TheOneThatPwns:Does anybody know what the new point requirements will be? and if you already passed it will it just promote you?

 

It will be proportional to how the general rank was decreased

lemme do the math real fast 

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WarlordAlpha:

TheOneThatPwns:Does anybody know what the new point requirements will be? and if you already passed it will it just promote you?

 

It will be proportional to how the general rank was decreased

lemme do the math real fast 

alright thx but it was decreased by 800,000

I totally disagree with FJ here.  Anders has 1/2 time, in game, to gauss hogs.  Her economy/training bonus absolutely makes her the defacto UNSC leader of choice.  She is the most advantageous UNSC leader to use. 

How else does one explain the prevalence of the Anders Gauss Hog Spam? 

Marginally, it carries the single highest chance of success and the lowest risk of failure, because it's the fastest; by a large margin, too.  Her rate of recovery, should the player's rush fail, supply pads and training facilities held constant, will be faster than with Cutter or Forge every time.  How is she not singularly advantaged over the other two? 

People respond to incentives.  The incentive to gauss hog spam using Anders is definitely highest, as evidenced by the top players unit production history.  I know Robot is data mining these games.  I would love an explanation to the contrary.  

Aloysius:Halo Wars Title Update 5/12/09

General

• Flaming Warthog and Honor Guard Wraith skins now available in multiplayer to players who have those skulls.
• The option to show Unit Hit Point bars above units is now available.

Balance

• The number of points to reach all ranks has been reduced. General now requires 2.4 million, down from 3.2 million, and other ranks have been reduced accordingly.
• The max number of points you can get in a single match has been capped.
• The Prophet of Regret’s land speed is now reduced to match other leaders.
• Vampire Tech Upgrades now increase damage done by 15% in addition to their other effects.
• Anders Cryo Bomb Upgrades now cost 50% more supplies.
• Anders Hawk Upgrade now costs 50% more supplies.

Bug Fixes

• Multiplayer Matchmaking and Connection improvements have been put in. Players should find that their 2v2 and 3v3 teams no longer split up.
• 'Ready for the Sequel' Achievement should now be rewarded properly.
• Units on Exile and Crevice should find it easier to traverse the map.

The patch should be available for download on your Xbox 360 in the next day or so (most likely starting very early tomorrow morning). Sorry I can't give a more specific time, as it depends on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

 First off, any TU is good. And second, I understand that Robot is picking up the slack where ES HAD to leave off. So I am not complaining about you not doing your jobs. But I would like to say what about the Arbiter glitch? The one where he becomes super man and flies off the map faster than a speeding bullet? What about the pelican drop glitch where if the pelican is destroyed over a cavern or unmovable terrain the "passengers" are stuck? It wasn't released in the text, but when we recycle buildings is it going to revert back to a 50% return of resources - any damages? Or is it still at 100% return - damages?

And for futher questions is Robot considering buffing Cutter or the Brute Chieftan? Or any more swinging of the nerf bat? Maybe a new game type of Free for All Mode. I think FFA would bring in a lot of imagination to multiplayer diversity of units. I just want to know if you have consider this, or are in t works of doing so.

Thanks for all of your hard work. I do appreciate it.

 

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Noctis:

I FJ I:

No, i said hog rushing wasnt OP, nor was her eco advantage, or atleast not that OP. I do belive the guass spam is OP!!!!

Wait, what? O.o

If her economy bonus isn't OP, then why should her Gauss spam be OP?  Why should her Gauss spam be any better than any other UNSC Gauss Spam?

If it was just the Gauss Hogs and not Anders, why mention her at all?

Read closely, i said guass hog spamm in general, not just anders. I dont think her eco bouns is to OP, just allows here guass quicker, but any UNSC can do it pretty quickly, and it is OP.

Read the bold text.

I notice you said "I don't think her eco bonus is too OP".  Does that mean that you at least agree that her bonus is over the top?  Because in the average game where a UNSC player gets the few basic upgrades(Reserves, Reinforcements, Turret upgrade, leader power), Anders already saves a lot of time and resources for the bare necessities alone.

Aloysius:A few notes:

Title Updates and Patches have a long lead time due to certification processes and bug fixing. You guys, the community, progressed faster along the way the designers anticipated for MP. So yes, we're totally 100% aware of the Hog Rush and what fixes might go in for it, but it couldn't make it in for this TU.

If you noticed, Hog Rushes really started kicking in once we announced Covenant Leader nerfs, so players were working against our changes before we even put them in!

The first DLC pack coming up soon is pretty cool, and I think that a lot of people will really dig the new game types.

This is understandable, as you have only a small team working on the game, and you have to make sure that your changes aren't so big that they tip the scales in the opposite direction(making Anders and PoR the new Cutter and Chieftain would be an undesirable result).

If you're open to suggestions however, I would suggest opening a new section of the forums for possible patch discussions, let players run their course on what patches should be put in place, and pick the most popular or most frequently occurring ones as the "possible" patches.

With a list of patches that would be implemented, you can get feedback on the possible results before they even happen(as you mentioned earlier).

If there is a way to exploit or take advantage of anything at all, people will find it, and they WILL use it.  By keeping the community involved and updated on the changes that you're interested in making, you'll get an early warning of the potential fallout of the changes before they're actually implemented.

As far as the new gametypes go...for me, that's merely a question of how much the DLC will cost.

Aloysius:New Ranks:
Recruit = 0
Lieutenant = 25000
Captain = 60000
Major = 140000
Commander = 310000
Colonel = 700000
Brigadier = 1500000
General = 2400000

wow awsome... i just ranked up to a major with like 300,000 so will i be a commader tomorrow?

That's my question too.  I have like 180,000, so will I get my next rank automatically?

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Prophet of Regret and Forge FTW!

Aloysius:

'Ready for the Sequel' Achievement should now be rewarded properly.

i (should) already have this. so when i go on tomorow will i just get it randomly or will i have to do another achievement befor it unlocks.

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Rank: Brigadier

Noctis:

I dont belive hers is top OP, i do see that she has the best, but it doesnt give her a HUGE advantage, and its game breaking like everyone makes it out to be.

 

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1v1 - 48
2v2 - 50
3v3 - 47

Best player evar!!!1!

Nobody has mentioned what the score cap is now.  I dont know about most of you but the guy i play with and i enjoy a good turtle and like to get 60-80 thousand points over a couple hour game.  Whats the points cap so we can know when to upack and move in?

French Fry1012:

Cookie Krisp:Hopefully cutter gets a boost next patch cause he really needs one. Anders is going to be even more deadly now regardless of her hawk nerf.

are you dumb how will anders be  more powerful if she got nerfed?

 

Because her main rival got nerfed (aka prophet).

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Aloysius:Once the TU goes live, you should get the change automatically, or you might have to play 1 games.

thx for the info, can't wait.

Perfect in my opinion it addresses every thing that needs to be addressed with a few extras

1. Hogs aren't even OP (abusing them is what makes them OP in some cases but not really the hogs themselves)

2. People quitting isn't even fixable even if it was a major issue

3. None of the other leaders are OP

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