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by Cyris
Sat 06 Aug, 2016 5:07 am
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: why guardian weapon team speed 5.5?
Replies: 23
Views: 8882

Re: why guardian weapon team speed 5.5?

Oddnerd wrote: and IG HWTs suck ass all around as a way of punishing them for the T2 refractor upgrade.

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by Cyris
Thu 04 Aug, 2016 3:43 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: MFW on August 13th and 14th @ 17:00 UTC
Replies: 26
Views: 11225

Re: MFW on August 13th and 14th @ 17:00 UTC

I also will play any faction, on either date. Consider me a filler or whatever.

Always have a random chance of baby stuff pulling me away, but happy to help fill teams and get good/balanced matches recorded!
by Cyris
Tue 02 Aug, 2016 8:18 pm
Forum: Community General Discussion
Topic: Why don't structures have an upkeep value?
Replies: 9
Views: 3986

Re: Why don't structures have an upkeep value?

Okay so it all seems to make sense under this approach until you get to the final bit: Before going on, I wanna emphasis something that baffled me: 2.5x GM (I'm taking losses) + Sent - 30/264 - 0 (As I took GM losses, the upkeep dropped down till my pop hit 30. I suspect there is some "deep ma...
by Cyris
Tue 02 Aug, 2016 5:32 pm
Forum: Community General Discussion
Topic: Why don't structures have an upkeep value?
Replies: 9
Views: 3986

Re: Why don't structures have an upkeep value?

Some data. Each entry presented with pop/income - upkeep. (18/264 - 0 meaning 18 pop and 264 income, which is the baseline of "0 upkeep") 3x GM - 18/264 - 0 3x GM + Sent - 33/238 - 26 (which is the full upkeep of a sentinel) 2.5x GM (I'm taking losses) + Sent - 30/264 - 0 (As I took GM los...
by Cyris
Tue 02 Aug, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: Dawn of War Codex
Topic: Unit Guides
Replies: 25
Views: 28509

Re: Unit Guides

I am not saying it should not be done, Cyris. I am trying to say that the way Firat has envisioned it right now bears the risk of what I have mentioned before. If you are to write such a strategy guide then it should reflect multiple points of views, that is all I am saying. I acknowledge that this...
by Cyris
Tue 02 Aug, 2016 4:50 pm
Forum: Dawn of War Codex
Topic: Unit Guides
Replies: 25
Views: 28509

Re: Unit Guides

Way to go on the hostility. I simply uttered my opinion. If you disagree, you are free to rebut but do so in a well-mannered fashion. I hope this is polite enough: I think you are being a buzzkill curmudgeon for no reason. Someone basically said "I used to preform this community service, shoul...
by Cyris
Mon 01 Aug, 2016 11:05 pm
Forum: Community General Discussion
Topic: Brother Captain Rework?
Replies: 2
Views: 1614

Re: Brother Captain Rework?

Sure, I'll bite. Ignoring the context of what your mod has, I'll just focus this on ELITE balance. Focus as a Tank Support I 100% agree on. Let's get into the weeds... Nemesis Force Halberd: Losing splash is fine. The Energy Shield ability should be on the Warding Staff, put the Vortex here instead....
by Cyris
Sun 31 Jul, 2016 12:15 am
Forum: Strategy Discussion
Topic: Nids vs SM
Replies: 42
Views: 18216

Re: Nids vs SM

I then checked and saw they weren't. They were small. And I assumed that was abnormal and nearly everything was medium... Yeah, I've been tripped up by that too. Small is standard and medium is one of the least common sizes - counter intuitive but true. I hope you take it as the compliment it is me...
by Cyris
Sat 30 Jul, 2016 8:58 pm
Forum: Strategy Discussion
Topic: Stuff people Just assume everyone knows
Replies: 34
Views: 17603

Re: Stuff people Just assume everyone knows

Dark Riku wrote:Good to know I'm not the only one :)


It's bad enough when inexperienced players come in here and spout balance changes. But when people who literally only watch Youtube casts start dropping opinions like fact... augh.
by Cyris
Sat 30 Jul, 2016 8:50 pm
Forum: Community General Discussion
Topic: Why don't structures have an upkeep value?
Replies: 9
Views: 3986

Re: Why don't structures have an upkeep value?

Wow, that makes perfect sense, thanks! It did?!?!?!? Holy shit, I stopped understanding it half way through and finished out of sheer bloody-mindedness. But seriously, the rules for exactly what order units are placed in for taxing, and how passing the 30 threshold interacts is something I didn't k...
by Cyris
Sat 30 Jul, 2016 8:44 pm
Forum: Strategy Discussion
Topic: Stuff people Just assume everyone knows
Replies: 34
Views: 17603

Re: Stuff people Just assume everyone knows

More likely than not they're biased or it's a misconception as some units/abilities perform very differently at different skill levels. For example units like scouts and sentinels are among the best units in the game on high level and not very good at low level and point and click abilities like do...
by Cyris
Sat 30 Jul, 2016 8:39 pm
Forum: Strategy Discussion
Topic: Nids vs SM
Replies: 42
Views: 18216

Re: Nids vs SM

6) It's not really 600 health though since they are small which means units are only 80% likely to hit them so it's effectively 720hp :D Public service announcement: Just in case this confuses newer players, Torpid is being an obnoxious pedant here. Spore Mines are indeed small, which means most ra...
by Cyris
Sat 30 Jul, 2016 8:19 pm
Forum: Community General Discussion
Topic: Why don't structures have an upkeep value?
Replies: 9
Views: 3986

Re: Why don't structures have an upkeep value?

This is a situation where little knowledge is a dangerous thing. On the surface, having no upkeep sounds super OP! The unit gets to sit around having an impact without actually effecting your economy. How absurd! However, the full details of how upkeep and population interact makes this happen a lot...
by Cyris
Fri 29 Jul, 2016 6:27 pm
Forum: Strategy Discussion
Topic: Nids vs SM
Replies: 42
Views: 18216

Re: Nids vs SM

2) the tower provides only a speed boost and that's what the TG gets. The tower speed synapse always works, really though, everyone gets them how did you never notice? So just to be clear, it gets +1 speed from the tower, and can still get another +1.5 if there is "real" synapse nearby? I...
by Cyris
Fri 29 Jul, 2016 6:12 pm
Forum: Strategy Discussion
Topic: Nids vs SM
Replies: 42
Views: 18216

Re: Nids vs SM

1) It does do splash damage with its normal melee attacks, like all the other melee walkers with melee weapons. 2) They don't offer basic synapse, only their own unique synapse, but that unique tower synapse affects the TG. 3) It's to do with NOT ATTACKING. It doesn't matter if you are taking damag...
by Cyris
Fri 29 Jul, 2016 3:45 pm
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM
Replies: 43
Views: 19410

Re: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM

Work (layoffs, new project) and domestic activities (I have a newborn baby!) have rampped up for me, and Overwatch came out. As a result, sitting and writing about the Rhino keeps getting deprioritized :/ I've been playing nids too, so my DoW2 analysis brain cycles ends up getting spent on nid stuff...
by Cyris
Fri 29 Jul, 2016 3:36 pm
Forum: Strategy Discussion
Topic: Nids vs SM
Replies: 42
Views: 18216

Re: Nids vs SM

This thread continues to deliver! Great TG tips minion. A couple of questions to our more experienced nid players: 1- Does TG have any enhancements on his basic attack besides his 70 melee skill? Just wanna confirm he has neither cleave, nor a hidden proc chance to do specials. 2- Do Capillary tower...
by Cyris
Fri 29 Jul, 2016 1:02 am
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Scouts...
Replies: 56
Views: 22690

Re: Scouts...

Toilailee wrote:Scouts are one of the best units in the game imo.


They should get the IST treatment and have their cost increased to 225 :twisted:
by Cyris
Fri 29 Jul, 2016 12:59 am
Forum: Strategy Discussion
Topic: Nids vs SM
Replies: 42
Views: 18216

Re: Nids vs SM

This thread is awesome. I've been playing nids lately, and the tips in here sync up with my experiences and conclusions so far. Couple things that poped into my head reading this thread, and personal musing on nids in general: 1- Nid AV against ranged vehicles (tanks, T2 weapon transports) is indeed...
by Cyris
Wed 27 Jul, 2016 7:32 pm
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Scouts...
Replies: 56
Views: 22690

Re: Scouts...

Well i mean so scouts could be more versatile and helping against ranged armies to tie up;) Get the infiltration upgrade and then this actually works rather well. Scouts don't deal much damage in melee, but most ranged squads dont either. Thus trick works especially well on setup teams. The reason ...
by Cyris
Wed 27 Jul, 2016 6:04 pm
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Scouts...
Replies: 56
Views: 22690

Re: Scouts...

Useful to note also is that their dps for cost is the same as a tac. Which is to say 2 scouts put out the same dps as 1 tac squad. The scouts surviability is of course a lot lower, so distraction is vital if they are to participate in ranged combat. Mixing the scouts movespeed and sight range, with ...
by Cyris
Wed 20 Jul, 2016 4:03 am
Forum: Random Stuff
Topic: So what is actually happening in Turkey and why?
Replies: 39
Views: 16984

Re: So what is actually happening in Turkey and why?

https://www.wired.com/2016/07/wikileaks-dumps-erdogan-emails-turkeys-failed-coup/ Wikileaks just released part one of a big dump of AKP emails dating from 2010 to July 6th 2016. You can even see it for yourself: https://wikileaks.org/akp-emails/ From the site: The material was obtained a week before...
by Cyris
Tue 19 Jul, 2016 3:26 pm
Forum: Random Stuff
Topic: So what is actually happening in Turkey and why?
Replies: 39
Views: 16984

Re: So what is actually happening in Turkey and why?

It is a big bummer. Turkey felt like a country on some hard times, but with a lot of hope and potential, and a lot of people rooting for her. This coup, and the followup after it, seem really ominous. Erdogan has the terrible choice now between reconciliation and retaliation. I atheist pray he makes...
by Cyris
Sun 17 Jul, 2016 5:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Extended Gameplay Video with Dev Commentary
Replies: 84
Views: 43706

Re: Extended Gameplay Video with Dev Commentary

I felt like calling out damage types was intentionally avoided. Plasma was defined by it's fire/reload cycle, not by saying something like "deals bonus damage to X". Same with las. I like the showcasing of the firing patterns. The reload/cooldown etc system of DoW2 is unecesarily complicat...
by Cyris
Sun 10 Jul, 2016 12:16 am
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM
Replies: 43
Views: 19410

Re: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM

I just don't think the Acolyte upgrade really fits in with IST anyway. As a model, he's basically useless. That 34 dps melee sounds nice in paper but you never, ever want your IST in melee anyway. You really only buy him for his auras. Hence, in my post I moved him on to an actual melee squad. I co...
by Cyris
Thu 07 Jul, 2016 8:56 pm
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM
Replies: 43
Views: 19410

Re: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM

IST GL with 40% damage buff with Acolyte would be insane. I completely agree, and tried to call it out in the entry for them: Plasma and Nade Launcher damage will need to be looked at, but table that for now. The goal is that the Warrior is the upgrade that turns the IST from a capper into a real s...
by Cyris
Thu 07 Jul, 2016 4:29 pm
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM
Replies: 43
Views: 19410

Re: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM

...great fucking post... Great fucking post man, I agree with just about everything you said. Of note though, I'm replacing Crusaders with Warrior Acolytes in anything I write / design because I think it's important to keep this in a grounded place. Animations and models exist for Warriors, while t...
by Cyris
Thu 07 Jul, 2016 2:55 am
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM
Replies: 43
Views: 19410

Re: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM

Atlas got the first question, so the floor is still open, unless no one answers by tomorrow. As for the cost, 500 I think is too high to work? I do love the progression it makes with CSM/Tacs (400, 450, 500) though. Old GK had 500 cost SS and 260 IST and it was just the worst. I don't think that in ...
by Cyris
Wed 06 Jul, 2016 8:58 pm
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Touch of Nurgle
Replies: 6
Views: 3579

Re: Touch of Nurgle

hakon wrote:Seems to be doing 75 piercing or 3x the intended amount. "Whooooops"


Well, that answers that.

Thread over, plz include in next patch!
by Cyris
Wed 06 Jul, 2016 5:54 pm
Forum: Balance Discussion
Topic: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM
Replies: 43
Views: 19410

Re: Community Choose Your Own Adventure - OM

edit: This one got deep and rambly, sorry! The question is at the bottom. TL:DR - Balance aside, should SS cost more then tacs? This is more of a thematic question then an analysis of where their current power level is. We've got some tent spikes in place, so I'm gonna run through some first pass ch...

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