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Actually, why were grenade launchers and flamethrowers changed to not scale with weapon upgrades? Wouldn't that just make it harder to balance rushing them and getting t3-quality weapons with significantly lower cost?

in 250 problems and possible solutions for 251 Comment by Insurance Salesman July 2013

As nice a compromise as this would be, it would probably make the game too complicated for little gain game-play wise. Playing the different fades would make for a unique experience, yes, but the marines on the other side probably wouldn't notice an…

in Fade & Ancient Fade Comment by Insurance Salesman July 2013

I am a casual player, and I'm unequivocally behind the armory not healing armor change. The help that it gave people like me was far outwayed by the skewed perception of the game it also gave - as shown by countless newbie teammates, who learned to …

in Proposed Balance Changes - Natural Selection 2 Comment by Insurance Salesman June 2013

For the love of god, don't make them free on spawn. Please. As a pay-for weapon I think they could be fine (although really hard to balance against the grenade launcher without making one or the other useless) but the low respawn time combined with …

in Cluster Grenades, Gas Grenades, found in ns2! Comment by Insurance Salesman June 2013

The timing out bit is, frankly, complete bull. If I paid money for the little buggers, the least they can do is stick with me until they get shot. This is something that NEEDS to change.

Now, as for buffing babblers - honestly, I would w…

in Babblers are useless Comment by Insurance Salesman March 2013

Durrrrrr. That was a mispelling on my part, I meant RNG or Random Number Generation. Basically, randomness in a competitive FPS game usually isn't a good idea.

in ammo depot and venom lair Comment by Insurance Salesman March 2013

While a cool idea, I don't see this system being balanced anytime soon if implemented, if ever. We have enough trouble balancing 6 upgrades for aliens - now imagine adding more ammo and "venom" types into the mix. Plus RND isn't usually a good idea …

in ammo depot and venom lair Comment by Insurance Salesman March 2013

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You should see me play sometime. That fear will go away quite quickly.

Seriously though, teaching a concept like this doesn't usually take very long. In the beta games when this change came out, people would be confused…

in Armory and Armor Comment by Insurance Salesman March 2013

Heck, it was even tested in the NS2 beta... and you know what? The world didn't end. Marines weren't overwhelmed by the alien hordes, tears in their eyes as the last remnants of humanity were wiped off the planet. They adapted, starting going around…

in Armory and Armor Comment by Insurance Salesman March 2013

(Quote) The thing about this "fake" teamwork is that it often leads to real teamwork because you actually start working with people regularly - it helps break the ice, as it were. If the game mechanics actively encourage teamwork, people are goin…

in Sewlek's Beta Test Mod Comment by Insurance Salesman March 2013

Honestly, I think at this point they could probably drop the single minigun exo and have a relatively balanced system. Yeah, it'd be disappointing not to be able to customize the exos as much as a marine, but it'd give each type a defined purpose (c…

in Re-Defining Exos: Heavy Marine vs. BattleMech Comment by Insurance Salesman March 2013

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Maybe they could just make turrets cheaper, so they'll just be something you plunk down when you need a quick defense somewhere? Maybe that could get annoying for aliens to fight constantly or marines to replace constantly, but its…

in My list of suggestions for new things beeing added to the game Comment by Insurance Salesman March 2013

Honestly, at this point I'd say the welder isn't really that hard to use. No, it doesn't track the player you're helping like the medi-gun from TF2, but the range on it has been extended far enough through beta patches that it actually isn't that ha…

in Armories and Armor - Again. Comment by Insurance Salesman February 2013

I'd have to say a definite NO on the heavy welder idea. Exos should require support from MACs or marine welders, they shouldn't be able to heal themselves.

As for the exo idea, how about this - the exo has a 40 pres initial cost to keep …

in Why not make exo's modular? Comment by Insurance Salesman January 2013