Bile Kills Health and Ammo

yehawmcgrawyehawmcgraw Join Date: 2012-09-16 Member: 159694Members
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I'm not necessarily saying this for balance's sake, just for consistency. I.E. bile destroys all other marine artifacts, why not medpacks and ammo.

Might be the first and only soft counter to medspam...
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  • AurOn2AurOn2 COOKIES! FREEDOM, AND BISCUITS! Australia Join Date: 2012-01-13 Member: 140224Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Forum staff
    For the sake of consistency? What about dropped exosuits and jetpacks. come now, let's get srs.
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  • Ghosthree3Ghosthree3 Join Date: 2010-02-13 Member: 70557Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    For the sake of balance, pls no.

    Also they should kill dropped exos...srsly, wtf.
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  • Anti94Anti94 Join Date: 2013-07-31 Member: 186489Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    I agree with yehawncgraw.
    NS2 seriously lacks consistency, in my opinion.
    Bilebomb should also kill dropped exosuits and jetpacks.
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  • TheriusTherius Join Date: 2009-03-06 Member: 66642Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    Consistency at the expense of balance is nothing short of idiocy.
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  • Side1Bu2Rnz9Side1Bu2Rnz9 Join Date: 2012-10-16 Member: 162510Members, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow
    How is it not balanced? Can marines kill dropped eggs? Onos eggs cost more than dropped jets and exos...
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  • yehawmcgrawyehawmcgraw Join Date: 2012-09-16 Member: 159694Members
    Therius wrote: »
    Consistency at the expense of balance is nothing short of idiocy.
    Calm down there Socrates, you can introduce new features and then balance. It's not the end of the world.

    At worst, you can balance this aforementioned feature into uselessness by setting the dissolve time to >= the medpack lifespan. More appropriately you should pick the *appropriate* dissolve time.
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  • SUPER_SARSSUPER_SARS Join Date: 2013-02-13 Member: 183039Members
    AuroN2 wrote: »
    For the sake of consistency? What about dropped exosuits and jetpacks. come now, let's get srs.

    and minepacks, the only other thing thats untouched by bile bomb.
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  • TheriusTherius Join Date: 2009-03-06 Member: 66642Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    I didn't say that this feature couldn't be balanced, but if the only argument for its introduction is consistency, then it's not worth it.
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  • Anti94Anti94 Join Date: 2013-07-31 Member: 186489Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Therius wrote: »
    I didn't say that this feature couldn't be balanced, but if the only argument for its introduction is consistency, then it's not worth it.

    To me, consistency is as important as balance, this is why I agree with you when you say that consistency shouldn't break balance. But breaking consistency for balance reasons is also a huge error.

    Balance and consistency are not opposed !

    NS2 should have both.
    Actually, before I read this thread I already thought that bile could destroy dropped jetpacks and exos... This is an illustration of the fact that consistency is as important as balance.
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  • TheriusTherius Join Date: 2009-03-06 Member: 66642Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    Balance > consistency, unless one has OCD or learning difficulties.
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  • meatmachinemeatmachine South England Join Date: 2013-01-06 Member: 177858Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    Balance =/= Consistency and they dont have to be related. You can balance around a consistent experience.
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