The elephant in the room (or game) right now is speed. It is not balanced, it is ruining the fun and it's driving people away... yet they continue to encourage it. Why? I have enjoyed the game since December 2015 along with most of my guild but it's getting the point now where people are getting bored of worrying about character viability because of they can't match up on 'speed' It's easy to go on here about balance I.E. Traya and also have a whinge about the G12+ stuff... but the root of the problem (as far as myself and many others are concerned) continues to be encouraged via speed and it's making no sense.I get the whole concept of the game is turn based... but the whole point, much as it was at the start was utilising other characters with base speed from upgrades and that created a much more enjoyable experience. Now if you aren't going first, it's game over. Speed being the issue.

Mod set bonuses are gonna get reworked. Sit tight, for all we know crit damage will be the new meta

It’s been like that since the beginning of time. Speed is KING!

"KaerisNamaar;c-1602326" wrote:Mod set bonuses are gonna get reworked. Sit tight, for all we know crit damage will be the new metaIf I were a gambler, I’d put my money on tenacity and defense mods becoming the new meta. The least owned and utilized which means more panic farming aka $ generated.

"jkray622;c-1602374" wrote:Speed was already "changed" and "nerfed" years ago, back when Qui-Gon Jinn was the dominant meta leader. But getting to go first and more frequently will forever be dominant - the only way to change that is to take the ships' approach and have everyone be the same speed.That is how it was originally.... in fact back in the day the leader was the often deciding factor, not who went first. The game has lost it's way on this point.

"Kanjo;c-1602405" wrote:"jkray622;c-1602374" wrote:Speed was already "changed" and "nerfed" years ago, back when Qui-Gon Jinn was the dominant meta leader. But getting to go first and more frequently will forever be dominant - the only way to change that is to take the ships' approach and have everyone be the same speed.That is how it was originally.... in fact back in the day the leader was the often deciding factor, not who went first. The game has lost it's way on this point.Right, . . Cuz the Poe meta era was oh so much fun lol. Y’all are hilarious, speed is not the end all be all, for light easy playing, sure , for mirror matches, sure, but there is always a way via squad comp to handle another squad, and you do not need to be the fastest around.

Why is 'speed' being encouraged when it's clearly not working as originally intended?

73 Replies

KaerisNamaar
7 years ago
Mod set bonuses are gonna get reworked. Sit tight, for all we know crit damage will be the new meta
daddyngo007
7 years ago
It’s been like that since the beginning of time. Speed is KING!
SirLaggzalott
7 years ago
"KaerisNamaar;c-1602326" wrote:
Mod set bonuses are gonna get reworked. Sit tight, for all we know crit damage will be the new meta

If I were a gambler, I’d put my money on tenacity and defense mods becoming the new meta. The least owned and utilized which means more panic farming aka $ generated.
superallywatp1
7 years ago
"KaerisNamaar;c-1602326" wrote:
Mod set bonuses are gonna get reworked. Sit tight, for all we know crit damage will be the new meta

I get your point entirely.. and whilst I am not against hoping on this said change... the same problem will persist in my opinion. I really hope something gives soon. It's becoming more of a job right now :'(
thewhitegift
7 years ago
Im sure Bruce Lee would approve
devilock19888
7 years ago
How much did the meta change after ships 2.0? I'm expecting the mod rework to fall short, or even do the opposite of their intentions. Speed will still be better than anything else because if you go first and kill the enemy, it doesn't really matter how much crit damage he had.
GladOS-013
Hero (Retired)
7 years ago
Speed was already "changed" and "nerfed" years ago, back when Qui-Gon Jinn was the dominant meta leader.

But getting to go first and more frequently will forever be dominant - the only way to change that is to take the ships' approach and have everyone be the same speed.
superallywatp1
7 years ago
"jkray622;c-1602374" wrote:
Speed was already "changed" and "nerfed" years ago, back when Qui-Gon Jinn was the dominant meta leader.

But getting to go first and more frequently will forever be dominant - the only way to change that is to take the ships' approach and have everyone be the same speed.

That is how it was originally.... in fact back in the day the leader was the often deciding factor, not who went first. The game has lost it's way on this point.
GhostTrucking
7 years ago
"Kanjo;c-1602405" wrote:
"jkray622;c-1602374" wrote:
Speed was already "changed" and "nerfed" years ago, back when Qui-Gon Jinn was the dominant meta leader.

But getting to go first and more frequently will forever be dominant - the only way to change that is to take the ships' approach and have everyone be the same speed.

That is how it was originally.... in fact back in the day the leader was the often deciding factor, not who went first. The game has lost it's way on this point.

Right, . . Cuz the Poe meta era was oh so much fun lol. Y’all are hilarious, speed is not the end all be all, for light easy playing, sure , for mirror matches, sure, but there is always a way via squad comp to handle another squad, and you do not need to be the fastest around.
NotRealUltra
Legend
7 years ago
"evoluza;c-1602332" wrote:
More sets. Say this all the time.
Tenacity gets a first turn immunity on the set.
We get a new 'take a second turn chance' set.
Cooldown decreasing chance set.
Quatruble the amount on the offense set.
Don't know with defense.
And then getting 6 dot mods
They teased a retribution mod set but it never made it to the final cut. Counter chance mod set would be pretty cool imo