Patch Notes Update April Update - Patch Notes

[K M Butler]

good update

 

[Raumfahrer Spiff]

What if the only people that fly meta combat ships are the 10 single-focused pvpers left in the game

 

[Marcus Sirrah Of Hyperion]

Panther clipper confirmed

 

[Starmony]

If the effect is catastrophic, it'll get fixed quickly.

Hahahahahaha oh stop please, my sides can't take it HAHAHAHAHA

 

[TheSisko]

For a minor update, this certainly brings a lot to the table. I feel like Trade just got a nice little overhaul.

People still trade?

I did. Ages ago. Loved it. But now, you get to a point where doing missions with an Allied faction is a lot more profitable. You can get paid 5M CR just for transporting biowaste down the road.

And that was before Void Opals arrived.

So, while the trading improvements look great and are welcome, I think they've arrived too late given the current state of the game. They'll be great for new players but most vets know there's much better ways to make money in the game.

 

[Space Mage]

One can only hope. If the effect is catastrophic, it'll get fixed quickly. If it's just "pretty bad", it'll get fixed some time later but a lot of players will have already quit the game. That would be the worst outcome IMO. So I'm actually hoping for a really visible "D'OH!" and a subsequent patch.

Just like heat weapons, healing, and release engineering am I right!?

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

"Hey guys, remember when we could still boost in the starter zones?"

"Yeah. Those were the days."

Wistful sighs.

 

[mephisto9466]

Do you not understand that drag is an effect on frags?

fa off :3

 

[CMDR Cknarf]

Both dedicated PvPers, and PVE open players will be affected by this frag change.

You know that video we post often? The one by Rinzler that teaches you how to avoid ganks while trading?

A big part of it involves, you guessed it, boosting.

 

[avow555]

Open players will not go solo or private, they will just leave the game till the next update or just leave full stop.

Can they also quit the forums too.
Gracious

 

[Ziljan]

FDev Manager..... "Feedback is telling us we need to nerf Shield Boosters."

Dev ..... "Boosters ... right, I'm onto it."

Checks through list of engineering mods available ......

Dev .... "OK, we've found an engineering mod that will counter those Boosters nicely !"

FDev Manager .... "Great, fix it and post it in the Patch Notes for Monday. The players will be pleased with how we respond to their needs!"

This patch would nerf both permaboost and shield boosters (because ECM/PD would gain in utility). Let's face it, both of these need nerfing. Is there a less gank enabling way to do it? Probably. But I'd argue that rather than this, why not just add a cooldown to drag munitions? So it's not perma-anything.

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

Who's excited for legacy PA owners throwing on drag frags too?

Should be super cool and fun totally balanced yup.

 

[muroko]

i think a lot of you are just overreacting. that drag munitions change makes so much sense. why could you use boost when the engine has limited performance?

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

i think a lot of you are just overreacting. that drag munitions change makes so much sense. why could you use boost when the engine has limited performance?

I wonder if you'll feel the same after the obvious player massacre that's coming down the pipe in response to this.

 

[Space Mage]

i think a lot of you are just overreacting. that drag munitions change makes so much sense. why could you use boost when the engine has limited performance?

Do you like having a ship that moves?

 

[znôrt]

but only a single pellet needs to hit you

i knew how op they are, i never really used them because i don't like them at all, but if this is true ... rofl, that would be beyond(tm) pathetic.

ok, it is true but i got it wrong. yeah, when it comes to magic a single pellet is enough, yes!

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

Do you like having a ship that moves?

Hey! At least my turrets will have plenty of WEP now!!!

 

[lostagain]

I guess trader ships are in for a new world of hurt.
Again.

 

[molecular.biologist]

Hey will!

I hope we can disable the "training simulation" button from our menu. It's helpful to new people, well it's not a requirement tho, but I'm not against it. However, I'm against seeing a big button that shows "training simulation" while I have more than 600 hours (I know it's just a small fraction to some players)

I can't wait for new updates! Even I can't use new modules since I'm in the beagle point lol

 

[muroko]

Do you like having a ship that moves?

boost > FA OFF > get shot by drag munitions > smirk