April WIP Official Discussion

  • keelem7
    keelem7
    Minor Nuisance
    Joined Sep 2014 Posts: 159
    more fakkin chores  and a some paint jobs  ie skins  frigginf   blinkin lame    
  • vetehinen
    vetehinen
    Master Tactician
    Joined Dec 2011 Posts: 2,232
    edited 3 Apr 2015, 8:36AM
    Forsaken Arena Tournament
    Similarly to previous tournaments, players will have an opportunity to compete against one another to earn prizes and Uranium. We are also looking into integrating new alternate ship visuals for the Grimshine's Wrath, Warbird, and Monarch hulls that can be earned by players who win a number of matches during the course of the tournament. These may open up the possibility of a new series of "skins" that will allow players to customize their hull's appearance! This feature is still in early development and I will definitely be posting more information as we get closer to the tournament date. 



    Is it even now too unfair to players ? 

    Lower bracket there was no point of even playing if you had Hurricane so you could not even win anything 

    Fix that before any new mega coiners here you have more stuff handouts 

    Bracket where i was 1000 point limit was in place 65 ... places 66-250 all had less than 1000 points ... winner had 50 k ! 
  • chihau
    chihau
    Skilled Warrior
    Joined Nov 2012 Posts: 486
    forsaken arena
    they need to look at the ranking system. too many sandbaggers have expploited it. lower group i was in top 10 players were all level 75+ with mast,hells etc.
     i think points from tournaments should add to your rank. then sandbaggers could get only one tournament at lower level then get put in higher bracket next time.
  • jcatalano
    jcatalano
    Strike-force Captain
    Joined Jun 2013 Posts: 776
    more dumb ****
  • uuuuuugghhhhh
    uuuuuugghhhhh
    Strike-force Captain
    Joined Feb 2013 Posts: 669
    FM
    Im tired of not being able to pick what i want instead getting a "random" prize of schitt i dont want. By the time im down to 1 prize left (being the prize i want) you go and rotate it out and rotate in new prizes of schitt i dont want. When do we get to choose the prizes we want when we reach said tier in the FM??

    TOKENS
    what a fawking joke you go from telling us it will not be a chore based award to it is now part of the TLC's. In other words heres another chore for you guys to do.

    This game has become a chore based game with high repair times and low play times its a wonder why ppl still play this game. i went from 5-6hrs a day to maybe 1hr a day because of this schitt. 
  • sheltodawg
    sheltodawg
    Potential Threat
    Joined Mar 2013 Posts: 78

    @Joel5911 said:
    Anther campaign add that to anther one i cannot do since the build times take so long for decent ships. i haven't been able to do any campaigns for a long time since it takes 12-20 days for one ship (3-4 months of building a fleet of 5 and since i am a non coiner this is very annoying). Instead of doing a campaign for tokens (who know when it will come out atm) how about open up a test server so players can test the tokens like we used to. The testers will be able to report if changes will be needed instead of trying to throw it agenst a wall and hoping it will stick. 

    I would love this option, like the old times of bp.
    So is it just slightly possible doom?

    One whom fights and runs away...lives to fight another day.
  • EvilGeniusReborn
    EvilGeniusReborn
    Unicorn Overlord
    Joined Apr 2012 Posts: 3,269
    Like the idea of the new skins. Doesn't add anything to the game but a nice touch to individualise your fleets (along with the hundreds of other players who get them)
    And really want to know what the limits are for the tokens and the frequency of the chance to get them.

    Still very disappointed that limited hulls are being ignored by repair specialists and retrofit lab.
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    Kixeye. Killing the game, one upgrade at a time.

  • gverhaar
    gverhaar
    Minor Nuisance
    Joined Jul 2013 Posts: 130
    New Forsaken Mission Content on April 7th. They include three new prizes: the Shielded Tactical System special; the Assault Disruptor D33-DR; and the Searing Barrage Mortar. 

    current rotation is simply just plain awful and ridiculous (well, you can't blame Kix for not being consequent)
    - I love new content, but in general I don't get them. They are gone before I can get them
    - I love new content, I change my strategy based upon them, but I am still waiting for content that is gone. No idea when they will return
    - I do the FM each week, got MCX, Gargoyle, D5-E and Bypass CGIII the last 4 weeks. In all fairness, medium prices. Building some Gargoyles, cause I have nothing else to build, but probably wont use the others
    - I was really after the Nuclear Accelerators and Locust UAV. And before that the Atlas, and before that... it goes on and on.

    6 out of 12 prices are still open. I am ok if they add new prices, but let's make it first in first out, so remove oldest prices first. Or even better, let's move after 4 weeks some of these prices to Tier 3.


  • Menkaly
    Menkaly
    Minor Nuisance
    Joined Dec 2014 Posts: 164
    I can't say that I agree with every direction this game has taken over the past few months, and I certainly don't have a clue as to what the "long-term" players have dealt with over the last four years... but no one is FORCING anybody to play, spend money on, or do chores in the game of Battle Pirates.  However, more than half the replies in almost every post on this forum are of the tone that a person has no control over their own bodily functions when it comes to BP.  If you don't care for the way that BP is going... stop playing.  If you don't feel your investment in coins is paying off... stop spending.  If you don't want to perform a chore for tech/hull awards... don't do them.  But, please, don't comment on every post that you aren't getting everything in the game "handed" to you for free!  It's getting old.  Deal with how the game is, or stop playing and find something else to do.

    And please, read ALL the replies in posts so you don't continue complaining about things that have been previously answered.  EX: the campaign release of the token feature is being utilized initially because it is an existing deployment system and will allow the quickest implementation of the tokens. It will probably be moved to a different system after this first deployment... but won't be given away.

    Jeeesh Guys!
    MENKALY
    Level 100+

  • DFR-Yaser
    DFR-Yaser
    Potential Threat
    Joined Feb 2013 Posts: 68
    am I correct in assuming that there are no raider fleets in April? they weren't mentioned in WIP.
  • Jimmy Tex
    Jimmy Tex
    Greenhorn
    Joined Dec 2013 Posts: 12
    sorry if this has been answered already, but if i have 10 crews now, can i still get 4 crews from the going rogue campaign.
  • Patchman
    Patchman
    Strike-force Captain
    Joined Dec 2012 Posts: 676
    Jimmy Tex said:
    sorry if this has been answered already, but if i have 10 crews now, can i still get 4 crews from the going rogue campaign.

    Yes. You will still get those crews.
  • Trogar
    Trogar
    Unicorn Overlord
    Joined Oct 2011 Posts: 13,085
    Jimmy Tex said:
    sorry if this has been answered already, but if i have 10 crews now, can i still get 4 crews from the going rogue campaign.
    Yes, the Crews from the TLC will be awarded to your Great Hall. 
  • Dark Lord Chuckles
    Dark Lord Chuckles
    Unicorn Overlord
    Joined Jun 2011 Posts: 3,230
    Trogar said:
    Jimmy Tex said:
    sorry if this has been answered already, but if i have 10 crews now, can i still get 4 crews from the going rogue campaign.
    Yes, the Crews from the TLC will be awarded to your Great Hall. 
    I've got about 70 unused crews. I should do something about that.
    Yes, I'm back to playing this game. Someone shoot me.
  • Sarcasmhasbeenbanned
    Sarcasmhasbeenbanned
    Incursion Leader
    Joined Nov 2011 Posts: 1,290
    vetehinen said:
    Forsaken Arena Tournament
    Similarly to previous tournaments, players will have an opportunity to compete against one another to earn prizes and Uranium. We are also looking into integrating new alternate ship visuals for the Grimshine's Wrath, Warbird, and Monarch hulls that can be earned by players who win a number of matches during the course of the tournament. These may open up the possibility of a new series of "skins" that will allow players to customize their hull's appearance! This feature is still in early development and I will definitely be posting more information as we get closer to the tournament date. 



    Is it even now too unfair to players ? 

    Lower bracket there was no point of even playing if you had Hurricane so you could not even win anything 

    Fix that before any new mega coiners here you have more stuff handouts 

    Bracket where i was 1000 point limit was in place 65 ... places 66-250 all had less than 1000 points ... winner had 50 k ! 
    Part of the problem there is the people with the top end fleets who drop their combat rating really low to get into the normal bracket for a chance to win it and get more Uranium.

    It's part of the reason why why my level 42 Kongregate base was in the normal bracket using predator subs and sea wolves to fight off skull ranked PNH fleets, Hell Hound fleets and various mixes of frostburns/V2s/Jugg Xs/Harlock carriers all skulled.

    The normal bracket of the FAT is generally speaking an absolute shambles because it's based on an easily manipulated system. Until that system is changed to be less exploitable the normal bracket won't be realistically winnable by the people who would actually benefit from it the most by winning the hull on offer.
    most have lives and dont want to try and win 250 battles, its absurd anyway :) 
  • Grumpy Pirate
    Grumpy Pirate
    Unicorn Overlord
    Joined Nov 2012 Posts: 3,339
    most have lives and dont want to try and win 250 battles, its absurd anyway :) 
    Heh, that too.

    But there should be something better in place for the ones who don't know better yet, although I think playing just one FAT in the normal bracket will tell new players all they need to know about the functionality of the FAT and how little fun it is so they won't make that mistake twice.
  • bort
    bort
    Unicorn Overlord
    Joined Oct 2011 Posts: 8,257
    edited 4 Apr 2015, 1:10AM

    That's exactly why the fat shouldn't have hulls an weapons as prizes. You get **** that drop ratings just because they can't hang with their own level. Goofy crap like skins and badges are perfect prizes for the FAT. You get something unique but doesn't get you something op. Since the FAT was said to never have hulls and gear in the first place.

    Thing is, a lot of the lowers were complaining they couldn't win the top prizes, so they put the top prize in for 250 wins, irrespective of bracket. They gave exactly what the players had asked for.

    Problem with that was, for some bigger players it would be easier to get the prize in the bottom bracket getting the 250 wins than getting top 65 in the top bracket. (and made them more uranium to boot).

    Hopefully it goes back to the top bracket only can get the top prize, so if you really want the prize you must compete in that bracket. That way its at least a little self regulating.

    I'm also hoping that the warbird at least gets released in the hullstore, so you only get a couple months advantage if you do arena. (5 months for monarch if it goes next hullstore rather than this one.)

    Maybe also pick a medium between 65 and 125 for 1 limited hull, if that's what's offered. 65 was reasonably tough in some groups, and would get tougher again if people have to be in the top group to get a top hull.
  • BlackFirePheonix
    BlackFirePheonix
    Skilled Warrior
    Joined Feb 2013 Posts: 572
    gverhaar said:
    New Forsaken Mission Content on April 7th. They include three new prizes: the Shielded Tactical System special; the Assault Disruptor D33-DR; and the Searing Barrage Mortar. 

    current rotation is simply just plain awful and ridiculous (well, you can't blame Kix for not being consequent)
    - I love new content, but in general I don't get them. They are gone before I can get them
    - I love new content, I change my strategy based upon them, but I am still waiting for content that is gone. No idea when they will return
    - I do the FM each week, got MCX, Gargoyle, D5-E and Bypass CGIII the last 4 weeks. In all fairness, medium prices. Building some Gargoyles, cause I have nothing else to build, but probably wont use the others
    - I was really after the Nuclear Accelerators and Locust UAV. And before that the Atlas, and before that... it goes on and on.

    6 out of 12 prices are still open. I am ok if they add new prices, but let's make it first in first out, so remove oldest prices first. Or even better, let's move after 4 weeks some of these prices to Tier 3.


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  • chihau
    chihau
    Skilled Warrior
    Joined Nov 2012 Posts: 486
    ''Lower bracket there was no point of even playing if you had Hurricane so you could not even win anything''
    apart from lotsof uranium you mean. im assuming thats what all the sandbaggers were doing in the lower groups-just making uranium for 0 damage
  • AnEyeForAnEye
    AnEyeForAnEye
    Unicorn Overlord
    Joined Feb 2014 Posts: 7,191
    Kixeye needs to stop and take a long hard look at a few things . 1st most players do not want repair or build tokens . We just want Kixeye to lower cost and time of repairs and builds . 2nd look buck to 1st item . 3rd Stop trying to blow smoke up players **** by  telling us you can not just cut down on build times or repair . 
    They never said they could not, they only said they would not, since it would ultimatly cost them too much to do so. Them offering token is there way of makin us work for the reduce in build/repair and not getting it totally free and putting it in a campaign is there way to hopefully have player coin there reapir to get there token, hence getting some of there lost coins back.
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