Changes in the balance of Vulcan, some Drones and Alterations

[theFiringHand 21,351]

 

Tankers!

 

Tomorrow, April 11th, we’ll be implementing some changes in Vulcan’s balance, as well as making some tweaks on Drones and Alterations.

 

Here are the details:

 

Vulcan

 

With the update, Vulcan will deal 70% less damage when overheating due to prolonged firing.

 

Additionally, for all models, Vulcan’s barrels will take half a second less to reach maximum spinning speed, which means the turret will start firing sooner.

 

Why we’ve done this:

 

We’ve been aware of Vulcan’s issues for some time, but just reducing overheating damage wouldn’t have solved the problem fully. So we decided to change the mechanics of the turret itself.

 

We tried several options and decided to make the necessary changes to the overheating mechanic as described. This makes Vulcan a viable option on any hull.

 

In the near future, we might need to make further tweaks to this turret. We’ll keep monitoring the situation and listening to your feedback.

 

Alterations

 

Vulcan:

 

Incendiary band: Damage penalty increased from -10% to -20%.

Shooting speed regulator: Damage penalty reduced from -25% to -20%.

 

Striker:

 

Missile launcher "Hunter": Turret reloads faster by 40% after firing a volley.

 

Thunder:

 

Subcaliber Rounds: Removed the recoil penalty.

 

Shaft:

 

Rapid-fire mode: added a penalty of 15% on the rate of energy recovered after shots. That means that the tempo between shooting series is reduced.

 

Drones

 

All drones will have a new feature — a permanent boost of 1% to 5% to turret damage and hull defense. These buffs will only be active if the Drone has batteries. The presence of the Drone by itself is not enough.

 

"Driver" Drone: Recharge time increased from 12 to 20 seconds.

 

Supplies - Added 11th April

 

Now, Repair Kit, DD, DA, or Speed Boost have their respective visual effects when activated, which will show up on the tank at any distance. This will provide valuable tactical and strategic information for the attentive tanker.

 

Enter the game tomorrow and check out the update!

[ZloyDanuJI 409]

WHAT???

Edited April 10, 2019 by ZloyDanuJI

[AncientFire 1,894]

Hmmm let's see

[wolverine848 13,097]

 

 

Tankers!

 

Tomorrow, April 11th, we’ll be implementing some changes in Vulcan’s balance, as well as making some tweaks on Drones and Alterations.

 

Here are the details:

 

Alterations

 

Vulcan:

 

Incendiary band: Damage penalty increased from -10% to -20%.

Shooting speed regulator: Damage penalty reduced from -25% to -20%.

 

Striker:

 

Missile launcher "Hunter": Turret reloads faster by 40% after firing a volley.

 

Hunter has a "volley"?    It's got one fire-mode and shoots one missile.

[ZloyDanuJI 409]

Hunter has a "volley"?    It's got one fire-mode and shoots one missile.

that refers to firing a guided rocket

[Espoir 991]

Finally... GoodBye Vulcan users !

[wolverine848 13,097]

that refers to firing a guided rocket

I guess they are using the "sports" definition (like in tennis) since the traditional definition ("a number of bullets, arrows, or other projectiles discharged at one time.") would not apply to one missile...

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

Thanks for listening to players. Happy to see changes in vulcan and shaft :rolleyes:

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

They're making drones a "must have" feature.

[ALEX22THEBEST 789]

Not bad!

[wolverine848 13,097]

Drones

All drones will have a new feature — a permanent boost of 1% to 5% to turret damage and hull defense. These buffs will only be active if the Drone has batteries. The presence of the Drone by itself is not enough.

 

 

What-in-the-name -of-Sam-Hill...

 

And how is the 1% - 5% determined?  is this a way to encourage us to MU drones like miner past level 10 - when it really makes no difference?

[LoVe.yOu.So.MuCh 14]

Is it a 70% decrease in self-damage or in damage dealt for the Vulcan?

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

Is it a 70% decrease in self-damage or in damage dealt for the Vulcan?

Vulcan will deal 70% less damage when overheating due to prolonged firing.

[Psychotic 166]

Welp all vulcan users, gg batteries.

[Manix321 20]

Have they fixed  incendiary mix? 50% damage increase (when it should be 10%) and 50% decrease in energy consumption makes it overpower.

[Double_Th3_Shots 164]

Dang...my shaft alt....it was so fun to use. I like the vulcan nerf but WTH why are we buffing drones? They shouldn't be in the game in the first place

[GorgoBlesk 831]

Noob Vulcans? Solved!

 

Noob Shafts? Solved!

 

M4 hulls with full drones will be little bit harder to kill but that is OK xD

[xmoytayx 509]

:mellow:  :mellow:

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

Yeah i'm also confused by "Vulcan will deal 70% less damage when overheating due to prolonged firing."

It will burn less or do less damage?

[NamesAreForNoobs 324]

Give out Shaft XT then nerf Shaft. Goodbye Thunder mid-may.

[GorgoBlesk 831]

Dang...my shaft alt....it was so fun to use. I like the vulcan nerf but WTH why are we buffing drones? They shouldn't be in the game in the first place

Shaft has to snipe, not to rush and tank like Twins or Rico. That nerf was good and logical.

[Retaliate 503]

Rip Vulcan, Going to start collecting dust in everyones garages again  :(

[gio_the_killer 836]

Are we still going to get the bonus of this 5% def/attack boost from drones if we don't have them equipped?

More details on this would be appreciated.

Edited April 10, 2019 by gio_the_killer

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

are we still going to get the bonus of this 5% def/attack boost from drones if we don't have them equipped?

Where will go batteries than? Think :huh:

[wolverine848 13,097]

Yeah i'm also confused by "Vulcan will deal 70% less damage when overheating due to prolonged firing."

It will burn less or do less damage?

Key word should help you...

 

Are we still going to get the bonus of this 5% def/attack boost from drones if we don't have them equipped?

More details on this would be appreciated.

Why would you get a bonus from something you don't have equipped?