Balance and other things, a note from Yoshi.

[Yoshiro]

As I see these threads popping up all over I decided I would get permission to address them. And thus I have.

Tripwire is well aware that some of the t3 weapons are what one might called "over powered". There is much debate in the forums as to what should be done to correct this weapon or that weapon. It is a very delicate issue, nobody wants their favorite weapon to become "less" then what it was.

However, after the holidays (Yes, even Tripwire needs vacation time, and several members are off to an early start this week) Tripwire will be looking into the issue. So you won't see anything from us for a few weeks. However any balance tweaking and testing will likely take some time, but we will be actively working on it when the crew stumbles back into the office.

Thank you for your time and have a happy holiday season everyone!

 

[9_6]

Hey, an official response that doesn't suck and actually explains things.
Did a little bit of my faith in TWI just get restored?
Thanks and happy holidays.

 

[Nenjin]

Thanks for letting us know what's up Yoshi.

 

[Wildcolt]

lies! all lies! everybody knows devs don't release any truths to any community no matter who they are! xD


and...ill help you test it? ;D xD

 

[izak]

*gasp*


the impossible happened. So does this mean that God exists or that he is imaginary? I can't remember who i made the bet with.

 

[Bio666]

A straight answer is always better.

We'll wait, as always.

 

[LadasN]

Sweet, hopefully we'll get some really good suggestions. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TWI AND TWI COMMUNITY!!!

On a further note: (not sure if this works for the post) but what about dual wielded machetes like the dual 9mm? They could clear away the little stuff on the first levels and make them a bit more useful. Thanks for reading.

 

[JCashman]

I've spent more time and less money on Killing Floor than any other [ PC ] game I own. One of the main reasons is the amount of support the game gets. Very few non-subscription games even get any support at all, let alone for free and after months of release.

I've already decided to buy all DLC killing floor releases.

 

[typeislow]

lies! all lies! everybody knows devs don't release any truths to any community no matter who they are!

lies! lies and slander! everybody knows only valve dose this xD

 

[RunningRabbit]

Thanks TWI, hope you have a great holiday. ^^

 

[Nanostrike]

Translation: We know about the imbalance, but everyone is off for the holidays. So stop spamming the forums with topics about it that we're gonna have to clean up when we get back.

Anyway, this is, at the very least, a sign that a balance patch is likely in the future. So I'm content for now. I'll just play a little less until it comes out.

 

[-[SiN]-bswearer]

just don't touch the crossbow......it's actually worth using since the hitboxes have been fixed!

though the m14 needs adjusting, please for the love of god do not butcher it like you all did with the chainsaw "tweeking".

glad to know that TW cares.....and to know that they've read through the 20 threads of b!tching.

 

[Zetsumei]

The crossbow is nice although maybe on hard and suicidal for skrakes & fleshies requiring 2 shots to the head to pop it instead of 1 :X

If everybody is talking about balance suggestions i guess these are mine

Since the m14 EBR got that red dot sight, perhaps it could be given some freeaim ala RO. And a reduction in max ammo per mag and max mags that can be carried. However the power, and accuracy of the weapon are fine as they are now imo.

Berserker i'd say give the auto sword spam back as all other melee weapons got it, it used to be overpowered but that was before the tier 3 weapons for the other classes now it just seems underpowered in comparishment. Or allow the katana when being swung to hit multiple enemies along its path

But another thing i would like to see myself a fix of the law (and perhaps bringing it to demolition dude).

And finally firebug needs some loving, perhaps he could steal an arm of the husk. Or when hitting the ground create a firewall (hurr hurr) that burns for a little while so if specimen walk through it they light on fire.

 

[SocksFoHands]

This is why you guys are the best devs I know.

I don't mind if things aren't done overnight as long as I'm given some information.

EDIT: SCAR is fine please don't nerf it. Please. Thank you. Please... :S

 

[Reise]

they've read through the 20 threads of b!tching.

Kinda embarrassing really.

People should know that if there's a problem Tripwire will not ignore it. Instead we have all the commotion about it anyway. Meh, such is the way of things I suppose.

 

[DocDave]

Nice, TWI. I'll let you borrow a hearty "thank you," at least until we see how things are fixed at that time.



Edit: Thanks too, Yoshi.

 

[Capt.Marion]

[insert fanatic and random balance suggestions here]

Thanks for the statement Yoshi. Tell the crew to enjoy their break, they've earned it.

 

[rckrdude]

Thanks for making the effort and taking the time to let us know Yoshiro. Its very much appreciated.

 

[Deafmute]

Thanks, Yoshi. I personally don't find the balance issue as game-breakingly bad as many people seem to but it definitely exists. It's good to know that a fix is in the future.

 

[trilance]

Yoshiro, please consider that the input you get here is but a small fraction of the full community if you haven't thought of it already. A more accurate way for finding out your community's opinion is to do something akin to a survey. It may help a lot more than just select people on the forums throwing hate at everything they don't like.