The Energon Pub

Like steve2275 on Facebook · by **steve2275** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:41 am

thanks t

by **Tammuz** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:53 pm

quite frankly i think we NEED and explaination of how the weapons work, and maybe a rejigging of the umbrella terms used to describe the damages

i mean Incredible is 10 times the size of the other 5 damage brackets.

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:25 pm

Are we ever going to see some of the abilities that make some of the canon characters stand out from the rest? Not gimmicks from the toys, but actual abilites, like Hound's hologram and Skywarp's teleportation?

by **Carnosaur** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:23 pm

can we get more slots for our guy's

News Credits: 1 · by **Whisper** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:52 am

A bit spammy, but I couldn't resist digging this old relic out of the vault...

News Credits: 42 · by **Psychout** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:55 am

I do love that comic. :lol:

Edit: And its right too, work harder OS!

by **Nickolai** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:12 am

How about a reason to join a certain faction (besides masochism and desperation to win) - faction specific abilities?

Autobot - Gains bonuses to hit and be missed when the total opponent combined hp is greater than you or your team (heroic)

Maximals - Gains bonuses the more team members are present in the mission (pack hunters)

Decepticons - I can't think of any right now, don't want it to be directly opposite the autobility

Predacons - Arena specialists. Gains bonuses in 2 on 2 or 1 on 1 combat. (stalker/hunter)

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:35 pm

Whilst I like that idea (and have come up with similer ideas myself) the problem is it'd be very hard to properly balance, especilly on a game which isnt exactly perfectly ballenced as it is.

Like Me, Grimlock! on Facebook · by **Me, Grimlock!** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:22 pm

Here's an oldie but goodie: a function field. Easy enough... I think.

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:39 pm

Function field?

by **Tammuz** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:43 pm

name; Redwind
motto: air, and sky, and ego, and so forth
Function: aerial attack
Bio; a fictional character pulled out of tammuzs bum to explain a concept, yadayadayada...

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:47 pm

Ahh right.

News Credits: 1 · by **Spiritimus Prime** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:09 pm

What about Triple Changers? I'm pretty sure someone said something about this, but meh.

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:23 pm

Spiritimus Prime wrote:What about Triple Changers? I'm pretty sure someone said something about this, but meh.

"HMW Drinking game: Drink when someone mentions triple changers, gestalts, and masters"

Last I heard, the official stance on Triplechangers was 'possibly in the future'

*edit* I would like to see Bot modes return, even if they don't do anything yet. I just liked having a robot mode for my character there.

And I would like the little blobs of color to have a little more detail. Whatever happened to using the hi-res looking blobs?

by **Nickolai** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:25 am

Wouldn't a triple changer just be, say, a starfighter except that it 'transforms' into a jet to avoid and a tank to strafe? ;;)

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:34 am

Nickolai wrote:Wouldn't a triple changer just be, say, a starfighter except that it 'transforms' into a jet to avoid and a tank to strafe?

Jets can strafe. Most likely it could avoid and strafe as a jet and ram and strafe as a tank. Or have one of those nifty new tactics that have been in the pipes for a while.

Someone really needs to call a plumber about all the backed up stuff in HMW.

Website · by **Silver Wind** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:45 pm

Absolute Zero wrote:Someone really needs to call a plumber about all the backed up stuff in HMW.

Thanks for the laugh, AZ.

News Credits: 3 · by **Darth Trader** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:55 pm

I would like to see LESS maximal missions auto-generated. They are always empty or nearly so.

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:04 pm

Galvatron Supreme wrote:I would like to see LESS maximal missions auto-generated. They are always empty or nearly so.

It's not that there needs to be less, it's that Bots and Cons should not be able to generate beast missions. Or, you could always defect to them and help their numbers.

by **Tammuz** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:12 pm

i still think a nmaximal or con commander is abusing the stasis lock mission genertion bug to avoid fighting the con/max missions.

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:15 pm

Tammuz wrote:i still think a nmaximal or con commander is abusing the stasis lock mission genertion bug to avoid fighting the con/max missions.

What bug is that/how do you do it? Just asking, not that I want to.

by **Rat Convoy** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:16 pm

Galvatron Supreme wrote:I would like to see LESS maximal missions auto-generated. They are always empty or nearly so.

We've been filling up a bunch of them today and winning most of them. Though I do admit, my definition of "a bunch of them" is still less than half - we just don't have the numbers to fill up every single one you guys can generate. The problem is that Con players can push generate those Maximal missions. If only we could push generate them, there'd be a lot less of them and possibly a lot more of them would be full.

News Credits: 3 · by **Darth Trader** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:16 pm

Absolute Zero wrote:
Galvatron Supreme wrote:I would like to see LESS maximal missions auto-generated. They are always empty or nearly so.

It's not that there needs to be less, it's that Bots and Cons should not be able to generate beast missions. Or, you could always defect to them and help their numbers.

The former would be fine. The latter, not so much. I'm a con for life. :-)

by **Rat Convoy** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:17 pm

Tammuz wrote:i still think a nmaximal or con commander is abusing the stasis lock mission genertion bug to avoid fighting the con/max missions.

Or it could be that, though for the most part we Maximals do fill what Con missions we can so if it's a Maximal, generating more of them is self-defeating.

Galvatron Supreme wrote:
Absolute Zero wrote:
Galvatron Supreme wrote:I would like to see LESS maximal missions auto-generated. They are always empty or nearly so.

It's not that there needs to be less, it's that Bots and Cons should not be able to generate beast missions. Or, you could always defect to them and help their numbers.

The former would be fine. The latter, not so much. I'm a con for life.

As far as I'm concerned, there's too many "Cons for life." The game would be a lot more fun for everyone, including yourselves, if you guys spread out a bit amongst the factions.

I strongly considered going Con myself, because it sounded like fun, but in the end I kind of saw this coming and saw little point in it. You guys really don't need me while the Maximals definitely do.

by **Tammuz** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:32 pm

Rat Convoy wrote:
Tammuz wrote:i still think a nmaximal or con commander is abusing the stasis lock mission genertion bug to avoid fighting the con/max missions.

Or it could be that, though for the most part we Maximals do fill what Con missions we can so if it's a Maximal, generating more of them is self-defeating.

i don't think whoever's doing it is really "playing for the team", but none the less if you wanted to face either bots or preds you'd generate missions until you got one via the bots or preds, leaving a huge wake of max/con missions generated.

why else would you get so many con/max missions with nigh the same start time?