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5.15.08 - KANES WRATH PATCH 1.0 BALANCE PROPOSAL LIST!
I am going to derail from my usual silly candor here for a moment and get serious. Today is Tacitus Thursday and in the spirit of departing from the tradition of posting new media or RA3 content (as has been the case the past two weeks), I am posting what I promised last week: the official balance proposal change-list for the upcoming Kane's Wrath patch. Before you read, please know the following
--We sincerely apologize that the first patch for Kane's Wrath has delayed out this long, but rest assured we are fixing the following: KNOWN DESYNCS, previous fixed exploits from C&C 3 and the few new ones introduced in Kane's Wrath, and equally important 15-20 critical balance changes. We hope to say bye bye bye to "Mecha-spam".
--The following changes are ABSOLUTELY NOT FINAL, but will give you a sense of the direction we are trending and testing. We've researched all message C&C message boards and have watched many replays from top players to regular players. Our goal is give this game a balance injection so we can begin our second official Ladder Season on an equal playing field!
--A few months back I mistakenly posted a preemptive balance change list for C&C 3 which has since not seen the light of day. This was unfortunate and unintentional, but this time around with Kane's Wrath, I can absolutely assure you this is what we are working towards, and on right now
Kane's Wrath Patch Draft Notes
Economy Changes
Refinery cost/build time increased
Tiberium Spike initial capture award lowered significantly
All non-conyard/expansion unit structure build radius reduced significantly
Developer Commentary: The goal of these three economy changes is to ultimately make the resource curve much smoother over the course of the game
GDI Changes
Grenadier Squad: Armor vs Gun Damage increased, grenade projectile scatter slightly increased (increases effectiveness against other infantry squads)
Rig: HP increased significantly
Shatterer: Range increased, Damage increased, pre-attack delay reduced
GDI Firehawk: Firehawk's missiles no longer travel slower when the Firehawk has the Hardpoints upgrade. (Bug Fix)
ZOCOM Changes
Zocom Orca: Area of Effect radius increased
Steel Talons Changes
Titan: HP increased slightly
Nod Changes
Avatar: Commandeered Beam Cannon Upgrade's damage increased significantly
Flame Tank: HP increased
Catalyst Missile: Damage radius reduced significantly
Fanatics: Damage increased significantly
Marked of Kane Changes
Shredder Turret: Supercharged Particle Beam Upgrade damage has been decreased
Black Hand Changes
Shredder Turret: Supercharged Particle Beam Upgrade damage has been decreased
Purifying Flame: Upgrade cost/build time increased, damage bonus decreased
Scrin Changes
Mechapede: Disintegrator Segment damage/range reduced, Seeker Segment is now anti-air only and significantly increased in damage, unit cost increased
Seeker: Armor vs Cannon Damage reduced
Disintegrator: Move Speed increased, range increased slightly
Overlord’s Wrath: Lead-in time increased (Makes ability easier to attempt to avoid)
Stormrider: Armor vs Gun Damage decreased
Devastator: Damage type changed to Blast (was Cannon)
Traveler-59 Changes
Cultist: HP and ability range reduced
Advanced Articulators: Cost increased
Stormrider: Cost increased
Reaper-17 Changes
Conversion reserves fixed (Bug Fix)
We are currently working very hard on this patch for Kane's Wrath right now and will do our best to bring it to you as quickly as possible. We still have at least a couple weeks of effort, but in the meantime, keep your eyes posted here on our official site and on the message boards for updates, and what I hope will be some activities in the meantime to keep us busy. Thank you to everyone for your understanding, again, this was not a "patch situation" we intended for after releasing Kane's Wrath, but the fight must go on, and resources are on their way.
http://www.commandandconquer.com/community/blogs/default.aspx
Deutsche Version (Danke an Little!):
I am going to derail from my usual silly candor here for a moment and get serious. Today is Tacitus Thursday and in the spirit of departing from the tradition of posting new media or RA3 content (as has been the case the past two weeks), I am posting what I promised last week: the official balance proposal change-list for the upcoming Kane's Wrath patch. Before you read, please know the following
--We sincerely apologize that the first patch for Kane's Wrath has delayed out this long, but rest assured we are fixing the following: KNOWN DESYNCS, previous fixed exploits from C&C 3 and the few new ones introduced in Kane's Wrath, and equally important 15-20 critical balance changes. We hope to say bye bye bye to "Mecha-spam".
--The following changes are ABSOLUTELY NOT FINAL, but will give you a sense of the direction we are trending and testing. We've researched all message C&C message boards and have watched many replays from top players to regular players. Our goal is give this game a balance injection so we can begin our second official Ladder Season on an equal playing field!
--A few months back I mistakenly posted a preemptive balance change list for C&C 3 which has since not seen the light of day. This was unfortunate and unintentional, but this time around with Kane's Wrath, I can absolutely assure you this is what we are working towards, and on right now
Kane's Wrath Patch Draft Notes
Economy Changes
Refinery cost/build time increased
Tiberium Spike initial capture award lowered significantly
All non-conyard/expansion unit structure build radius reduced significantly
Developer Commentary: The goal of these three economy changes is to ultimately make the resource curve much smoother over the course of the game
GDI Changes
Grenadier Squad: Armor vs Gun Damage increased, grenade projectile scatter slightly increased (increases effectiveness against other infantry squads)
Rig: HP increased significantly
Shatterer: Range increased, Damage increased, pre-attack delay reduced
GDI Firehawk: Firehawk's missiles no longer travel slower when the Firehawk has the Hardpoints upgrade. (Bug Fix)
ZOCOM Changes
Zocom Orca: Area of Effect radius increased
Steel Talons Changes
Titan: HP increased slightly
Nod Changes
Avatar: Commandeered Beam Cannon Upgrade's damage increased significantly
Flame Tank: HP increased
Catalyst Missile: Damage radius reduced significantly
Fanatics: Damage increased significantly
Marked of Kane Changes
Shredder Turret: Supercharged Particle Beam Upgrade damage has been decreased
Black Hand Changes
Shredder Turret: Supercharged Particle Beam Upgrade damage has been decreased
Purifying Flame: Upgrade cost/build time increased, damage bonus decreased
Scrin Changes
Mechapede: Disintegrator Segment damage/range reduced, Seeker Segment is now anti-air only and significantly increased in damage, unit cost increased
Seeker: Armor vs Cannon Damage reduced
Disintegrator: Move Speed increased, range increased slightly
Overlord’s Wrath: Lead-in time increased (Makes ability easier to attempt to avoid)
Stormrider: Armor vs Gun Damage decreased
Devastator: Damage type changed to Blast (was Cannon)
Traveler-59 Changes
Cultist: HP and ability range reduced
Advanced Articulators: Cost increased
Stormrider: Cost increased
Reaper-17 Changes
Conversion reserves fixed (Bug Fix)
We are currently working very hard on this patch for Kane's Wrath right now and will do our best to bring it to you as quickly as possible. We still have at least a couple weeks of effort, but in the meantime, keep your eyes posted here on our official site and on the message boards for updates, and what I hope will be some activities in the meantime to keep us busy. Thank you to everyone for your understanding, again, this was not a "patch situation" we intended for after releasing Kane's Wrath, but the fight must go on, and resources are on their way.
http://www.commandandconquer.com/community/blogs/default.aspx
Deutsche Version (Danke an Little!):
aber netter Ansatz und endlich werden diese verkackten Seeker genervt 
und natürlich die lamen Mechas, aber mal gespannt wie der Nerv dann letzten Ende aussieht
