Suggestions thread (Formerly: We're listening...)

[Supaman771]

Originally Posted by Meph

I still say the guns need to be slowed down. I saw some guy at unstick the other saying, literally: "I own so much. This Shipka makes it to where I don't even have to try." That tells me that there's a problem- that a guy seriously thinks he "owns" because he has a weapon.

Back when guns were level, there weren't as many "good" PKers as there are now; simply because it required more to master PKing back then than it does now.
1) You couldn't guard two directions at once, and keep your opponent in a corner.
2) You couldn't ride your opponent's ass firing without losing walk speed.

Increasing the bullet speed wouldn't solve these two problems; and yes, I identify them as problems.

Take raiding, for example. I remember single-handedly going into a base and being able to, literally, take out four people. Effortlessly. Two things are true here:
1) Everybody sucked back then. It required more to be good.
2) Nowadays, two people can produce more bullets-per-second than four could back in 2003.

It's not the bullets' fault that we screwed up the guns and our players are just too addicted to effortlessly being good at PKing to accept it as a problem.

I still like to claim "It's not the gun you use, it's how you use it."

That statement is still true in some certain cases (Ex: I flawlessed JKL my mp5 vs his m1, and I can still flawless him my uzi vs his mp5), but not enough anymore.

Era has certainly lost it's skill factor due to the guns being the way they are. The goal being changed from 'practice to get better and win' to 'buy _____ and you win'.

So yea, all guns could be slowed by a percentage of speed or totally changed around (as I know Wil/GC wanted to do in their combined week as 'Gun Admins') to improve gameplay. But we all know it'll never happen and even if it did it isn't enough to save Era and blah...

[Tim_Rocks]

Idea: lets just go back to using an uzi, shotgun, handgun and ak47.

[Supaman771]

Originally Posted by Tim_Rocks

Idea: lets just go back to using an uzi, shotgun, handgun and ak47.

Unfortunately most of the players from that time period have quit over the past few years (managements). So you'd get MUCH more 'Whaa...' than 'Yaya!'.

Also, to simplify back to that would probably require a reset, which would kill whats left of Era since nothing has been done.

[deathbarrier99]

Originally Posted by Tim_Rocks

Idea: lets just go back to using an uzi, shotgun, handgun and ak47.

Going back to that system would remove Era's diversity (removing gang guns, etc.). I just think some guns are in need of an intense nerf, there needs to be SOME sort of freeze. Come on, logical thinking please.

[scooter123]

Originally Posted by deathbarrier99

Going back to that system would remove Era's diversity (removing gang guns, etc.). I just think some guns are in need of an intense nerf, there needs to be SOME sort of freeze. Come on, logical thinking please.

We could give gang guns special modifications of certain guns used in the game to prevent too many weapons. With a small amount of weapons that are still balanced we can give some modifications for gangs

[Demisis_P2P]

Originally Posted by scooter123

We could give gang guns special modifications of certain guns used in the game to prevent too many weapons. With a small amount of weapons that are still balanced we can give some modifications for gangs

You don't need to have a small number of weapons to have them balanced.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Demisis_P2P

You don't need to have a small number of weapons to have them balanced.

Easier to balance tho.

Also this thread is funny.

[scooter123]

Originally Posted by Demisis_P2P

You don't need to have a small number of weapons to have them balanced.

Yes but it is better to have a small classified amount. A lot creates more to think about and many useless guns that are almost identically the same. Once they realize there isn't a difference they change stats and other things rapidly and the guns become unbalanced.