Any item in the Stalingrad linear tree would merge into the USSR and Germany progression tree after the update.
- An item refers to infantry weapon and vehicle that was used in Stalingrad, nothing more or less.
I do agree on some things for removal, since it would be almost impossible to control.
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Removal of the x4 experience gain rate would need to happen.
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Removal of all Stalingrad version of weapons that had tweaked values.
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Removal of the stamina drain system using infantry light machine guns.
How I would compensate:
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Every item from Stalingrad is now in their respected progression tree faction.
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Nothing will be removed, but instead, everything will now be unlockable to earn.
A player with the pack will have some different/tweaked benefits than now, but as equally fair.
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If the item is unlocked before the update, those items are grandfathered into new system.
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If item is not unlocked before the update, those items will have a 30% research reduction cost.
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Research, from what I was reading about the update, is the core of unlocking items now.
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And then the player would spend silver, the new in game currency, to obtain the item(s).
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With that 30% research reduction, the player also gets a 60% discount on obtaining items.
Example of what I am trying to come across: lets say the MP40 is 100,000 research points to unlock. With the bonuses of having the Stalingrad pack, it would now be 70,000 research points to unlock.
The game would auto give you one copy of the weapon for free and then allow you to spend silver to purchase more at lets say 50,000 silver. Getting more copies after the first free one would now be 35,000 or so, and with a higher chance to be maxed level.
I could carry the example further by having these discounts also effect upgrading costs and such, but you sort of get the idea already, right?
Also, when I meant by everything will now be unlockable, this refers to people not having the Stalingrad pack. They would be allowed to unlock certain weapons the developers deemed to be removable like the MP 717 R, Mann M93, and lend leased breda/thompson, at x2 the rates.
- Without the pack, the grind is x2 and the rates of quality per gear won’t be swayed in your favor. You also won’t get a free copy of the weapon from research points as to unlock the item.
Squad slots compensation: since I have no clue on the new system and how it will perform, the best I can say right now is a permanent +2 slots for both USSR and Germany progression tree factions. It won’t be the +4 each, as to keep this entire idea an option Darkflow might want to reconsider on.
The flame tanks will obviously stay and not be changed in any way shape or form.
Anything else I failed to mention would fall roughly in the above statements line of thinking.
Would you rather this compensation or the one they proposed earlier today?
