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What if (in verison 2 or later on) the alt mdoe you chose would grant you a bonus. Ei, Jets can easy overpower cars, cars can outmanouver tanks and tanks can shoot down jets. Juat a thought...any ideas, comments or insults ?

Rock, Paper, Scissors anyone?

Don't know if I'm comfortable with the idea of alts modes having a general advantage over the other. However, I do support the idea that an alt modes can give you an advantage in certain *terrains*; like cars in urban areas, jets in open ranges, and sea creatures in water.

Thunderscream wrote:Don't know if I'm comfortable with the idea of alts modes having a general advantage over the other. However, I do support the idea that an alt modes can give you an advantage in certain *terrains*; like cars in urban areas, jets in open ranges, and sea creatures in water.

Seconded!

On a similer theme, I've been wondering, should the factions have bonuses for certain alts?

For instence, the Autobots get cheaper tactics on cars n trucks, the Decepticons get cheaper tactics on military veichals, the Maximals get cheaper tactics on what ever animals they have, and the Predacons get cheaper tactics on preditery animals.

Just an idea that has been buzzing round my head.

Redimus wrote:On a similer theme, I've been wondering, should the factions have bonuses for certain alts?

For instence, the Autobots get cheaper tactics on cars n trucks, the Decepticons get cheaper tactics on military veichals, the Maximals get cheaper tactics on what ever animals they have, and the Predacons get cheaper tactics on preditery animals.

Just an idea that has been buzzing round my head.

I like that idea, considering that 10 out of 12 of my Autobots are civilian vehicles.

Blackstreak wrote:Rock, Paper, Scissors anyone?

If we want balance so bad, would this be a bad thing?

Considering that tactics will still have feeder stats and each alt should have around 3 tactics each, calling it rock paper scissors doesn't do it justice.

I will answer your statement with this:
One alt won't be able to dominate all the other alts in the new system.quoted from OS

You mean like the BAttle Beasts?

I don't think we could find a better way to do this if we tried. I mean, each alt. mode has GOT to have its own particular advantages and disadvantages, so why not include that for added realism?

I like all of the ideas. Predacons must rule all of the reptilian and insectile alts

Thunderscream wrote:Don't know if I'm comfortable with the idea of alts modes having a general advantage over the other. However, I do support the idea that an alt modes can give you an advantage in certain *terrains*; like cars in urban areas, jets in open ranges, and sea creatures in water.

Thirded!

And I really do not want a paper ,rock ,scissors approach. I see where you are saying Mkall ,but I generally don't like the cavalry beats archer beats pikeman beats cavalry approach even if it is just slight bonus. Now different alt types getting bonuses in certain terrains, that I like, if done correctly. And I will admit that this is from my point of view, so others view point of "correct" maybe/is different.

Mkall wrote:

Blackstreak wrote:Rock, Paper, Scissors anyone?

If we want balance so bad, would this be a bad thing?

Considering that tactics will still have feeder stats and each alt should have around 3 tactics each, calling it rock paper scissors doesn't do it justice.

I will answer your statement with this:
One alt won't be able to dominate all the other alts in the new system.quoted from OS

as I called it; it's the new pokemon style HMW!
But's that's only becuase i am evil and OS is good.

remember people that even though cavalry might beat archer, when cavalry is small child riding a dog with a stick, and the archer is a Howitzer the cavalry will get pwned.