing it hits after one wall. after it hits other walls, the strength of the burst bullet decreases slowly. atleast, thats how i think it works.

Don't think it is that way I because Warbirds also have "duds" I think it has to do with bursts being set at a strength maybe change value and if I remember correctly you can change how much of a chance it has of changing value and between which values but I forget entirely if you can do this so you know I could be wrong.

Nothing wrong with bursts if bursts weren't there terrs would be a cinch to play but because of bursts it adds a level of strategy. Sure some terrs can let off bursts hoping to get a kill but an experienced terr will have all of the spots memorized and be able to manipulate its bursts and hit the enemy. I think bursts are a strategic part of the game.