Empires 2.41 has been released!

Discussion in 'News' started by Trickster, Mar 23, 2013.

  1. Señor_Awesome

    Señor_Awesome Member

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    No, I think he meant broken as in make it so they no longer work.
    The madness thickens. Soon I shall no longer know right from wrong, dixter from trickster, or scout from gren.
     
  2. McGyver

    McGyver Experimental Pedagogue

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    WOW great patch! Everybody should start playing again!
     
  3. urethra franklin

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    Yes I want mines to be OP, I also meant to make fission more balanced.
     
  4. BigTeef

    BigTeef Bootleg Headshot master

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    My little piglet, when it comes to video games broken means "OP" and "fixed" means nerfed.
     
  5. urethra franklin

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    Not when directly associating it with fixing fission, which is broken in the sense that it doesn't work.
     
  6. ImSpartacus

    ImSpartacus nerf spec plz

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    I tend to define "broken" as a shitty design choice, even if other mechanics are redesigned around the broken mechanic to lessen its negative impact. E.g. the entire gren class is broken and the rest of infantry combat pays the price.
     
  7. MOOtant

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    It's interesting how this mod doesn't want to die.
     
  8. Neoony

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    Its very much at the line currently, I think.
    Most good people left..those people made empires how it was..

    But I also blame dota 2 lol
     
  9. urethra franklin

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    I blame the fact that it takes days for anyone who joins to have any idea what they're doing, and all because the "pro's" want to keep their cheap advantages fun tactical game mechanics.
     
  10. flasche

    flasche Member Staff Member Moderator

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    i blame a lot of things.

    • there is a lack of coders and artists (especially modelers)
    • compaired to other games with tanks - even free to play - empires looks like shit
    • neither GUI nor GFX are sufficient to communicate all game relevant stats - a lot of things stay hidden from the players (until they do excessive research).
    • empires runs on an outdated ~6 year old engine (source2007)
    • the engine never was suited for a game like empires in the first place (and i applaud krenzo for doing it anyway - especially since it was his first game)
    • slow balancing (and i dont mean trickster but the years before)
    • some bug/glitches didnt get fixed for years, some still aint fixed
    • hard gameplay changes during some iterations though the game has been anything but final (2.12 -> 2.2 did cost a ton of players - but im aware that it also is attributed to the port to source2007; but also mk2s, amunition-less tanks and whatnot)
    • the amount of active players dropped to a level which its not self-sustainable anymore - a server with 0 players doesnt attract players.
    • map rotation on pub servers (rainbowroad, district, escort, rainbowroad, district, escort, rainbowroad, district, escort, money ,rainbowroad, district, escort, ...)

    dont get me wrong, empires is genious - letting it die is a shame ...

    edit:
    i also dont mean to blame anyone with this. i see the above as facts - not judging - believe me i know how much life there can be in between you and your hobbies.
     
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  11. MOOtant

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    That's what RPG said like years ago.

    I personally blame side effects of 64 slot servers. Expectation rose to absurd level so that no one wants to stay on the server while few people are on to fill it up. IMO it was a lot easier to get people playing when there were several 20-32 slot servers.
     
  12. Trickster

    Trickster Retired Developer

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    This is surprisingly true. Even in scrims as well. The first few scrims I played in were 11v11 or 10v10, sometimes going down to like 7v7. Now, I couldn't imagine doing one at less than 16v16. Likewise in pub games, 11v11 used to be more than acceptable, but it just feels shitty to me now.

    Having said that, I guess it really depends on the players. If out of that 11 on your team, 6/7 are really putting the effort in, then it's probably still worth it. If it's only like 3 then it's going to suck.
     
  13. RetroFade

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    Lack of a competitive scene also leaves regular players be it clan-less looking for more or new players wanting to get into the nitty gritty of the game with no ambition, so they leave when public gameplay becomes stale to them.
     
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  14. JustGoFly

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    I learned a new "technique" for ruling as rifleman. I had no idea it existed until I watched a player from spec and asked him. I first said "OK you kill 3 for every 1 death - how do you do it". He said "what do you mean". So I had to tell him I figured out his little ability at which time he came clean. Now I get to use that ability. I won't ruin it for the rest of you by revealing this neat skill. You will have fun learning it yourselves - eventually, maybe... All I'll tell you is it lets you track people through walls - not using a camera. Damn I said too much already.
     
  15. Candles

    Candles CAPTAIN CANDLES, DUN DUN DUN, DUN DUN DUN DUN.

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    Being squad leader and giving targets for yourself?
     
  16. Señor_Awesome

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    That's what I do all the time, and if I'm not squad leader I usually whine until I get it. If I don't get it there is always spotting, but that only lasts for a little bit.

    So many secrets JustGoFly. Don't make us waterboard you for them.
     
  17. Grantrithor

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    giving temporary targets :rolleyes: ?
     
  18. complete_

    complete_ lamer

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    PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK
     
  19. RetroFade

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    Wow a secret ability to get 3 kills in 1 life as a rifleman "seeing through walls".

    Have you never heard of preservation?
     
  20. LordDz_2

    LordDz_2 Strange things happens here

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    PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK
     

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