Testing patch 1.06b in a long term game.

[Johan]

Thanks for the testing.. I've located the problem with that badboy and will try to have a fix up as soon as possible during the day.


The ratio for decline is depending on the DIP value of the monarch. ie, Aristocracy got a very needed boost.

 

[Johan]

A new version have now been posted adressing this problem and some other complaints.

 

[Johan]

So basically we need to rebalance the extended events before the final release of 1.06b?
However, I'm of the opinion that stability at 0 is normal, while +3 is superb calm boom times.


Which events are the most significant ones which needs to be tweaked down?

 

[Johan]

The idea with including scaled events was that random events where pretty much irrellevant for anything other than a minor nation.

And well... it was tested for several weeks by the beta-crew. No complaints there, but part of the reason for going with a PUBLIC beta of 1.06b was that we needed to get lots of testing on these events.

 

[Johan]

I'll reiterate my point.

1) Some sort of scaled events ARE needed. Not playing with random events is like playing without dice rolling in combat. A random event which gives a "bad" effect should be bad for every player, else the bigger and richer nations get an even unfairer advantage over the poorer nations as they can disregard anything not totally under their control.

2) This is a beta version of a patch, where we want to listen to feedback.

3) Nothing is guaranteeing that the current set of scaled events are the ones which will be in the final release.

I'd rather see discussion on which sets of events are badly balanced, and how to rectify it.

 

[Johan]

Originally posted by Peter Ebbesen
Johan (if you are listening ), if you/we/somebody can come up with a list of overall action points, I can reserve part of the upcoming weekend to rehash the event set in accordance with the list. (Bug fixes are being applied on my local copy under CVS control as they are discovered in the meantime)

I think we need to come to a good conclusion here on how to balance. I'll look into posting a suggestion list later on tonight here.