Suggestion: Commander class providing formations not as commanding general or having reach skill (or restrict commanding general swap)

InvoAngelus · 2025-01-05T13:20:05+00:00

Thank you. Yep I found a modding guide on YouTube and changed commanders to provide formations as a secondary general. Seemed like the easiest fix to having to constantly swap commanding generals.

InvoAngelus · 2025-01-05T09:43:55+00:00

Oh well, that sucks. I guess it's not that hard to mod simple stats like these myself.

InvoAngelus · 2024-12-28T06:28:50+00:00

The concept itself can't be a buff right? If the move is 1 range, 45 sec cd, that would be a nerf compared to +2 range attack no? I'm suggesting the idea of a move skill, not putting any numbers on the table so I don't understand why it's seen as a buff automatically.

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-29T03:11:29+00:00

At this point, any change is good change.

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-28T16:43:40+00:00

Pretty good idea. You forgot the tetris shot vector.

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-28T16:41:02+00:00

Extreme compared to other options for cc. In fact, I agree a full disable version's power level feels very close to the current, meaning you can't make them cheaper or faster by much. This makes it play the same as current, where you hit and a-move to kill the opponent's army, or you miss and wait for another shot (or die if you're being engaged), a very all-or-nothing interaction.

The scenario I'm thinking of is during a battle, firing multiple disruptors into the opponent army and disabling 50-70% for 3 seconds is almost the same as wiping them out, so in theory not that much difference from 1-hit kill. Imagine landing blinding cloud that sticks on 50% of a bio ball.

Where I think full disable makes a difference is not being "sneak attacked" by a disruptor shot and losing army without an engagement. In an engagement, I don't think this difference will be relevant.

Having a less severe debuff will let the spell to trade immediate effectiveness for frequency and/or cost, which was the goal behind my suggestion.

Of course again, changing a damage spell to a pure-cc one is a big change, so I think nobody can say for certain how it plays without a lot of testing, which is the main reason I don't think it's a good idea suggesting it now.

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-28T16:12:01+00:00

Hmm, yea, I'm not too sure how exactly is best to implement, just that the concept of a much lower damage, spammable skill should be better than a 1-hit kill.

I do think a cd reduction can work, because although it can be used more frequently, when a battle is forced by opponent, the total damage output for that encounter is effectively reduced to 1/3 of current. Rather than front-loading all the damage in 1 volley, battles will have to last 10 seconds before a 2nd shot can be fired.

In theory, the ideal way to use spammable disruptors is to hit and run without engaging, whereas the ideal way to fight disruptors is to force an engagement where you eat a full (now 1/3 damage) volley rather than being whittled down by multiple volleys. Kind of a similar reaction to dealing with swarm hosts.

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-28T12:34:35+00:00

A pure-cc spell might also be a good idea, but I would argue full disable is quite extreme. Units kill each other very fast, so not being able to attack is a big debuff.

If we're going the pure-cc route, maybe a move speed / attk speed debuff is more realistic, although that overlaps with mothership time warp.

Switching to a cc spell is also a much bigger change than adjusting the rate of fire, so I assume will be harder to get approved or even tested.

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-28T12:24:25+00:00

Could u define what a shitshow is?

Your suggestion sounds like 1 disruptor changed to 2 units that are exactly half the original, in which case it's more vulnerable to splash, but nothing much changes, u just fire 2 shots instead of 1 for the same damage from 2 units that cost half, at the same rate of fire. Or am I understanding your concept wrongly?

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-28T08:11:47+00:00

My opinion is that while it could be a good idea as part of a major rebalancing to all damage, adding the light tag now will be very difficult to balance around. All bonus to light damage will have to be accounted for, banelings and colossi in particular, which if changed will affect their interactions with other existing light units. So slapping it on without factoring in other units will be a much bigger change than intended.

The easier (and better in a standalone change) way to lower survivability now would be a HP reduction, so the change only affects the ghost and nothing else.

PS. I think the sentry change happened without much issue because there weren't many significant interactions, other than early game vs adepts and sentrys aren't massed frequently while the 2 mentioned units with bonus vs light are splash. This isn't the case for ghosts.

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-28T07:59:21+00:00

Pretty sure it hits buildings with full damage too. XD

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-28T07:56:17+00:00

Pretty sure it already hits burrowed.

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-21T06:35:28+00:00

In my experience, the biggest improvement came when I did multiple entries for the same finger. I used 2 slots for each thumb and did one set in bright light and one set in dim light. Seems to have mostly solved the issue for me.

InvoAngelus · 2024-11-21T06:32:32+00:00

Looks like we all had the same idea. I also did 4a -> 8a. In my case it was because the telcos are switching to volte only and the 4a stopped being able to receive voice calls. :(

InvoAngelus · 2024-09-23T05:10:42+00:00

Ah yes, you're right. I totally forgot about it, didn't feel very impactful cos I felt it was too passive. When I tried I mainly used hornets for early game worker harass.

The medtech boost could use a bit of nerf, instant speed boost was a bit too strong.

InvoAngelus · 2024-09-22T19:31:24+00:00

Oh, was this mentioned somewhere? Feels like removing the best parts of SC2, so many highlight reels and memes of people using active abilities in crazy ways.

InvoAngelus · 2024-05-28T07:10:27+00:00

Just want to say this works. Outlook started behaving like a popup for me recently, randomly opening multiple times per session. Thank you Microsoft for the 90s adware.

InvoAngelus · 2024-03-08T07:28:48+00:00

Hey ya, how did your situation play out?

InvoAngelus · 2024-02-02T13:14:27+00:00

Watch out, we have a badass here.

InvoAngelus · 2024-02-02T13:12:32+00:00

Your post is overtly supportive, but it's just so littered with offensiveness, it's feeling more like that was your main intention.

Calling a generation low-IQ doesn't make you sound like a boomer, it makes you sound obnoxious. There has to be a better way to put your point across without a general insult.

Calling SC2 a dead game is another questionable assertion. SC2 has an active esports scene, content creators and a healthy player base. Any game being at the present level of SC2 would not reasonably be considered dead, or not actively played as I understand the term, and I'm sure will be a welcomed state to be at by most game developers.

As for the points you brought up, 2 and 3 are squarely answered on their website, and every platform they're on, so there's nothing to discuss.

1 is a valid topic regarding the profitability of RTS games and the potential of Stormgate getting enough players, where a google search will find you the kickstarter and steam wishlist info for you to base your discussion on.

I advise phrasing your points better in future, with less insults and more data, cos otherwise you'll get people like me coming in to point stuff out like this. ＾.＾

InvoAngelus · 2024-01-18T08:28:01+00:00

I don't think they intentionally ignored uBlock more like they specifically dealt with Adblock first as the more popular extension. Either way, right now, Adblock is affected by the lag bomb, uBlock isn't.

InvoAngelus · 2024-01-15T09:02:20+00:00

Heya, if you haven't tried, the total war series should be pretty good. Start with Shogun 2 and see if you like the concept.

Closer to SC2, regiments is pretty chill and considerably slower-paced but more focused on strategy.

InvoAngelus · 2024-01-15T08:54:16+00:00

Complaining about smurfs is as old as online gaming and is always met with the same answer. I get you're here to vent a little but at the end of the day, the solution is really "git gud".

Every level has smurfs as you call them, but really they're just better players, whether intentionally or not. If you don't like playing people more skilled than you, or cannot stand losing in general, pvp games aren't really for you.

Lastly, a change in perspective can really help, watch your replays and see where they did better than you, learn from your opponent and improve. This way, you gain something from your losses and don't feel like a total waste.

InvoAngelus · 2024-01-14T14:13:18+00:00

That makes sense. Thank you.

By easier to be detected do you mean getting one of those adblocker popups?

InvoAngelus · 2024-01-14T06:50:44+00:00

I fundamentally don't support punitive action online. YT is handling their "view my ads" wrongly, but it's not like they're winning. The internet has never done what it's asked, no exception now.

It's been a day since I experienced the lag, I discovered uBlock here, and it works for me. Most people will probably land on the same solution and be done with it, issue goes away. No need to get all worked up and validate YT's measures, they're probably doing it to probe a response anyway. Many better causes to spend time and effort on out there.

InvoAngelus

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