Switch the Aeon / Sera T2 Torp Bomber

[Zock]

The reason for that idea is not the torp bomber itself but the overall balancing at t2 air and navy. Sera got a disadvantage at T2 sea now, they also got the weaker T2 hovertanks and the only torp bomber wich can be interrupted by anti torp. However they got the best t3 navy and i think its a nice deversity that the t2 navy is weaker then others. They also got t3 hover shields and t2 hover flak. But you could say, and i agree here, sera is a bit weaker then the other factions overall.

Aeon got a very good T2 navy with hover shields, flak and overall good sea units. They have maybe the strongest T2 Navy of all factions and are maybe overall the best faction with some strenghts but few weaknesses.

Making the Aeon torp bomber the one wich torpedos can be interrupted by anti torp instead of the Sera one would buff the sera counter abitllity to t2 navy a bit while taking from aeon a little advantage they dont really need there. Its not a big change but good for both faction balancing, aeon and sera imo.

What do you think?

[FunkOff]

This change would be a simple one to make.

[Isen]

agreed

[uberge3k]

I think it's fine as it is.

[TA4Life]

cybran navy owns aeon at t2. especially if you try to micro as an aeon player. The hovershields do save the day later on, but against a good t2 cybran player aeon has no chance. This change will make sure that the seton community won't ever switch over to FAF, which might be the case already.

[Isen]

and what sera t2 navy do against other navy?, just dont go t2? skip it and go t3? with the risk it take?

[pip]

What about giving Seraphim torp bomber the same weapon as the Aeon one (or same attribute) without making all the aeon community cry in despair? The idea is great, but you don't want to alienate a part of the community. And i believe Aeon palyers are more numerous than Seraphim ones.

[Zock]

Less faction deversity for no reason. If we care for a factions "community" we cant nerf anything. Nerfs will always make some people complain, even sera regenfield and restorer nerf. And the number of players playing a faction are no reason not to nerf anything. They will live with it, if they notice it at all. My goal is not to make everyone happy but to make a better and more interesting balance.

[pip]

Zock, your goal is great, and it's a good idea. But:

1) it has to be decided if the Seraphim torp bomber was not a mistake on GPG's part. It seems odd to me that it's the only faction with a torp bomber working less efficiently than the other three (if i understand you well).

2) it would be awkward to just "switch the units". The Aeon desgin and Seraphim design have nothing to do with one another. And Aeon have a T3 torp bomber that looks a lot like big t2 ones. Besides, Seraphim torp weapons have a very cool and unique look. So if ever you change something, it must be the attributes of the weapons and not switch entire unit. It would look amateurish and would mislead former players, etc.

[FunkOff]

pip, obviously we wouldn't actually switch the units so seraphim builds Aeon torp bomber and Aeon builds Seraphim one. That's nonsense. All this change would entail is making the Serpahim torp bomber weapon immune to torpedo defense and removing that immunity from the Aeon torp bomber weapon.