[SC] Cooldown on Cyborg

Well,
I spent stupidly on this game and worked hard to get the new Cyborg. I see they decided to reduce the cooldown on the ability!!

Well, that spoiled the fun and I would like my 450 OIL back please!
Because the ship is rubbish without that perk...

Why does this game change things all the time?...Unfair to players who like something new, then have it retracted...Fed up!

 

I'd like to make 2 points regarding your complaint:
1. This is, if not the first rebalancing "patch", at least the first one in many many years - you certainly can't say they change things all the time;
2. The Cyborg ship is far, far from "rubbish", as you put it, even with the increased cooldown, as well as reduced duration on its ability - it still has 16 laser slots, 16 gens, higher base HP than a goliath as well as a 10% damage bonus, so it's still overall a much better venom essentially, as OP himself stated that was the inital idea behind the ship;

By the way, you could see in the dev notes on the thread about the changes that they are being made to prevent people from using their abilities in each and every fight, but rather use it to gain an advantage only in fights where they feel they really need it

All I can say is you probably take this matter to heart too much because you've spent money to buy the ship and now feel ripped off - over time you'll probably come to agree with the majority of us that this change is for the better good of the game as a whole

 

They have been messing with the cooldowns/abilities of the ships since the release of the new Hangar System last year. This is the second time they have made changes to the Goliath Ship Abilities and seems to be a regular routine every time they release a new ship.

These changes happen within a month of the release and should be expected by now. This is annoying, but as it is the NORMAL of the game no one should be getting upset this way.

I do agree that the Ships should be balanced BEFORE RELEASE but this would go against every thing D O does. ALL NEW Updates require some sort of FIX immediately after release, because they NEVER bother to check ALL possible scenarios to prevent the issues they will cause.

 

Yeah but when they reduced the cooldown on the skill designs they said the exact opposite and they felt that "The skills designs are underwhelming compared to Surgeon."

As much as I like this new patch I just wish Darkorbit would follow their old advice and not go back on their statements like the server merge which the US servers don't need.

:thinking:

 

I do wish they would just bring out the final product. For the reason that, I worked hard for that ship and I was happy initially. However, I logged in today and found the cooldown time increased, plus, I have a cooldown bbooster which seems worthless.

..Games testers and the test server seem pointless too...

 

do you not remember kami was instant -nerfed dmg was higher -nerfed ring came out at 180 % boost nerfed and the thing with this game they just change things as and when they please ... realise people bought certain things for the way they was/are and not feel robbed of the item they once had ..You most be a free player i guess lol​

 

ιмѕтιℓℓαвιgиσσв The problem with this game is that it's devs change the product's stats a lot ( making it useless) after they have released the product. That's the point. People grind for something with real money and/or time and then feel robbed that they nerfed it. I for example paid in total 10+/- € and about 450k x4 to grind for this ship, and while I do believe it was a good thing to nerf it and balance the game, they should have done it before they release it as permanent game content. That's why the OP is so annoyed (as I am too -.-).

ZÿИΛPS™ I do understand your "pain" and I am pretty sure every other player who grinded for it feels the same.

 

pretty sure zynaps brought the cyborg on my server lol.

only pain will be knowing you spent that much money lol

 

What?

I didn't mind paying that much money but as I said already I am annoyed.

 

I paid for a Tartarus when they came out, now I've paid for about a third of the oil needed for a Cyborg and grinded for the rest.
Regardless of what I think of the changes they wish to implement I have to say I agree that changing stats on something a player spent actual money on is pretty crappy, in my case it wouldn't be one ship, it would be two.
I'll voice the same opinion, maybe more time should be spent testing new ships/formations/drone designs etc. before they are released,especially if they intend to sell something (or the things needed to build something) for real money.

 

I did actually top up £8.99, and it gave me (some) OIL.
However, the rest of the OIL I worked for, doing the EVENT gates, with my clan.

 

Yup this is what happens when they demand to much farming for a single item. If it is not worth the price then nobody will farm it, if it is worth the price then it will probably by op and thus mess the balance of the game.

Even with tests that is realy hard to achieve, rebalance changes are needed and should be made, however i think the most honest and logical aproach from devs would be to take that item out and return the cost should the rebalance be dramatic. I play another game were they did just that so it is not impossible.

 

batata A bit late but . . . Bigpoint are too greedy to do that. They milked that money fair and square. : P

 

what darkorbit should do is everyone who as a new ship 1..return all tek and oil they used for each ship ,,also take the new ships away from everyone ...then people can pick the new ship they really want after this re balance now everyone know what all the 3 new ships stats and ability will be ..that would be fair

 

Keep the Ship to it's Original Spec's! That's why we worked so hard to Get IT!

 

i agree with u ime still grinding to get mine but why rebalance stuff .ime as well finding another game to play that works less bugs/cheats but keeps its stats on wot i by and not nerf them a month later

 

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Good idea!

 

Same old bait and switch regardless of how you frame it as 'game balancing' when cash has been spent. Used to like my Sentinel Ability that's now been nerfed to the point that its totally useless so its not necessarily about balance imho as I don't see any suggestions to improve the sentinel to make it anywhere near competitive with any of the other skill designs. Just two more reasons I don't have the inclination to play DO anymore.

Add in the same old bots, cheats who carry on regardless with no bans, no JPB ladder/battle and my inclination to spend, even a little for premium has totally evaporated. My money is now spent elsewhere, simple as hence DO's server numbers have dwindled from over 2000 players on a weekend night to less than 100, active players on some servers.

I will comment that the boosters for oil/alloy are totally broken and just another statistical scam for money imo, having tried them out the numbers just don't add up right to my thinking though I know given enough mathematical chicanery statistics can be easily manipulated.

 

Yes, I think that there is so much misleading stuff and basically if I went and ordered something online and it was delivered as something else, I would definitely return it asking for the original item, or simply demand a refund. I am positive that is the consumer's rights, Isn't it?

As for the other stuff you mentioned in your post...That is also very unfortunate and results in empty servers.

My other point is, it must cause issues at dark orbit's end too.
When something is recalled it means more time is spent on correcting an issue. Whereas, the manpower could be used productively elsewhere saving time and money. So, the chances of this game going back and restoring it to the original are next to nothing.