Recorded by Sgt Ron Frye from the minutes of the meeting
Here is recorded the minutes of the second weekly round table discussion, summarized, but still containing all of the burps, warts, farts and cursing. So, if you have either a delicate constitution or an aversion to a group of greasy, smelly, ill mannered wrench jockeys scratching their itchy places and spitting in the corners of the room....stop reading and run......run far........run fast......and pray you escaped its clutches.......
Topic of Discussion:
Should there be limits on the number of specific weapons or equipment owned by a player, or should the max caps be raised or even lifted entirely.
David McCallum:
I think in terms of game balance it is a very sensible idea to have limits in place... I also like the fact that the limits can be broken if the extra's are given as prizes.
I think the thing missing is an "in game" or "lore" explanation as to why... and it can be as simple as a government imposed arms limitation to ensure nobody builds up enough force to form a breakaway kingdom.
The thing is if you do that, you'd almost be forced to start limiting numbers of mech type as well, which would hurt revenue, cause the top end wallet pilots to have a hissy fit and at the lower end, seriously mess up the specialists.
Ron Frye:
you know..........after being in several of these forums over the past few months i am seeing over and over that the biggest issue in game is this........a reason.......i think we need more lore....and i mean core lore....how things work.......why they work the way that they do......etc
Patrick Willis:
Agree on the lore portion we need it plain and simple. Pertaining to weapon limits I personally feel if you can afford it you should buy it. Now say you have a limit of 60 of a given laser type. Your formation packs in Regis, Fext, Bishops, etc. Laser users basically, and you want them all decked out with said laser. However with weapon slots on the bigger mechas being more, which makes sense given the size, you may want to stock more in to them than the other models. But even at that those mechas who receive laser X are fine but as you go down the line you get thinner and thinner on who can pack what, as a result most of you heavy weapons move into your first couple lines and everything after that by default gets progressively weaker as you stock them with whatever is available, given you have passed up the limits available in the shop. (Possible with the mecha build signature weapon installed at purchase of a new mecha or very slowly and painfully in the mystery vortex.)
Ron Frye:
i could see some weapons being limited in availability.....for example a weapon that predates current tech levels being found in a large cache somewhere and being sold on the black market....perhaps the arms dealers ration out the maximum per customer to appease all of their client base, and it would explain the total available for purchase......the only thing i argue is a weapon being dropped into the game with no rhyme or reason behind its existence or an explanation as to why there are only a few of them and why a player can only have an even fewer amount than that..........i am sure there are reasons for it.......i am sure there is a story in there waiting to be told........i just want to hear that story instead of buying a load of digital bullshit.
Patrick Willis:
Just playing the numbers game say weapon x has a limit of 40 to it, you run a 30 mecha formation. Say 5 guns to a mech thats 8 mechs with great guns and the rest of the formation SOL.
Ron Frye:
i feel your pain mate.........myself, i can handle being SOL in my formation IF someone can tell me WHY i am SOL lol lol
Kenneth Hicks:
limit's on weapons is really starting to piss me off. I can't think of a single reason in game lore or common sense physics why this should be a thing.....same goes for equipment....
(it was at this point the meeting began to ramble off topic due to excessive indulgence in the free beverages offered to them at the meeting....said beverages being the sole motivating factor involved in their attendance.....the rest of the evening dissolved into a blurred rampage ranging from the board room off the mech bay, out into the street, thru several local pubs, and ending in the living room of some sweet old lady who made the mistake of opening her door when they knocked.....any follow up questions you may have on the above topic of debate should be clearly printed in large type on a 3x5 index card and mailed to Sgt Ron Frye, inmate number 014482, cellblock 6a, cell 4, in the care of the Cogworthy Correctional Institute, Gamiedy Prime)Contributed by Ron Frye#879655, Kenneth Hicks#846092, David McCallum#701548, Pat Willis#224534