Update Overview || Alterations

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Foreword:

OK world, I decided not to be lazy and formatted some of this stuff to make it look nice. Well, I guess that's it, and I'm sorry for not uploading much, I've been busy with the life I wish I had some in real life stuff.

 

Thought Update Overview was dead? Think again!

 

Hey all, this is BLASTER872 here with another review on an update, and this time, we'll be taking a look at Alterations.

 

 

I'm pretty sure that 0% of you guys are scratching your head, banging your monitor, and asking "What are alterations, a figment of your imagination?" But, given my luck and just for trolls, let's define alterations.

 

Alteration - An over-expensive way to modify the parameters of your turret. There will be one alteration for every modification.

 

List the facts

 

- There are 11 alterations, 1 for every turret.

 

- They are 50,000 for the M1 alterations, and 100,000 for the M2 alterations.

 

Um... well, since it's a relatively small update, I guess there's not much to go upon? However, it means there are a LOT of ideas that could be implemented for it:

 

Ideas for Improvement

 

- Make the alteration prices more balanced

Take a look at the Smoky alteration. It's +27% or some number and... NO CRITICALS??? You couldn't pay me to  use this alteration! And now look at the Firebird alteration. +50% ammo used, 100% more damage and 100% more burn time. I'm pretty sure that's like another modification, not "a change to fit one's play style." You can say whatever you want, but the fact remains that certain alterations need a boost/buff in regards to their prices.

 

- Add alterations for hulls

Well, even though I have never used it, I know that Dictator is quite a clumsy hull, or maybe Hornet's drift might be annoying. So I thought, "What if you could alter a hull?" I'd gladly sacrifice some HP on dictator to improve its speed, acceleration, et cetera. You know why? Because Dictator is good for catching golds, and I'm pretty sure that you'd like to make Dictator catch so many golds he's richer than a... Dictator.

 

- Sales for alterations

Yeah, yeah, "BLASTER872 greedy noob can't save crystals so go cry in a hole nooob!" Yeah, it's partially because I want alterations at an affordable price, but also, putting anything on sale makes it more welcome (like the re-balance update coming up, which makes me happy cuz Thunder M3 is buffed). And most importantly, why spend the effort (and money    :ph34r:) for an update that nobody is gonna use because they can't afford it? If they put up an occasional sale or two once a year or so, more people will be able to enjoy this new update. Besides, the developers can just say "Go cri in a hole, huh, you say it's too much? We already gave you a 75% off sale yesterday!" It'd be kind of amusing :P.

 

Conclusion

 

Alterations need serious balancing. Some are upgrades. And, seeing as they are, in developer words (not exact, just kind of an idea of them) "meant to adjust, not enhance the turret to fit someone's play style", a mere adjustment should NOT cost so much. Oh, and they better take a look at the Smoky alteration. Under-powered. Hey, GoldSock! Mafiaso! Dabono! Whoever's listening! Tell developers Smoky's alteration is under-powered, please! And Firebird's alteration is OP!

 

 

Alright guys, thanks for reading my article! And this is BLASTER872 logging out.

Edited October 19, 2016 by Hexed

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Necessary changes made:

 

- Standardized font, font color and overall spacing

- Slight grammar (Doesn't include intentional sarcasm)

- Indentation removed

- Foreword has been put in a spoiler

 

 

Overall, I think this is a good summary of the Alternations Update, with a list of improvements.

Edited October 19, 2016 by Hexed

[Ninja 10,468]

Pretty good, I agree with you that some alterations are too expensive for what they do especially Smoky. Some like Firebird's one are worth 100k in my opinion. I disagree that Dictator is a clumsy hull I've got M2 and find it excellent. Matter of opinion really.