r/Dirtybomb • u/stayfreshshoe Nader • May 03 '18

Dev. Response Dev Update: Improved Quick Join

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u/Jahames1 May 03 '18

u/stayfreshshoe what's the Ranked points to RADs conversion ratio?

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u/[deleted] May 03 '18

u/Moobabe I think this is a step in the right direction. I have a couple of questions:

  1. Does SD have plans to include the 1-merc limit rule in any game mode - so that those who are interested in playing competitively can do so (without having to rely on PUGs).

  2. How long would it take to decouple FF and Collision? u/stayfreshshoe mentioned they are coupled in DB. How long would it take to undo that?

  3. About the rentable servers: I'm in S. Africa. Will you have servers that I can rent locally?

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u/stayfreshshoe May 03 '18

  1. We would like to implement it as an option in rentable servers, but the work hasn't been completely sussed out yet.

  2. No idea. They're both very much in twine, but is also potentially a game design decision. At this point I don't think it's something we'd consider updating.

  3. I don't believe there will be any new social regions/locations beyond what we currently have, although this might not be the case. More info will come the closer we get to their release!

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u/Moobabe May 03 '18

Hey there!

  1. This is something that is discussed a lot in the office. I don't have an answer for you, sadly, as there's lots of technical shenanigans I don't understand involved. Just know that we hear you...

  2. Again a technical question, I can find out for you.

  3. I think yes, but, again, let me find out

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u/[deleted] May 03 '18

Thanks.

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u/chinesechickenfarmer May 07 '18

shoe said earlier that merc limits are out of the question, before that he said you were looking into it...

now you're back to "we're looking into it" and "we hear you" ???

we've been wanting this from day 1, get your shit together.

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u/Moobabe May 07 '18

What I actually said was - this is something we talk about a lot, but there's a lot of technical considerations for it.

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u/chinesechickenfarmer May 07 '18

technical considerations, sounds almost like you're developing a video game.

good luck with that :)

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u/iD4NG3R May 03 '18

I get the removal of CMM, but the complete removal of ranked even for the future?

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u/K1UAS May 03 '18

Replacing CMM with min/max servers is great and requested change! But removing ranked? WTH? What's in your tea this week? :/

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u/HorseMuffin May 03 '18 edited May 03 '18

I won't miss CMM but I was actually really looking forward to a new ranked season with 1.0. I know you've got all the numbers and stuff there but is this something that could of been discussed with the community first? Just feels pretty shitty to hear months of "we're improving ranked, it's gonna be great for 1.0" to "no ranked btw".

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u/Siam_Thorne May 03 '18

Making severe changes without notification or even questioning is SD's typical way. Removing execution, removing ranked, adding aimpunch, scrapping the idea of phantom's cloak-attack delay, etc etc.

We've never had actual communication, just announcements of changes with only minor PR managing. The few times they do comment on their plans, they get torn to shreds - because most of their plans are trash, and we're all frustrated that we get no say in it. So they just continue the cycle, ad infinitum.

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u/MsMarshie May 03 '18

Ranked is, despise its obvious flaws, is the most fun you can have in Dirty Bomb.

That's all I have to say.

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u/Neo_TA May 03 '18

removing ranked is such a bad move. now people have nothing to push for they play pubs to get better for ranked seasons now its gonna be repetitive pointless games and u even changed the maps to deal with competitive gameplay. so what if it takes people awhile to queue up for ranked it doesn't hurt anyone its their choice to wait for games and balance is a problem in DB not just ranked. sometimes i really don't understand the thinking behind what SD does seems like u want to kill the game even more

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u/ImpressiveZucchini May 03 '18

This fucking game, we are basically back to the launch of the open beta, only with more bullshit abilities, more spam, even less balance and a few thousand players lost. Glad 3 years were wasted "developing" this game. SD is always going in cycles, never really accomplishing anything, useless update upon useless rework, buffing & nerfing the same things back and forth over and over again in all the wrong ways while never addressing the real issues.

Since now every post that is not "constructive" gets censored, here is some advice: Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits of all colors, they are good for you. Avoid prepared foods, they are principal sources of added sugars, sodium and refined carbohydrates.