Distension discussion

[Stabwound]

Yeah, the bricks are too much. It is in fact possible to constantly keep the flag room blocked off by suiciding for bricks and replacing them. It's better than the OP ability, too, because the enemy team can sit there and fire through them at the helpless enemies. It's also possible to completely stop the enemy team from scoring goals during the ball game, as one brick is enough to block the entire entrance off. There's also the fact that the one person who has bricks now uses them to try to warp people out of the base, which is obviously not an intended function of them.

I believe the plan during beta was actually to make the bricks smaller, but that didn't happen. What do you guys think would be a suitable nerf to the bricks? Obviously they should still remain useful as a high rank ability but they're a bit too much at the moment.

Anyway, on a side note I personally find the game has become more annoying than fun now that people are unlocking the high-rank abilities. Anyone else feel the same way? We have thors flying everywhere and killing teammates and enemies alike, super level 2 bullet rampages in spiders, anti warp, weasels spamming huge bricks all over the place, terriers non stop portalling and bursting, warbirds getting master drive and spamming 50 thousand bombs per minute, levis with bombs that emp 1/3 of the flagroom, lancasters single-handedly picking off 10 people one by one, etc. It's just become a massive clusterfuck and it's too bad that Distension isn't ASSS-based because it would allow for much less annoying abilities. <_<

[getting pwned]

Anyway, on a side note I personally find the game has become more annoying than fun now that people are unlocking the high-rank abilities. Anyone else feel the same way? We have thors flying everywhere and killing teammates and enemies alike, super level 2 bullet rampages in spiders, anti warp, weasels spamming huge bricks all over the place, terriers non stop portalling and bursting, warbirds getting master drive and spamming 50 thousand bombs per minute, levis with bombs that emp 1/3 of the flagroom, lancasters single-handedly picking off 10 people one by one, etc. It's just become a massive clusterfuck and it's too bad that Distension isn't ASSS-based because it would allow for much less annoying abilities. <_<

I agree. The game isn't fun anymore.

[roxxkatt]

game is just as fun as it always has been

[project dragon]

If a weasel brick lasts longer than the total duration of all the reps on a level 50 shark then how much do we still need sharks?

Is it possible to brick-die-attach repeatedly to block FR entrance?

Do weasels actually want to become support ships and tactically shield their team rather than just killing, annoying, grabbing and escaping?

I would have thought that a lower duration, regenerating brick would work better but then I am not planning to weasel much and this ability seems untidy more than overpowered.

How wide are the bricks and what is the time duration? Out of curiosity.

What about make it a ability where they have an X% chance of receiving a brick every 30-60 seconds/X amount of deaths? Would probably be low (5%? maybe?) and maybe not make the percentage too high.

[jngy slate]

I'm Still Having Fun.

[getting pwned]

roxx, and jngy: It's fun for you two cause you're always on the winning team. It's not so much fun when the losing team can't even fly up the tube without being bombed, mined, bulleted, emp'd, bricked, or bursted.

The ball game is fucking re-cock-ulous as well. Not only was I on the losing team, but durring the ball game, the winning team scored goal after goal because no one could get in to intercept the ball cause of bricks.

It's also not fun when you're actually on a winning team and the bot asks to assist and you get banned for it. [Like earlier today when TagMor assisted] If the winning team runs the risk of being banned for assisting, then why do you have the assist option in the first place? If I remember correctly the losing team had a terr, and the winning team didn't which is why he got banned?

The game is out of control lately.

[Stabwound]

No, that wasn't the situation at all, but since you want to bring it up I'll be happy to correct you. Tagmor was on the losing team that had no terr, complained there was no terr, and then 10 seconds later "assisted" the winning team that had 2 terrs. There's no fucking way you can tell me that's not assist abuse.

[getting pwned]

No, that wasn't the situation at all, but since you want to bring it up I'll be happy to correct you. Tagmor was on the losing team that had no terr, complained there was no terr, and then 10 seconds later "assisted" the winning team that had 2 terrs. There's no fucking way you can tell me that's not assist abuse.

The bot asked for someone to assist.. I assume the same thing would have happened to me? Cause I was typing !assist when I saw that he had already switched.

Again, I ask, if the bot asks someone to assist, reguardless if the other team is winning or not, they get banned?

Maybe I'm just not getting it. I dunno..

[Lizard Fuel]

I'll try to come up with a solution, because distension is starting to suck....

1) Stop whining about EVERYTHING. Little things need to be changed, thats fine, but way too many people whine about way too many things. Team Balance, Teamkills, Rep Ignores, Eating, Too many Bursts, Soccer Game, overpowered, etc. Just SHUT THE FUCK UP AND PLAY FAGGOTS.

2) The unique and highly special upgrades for each ship need to be pushed farther back into the levels, examples.....Levi's bombs, Terrs Regeneration, Weasels Cloak ability, etc. I'll give some examples why...

I got blue emps today, I have nothing else to look forward to except more energy/recharge, and prox bombs if I play every session from now until July. What is to keep me playing in my good ship? Nothing.
Peace maker has stated that his terr is pretty much maxed out, what's to keep him playing in his ship? Stabwound has already all but given up on HIS terr.
Now we have a weasel with bricks, what else does he have to look forward to? I'm not positive on this, but my guess is nothing.

I'm just saying, after the best upgrades get achieved, theres nothing else to play for. If we push those upgrades back a bunch of levels, at least I would keep playing to achieve that goal. Simplified, I would have played until I got blue emps at level 48, or level 65. My 2 cents.

[getting pwned]

I got blue emps today, I have nothing else to look forward to except more energy/recharge, and prox bombs if I play every session from now until July. What is to keep me playing in my good ship? Nothing.

So then play with your blue balls for a few sessions, then play a new ship.

[project dragon]

The bot asked for someone to assist.. I assume the same thing would have happened to me? Cause I was typing !assist when I saw that he had already switched.

Again, I ask, if the bot asks someone to assist, reguardless if the other team is winning or not, they get banned?

Maybe I'm just not getting it. I dunno..

Actually, yea. Common sense trumps bot's message. It sends the message if your team is more powerful, but if your power comes from the fact you have 8 javs that are lvl 23, but can't aim and can only teamkill, you should know that you running off to the winning team (even if you are technically stronger on paper) is just a wrong thing to do.

[Andy H.K.]

Huh? I haven't even unlock my Weasel and you guys are already maxing out???

I don't think "keeping the goodies for later level" would be fun for anyone.

Remember, the original Trench Wars went for years without "leveling".

Or maybe it's time for an EXPANSION!

What do you think we should call it? The Burning Burst or Wrath of the Weasel King?

[Viruk]

Actually, yea. Common sense trumps bot's message. It sends the message if your team is more powerful, but if your power comes from the fact you have 8 javs that are lvl 23, but can't aim and can only teamkill, you should know that you running off to the winning team (even if you are technically stronger on paper) is just a wrong thing to do.

Common sense suggests that players may be too busy to realize this.

Common sense suggests it should always be safe to assist if there is an imbalance big enough for the bot to call for assists.

[getting pwned]

Common sense suggests that players may be too busy to realize this.

Common sense suggests it should always be safe to assist if there is an imbalance big enough for the bot to call for assists.

Thank you.

[roxxkatt]

Or maybe it's time for an EXPANSION!

awesome idea
having a lvl80 eg-style burst would be spiffy :>


also, they get bored because they only play 1 ship.
did i mention i have 9?
pick another ship u fuks :fear: