Open testing of changes in balance

[Opex-Rah 5,375]

More than a year has passed since the Rebalance update. During this time we detected numerous issues in the balance of turrets and hulls and we are perfectly aware of them all. The time has come to fix everything. Here is a link to the test server where you can try all recent fixes and changes.
 
As you will notice, microupgrades for M0 and M3 are not upgrading your tank at all. This is not a bug! Before testing the final version of all parameters we need to check minimum and maximum standard parameters of all equipment (meaning default M0 and standard M3) and make sure they are effective. M1 and M2 parameters are not tuned yet so ignore them entirely.
 
Here is a brief list of changes for your convenience:
 
Wasp — increased acceleration and turn acceleration.
Hornet — slightly lowered maximum speed and armor.
Hunter — significant increase in armor and weight, slight increase of acceleration. Tank is now more comfortable in control.
Viking — decreased armor and weight, increased max speed, acceleration and maneuverability. Viking is now the lightest of all medium tanks but with highest acceleration.
Dictator — increased weight and armor, decreased max speed and acceleration. Dictator turned into the heaviest tank of all medium tanks.
Titan — increased armor, decreased acceleration.
Mammoth — slight increase in maneuverability.
Firebird — different burning mechanism. Enemy tanks receive tiny damage (5hp/sec) over longer time. Burning damage is now a part of basic damage. Amount of energy has been increased. Recharging takes less time.
Freeze — both freezing and unfreezing now takes less time. Effective range has been decreased. Amount of energy and damage have been slightly boosted.
Isida — decreased healing and self-healing. Damage and range have been slightly boosted. Increased amount of energy. Reloading takes more time.
Twins — decreased damage. Increased rate of fire. Projectiles travel a bit faster.
Ricochet — less shots before fully uncharging. Damage is significantly higher. Projectile speed, projectile radius and fire range have been slightly increased.
Smoky — changes in critical hit mechanics. You can no longer experience several crits in a row or a long chain of shots without critical hits. Overall critical chance is higher. Critical damage is now lower. Single average shot deals more damage. Fire rate is now slightly higher. Effective fire range has been decreased from 103 to 60 meters (1 prop = 5 meters). Damage decreased with range faster.
Thunder — single shots deal less damage. Fire rate is slightly higher. Effective fire range has been significantly increased from 10 to 80 meters. Damage decreases with range much slower.
Railgun — when fully microupgraded, Railgun can pierce an indefinite number of enemy tanks without damage drop at all. Other changes are purely technical and insignificant.
Shaft — fast arcade shots do not use all the turret's energy. Arcade fire rate is now basically similar to Shaft's fire rate before the New Physics. Arcade shot can be performed at anytime if there is enough energy and enough time has passed since the last arcade shot. Partly charged sniper shot does not use all of Shaft's energy. Maximum sniper shot damage is now lower, penetrating power has also been decreased. Turret rotation speed in normal mode is higher. Turret rotation speed in sniping mode is lower but does not decrease when a charge is being accumulated.

[Opex-Rah 5,375]

For your convenience there is the list of changes:

Hulls: http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=198089&p=3539755

Turrets pt1: http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=198089&p=3539757

Turrets pt2: http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=198089&p=3539759

 

Thank you for your feedback, it is much appreciated.

[flae88 948]

Cool

I'm second ok, downvote me

 

loool Hazel king

 

:# not upvote -.-

Edited April 11, 2014 by flae88

[Meliora 1,652]

Awesome, can't wait to try this out.

[sebytto 53]

Good nice from you hazel

[AkiliW 210]

Woohoo!

This looks great!

[Take_it_Easy1 136]

What is the invite code?  :unsure:

 

[Playep 355]

8th. I think this update unbalanced dictator even more. Bad update.

But for the hunter ;) I just bought M2.

Edited April 11, 2014 by Playep

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

That means we have a refund?

please tell yes :rolleyes:

[Sniper.Lyfe 1,031]

nice 

[Opex-Rah 5,375]

That means we have a refund?

please tell yes :rolleyes:

No you not :)

[Eragon 13,876]

Edit sucks:  Hornet slower? seriously? now its as slow as mammy! Noooo!! make it faster not slower!!! you just ruined the best hull in the game! 

Edited April 11, 2014 by eragon33

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

come on -_-

but will change every characteristic of weapon and hulls .-.

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

wait,that was sarcasm?

that means we have refund?
 

[Xenophobia 457]

Are we getting a refund? You're changing the game..

Edited April 11, 2014 by Xenophobia

[Who_Boss 154]

hhmm nicee!!

[HirunMeepage 763]

Finally, a new update again. Gotta check it out ;)

Edited April 11, 2014 by HirunMeepage

[r_Venividi0 1]

wait,that was sarcasm?

that means we have refund?

No, it had been said a lot of times that there will never be refund anymore.

[doughnut2100 763]

Nice! Hunter going up! Thanks Hazel! I am glad you took into account what we all suggested.

[Mithrandir1 17]

sounds cool, but.., gotta check it out!

[Opex-Rah 5,375]

Are we getting a refund? You're changing the game..

Yes, we are changing the game. No, you not getting a refund.

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

:angry:

[flae88 948]

So many ppl want refund .-.

[Papitoi 294]

Dictator turned into the heaviest tank of all medium tanks.....
Viking is now the lightest of all medium tanks but with highest acceleration. LOL

[Uliuliu 637]

This is a radical change, people need a refund. Things need to stay the way they are now