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The Pit / Re: Ban the User Above You
« on: November 05, 2014, 07:04:24 pm »
I ban hamster, ... because I can't think of a reason to ban him.
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The Pit / Re: Ban the User Above You
« on: November 05, 2014, 06:04:46 pm »
I ban Cavalry and Redroach because nukes are bad.
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Grapling Hooks
« on: November 05, 2014, 05:29:24 pm »
Harpoon is the grappling hook for GOIO.
Idea is cool, but:
there's going to be no boarding, and for a good reason. Here's a link to a post
http://gunsoficarus.com/blog/about-boarding/
A hand held weapon like the Grappling hook will allow ships to fire from a typically unarmed side. It'd change the balance, a lot.
I've thought about a Gmod map with airships with tf2 sentry guns and wrangler. A constantly adapting/poor-quality airship combat.
It'd also have handheld guns and tools (like grappling hooks). Perhaps this is something that can be looked at?
Idea is cool, but:
there's going to be no boarding, and for a good reason. Here's a link to a post
http://gunsoficarus.com/blog/about-boarding/
A hand held weapon like the Grappling hook will allow ships to fire from a typically unarmed side. It'd change the balance, a lot.
I've thought about a Gmod map with airships with tf2 sentry guns and wrangler. A constantly adapting/poor-quality airship combat.
It'd also have handheld guns and tools (like grappling hooks). Perhaps this is something that can be looked at?
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The Pit / Re: Venting
« on: November 05, 2014, 03:58:56 pm »
"do you speak English" is probably a good idea. I can already say "do you speak English" in seven languages and write it in three:
"영어 가능하십니까?", "hable Inglés?", and "Speak English?".
But I might start convincing my friends to play Guns with me. That'd be good.
"영어 가능하십니까?", "hable Inglés?", and "Speak English?".
But I might start convincing my friends to play Guns with me. That'd be good.
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Q&A / Re: Knowing Gun's Damage
« on: November 05, 2014, 12:47:13 pm »
So,... no noticeable health bar that I didn't notice?
Seems like an indicator for the gun would be an useful UI that's missing.
Seems like an indicator for the gun would be an useful UI that's missing.
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Q&A / Knowing Gun's Damage
« on: November 05, 2014, 11:00:41 am »
When you are shooting, is there a way to tell your gun's health and number of firestacks? I can't see any UI that tells me gun health while shooting, and I'd like to whack my gun with something if it's close to being broken.
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Q&A / Re: What's the deal with fire? (Burn vs. repair vs. extinguish)
« on: November 05, 2014, 10:58:03 am »
O, btw, if you are a gunner and can't shoot because a gun's on fire, ask an engineer to extinguish it. Repairing it with your Wrench/Mallet won't let you shoot the gun. You can shoot a damaged gun, but not a overheated gun.
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I'm posting this on the pit because I'm gonna vent.
Angry posts are probably toxic for the community. Let me vent in the Pit.
Match Maker put me as a pilot/captain on a ship with three level 1 crews. (I've won most of the last few games, so this was a logical balancing) This, I did not have a problem with.
Seeing three novices, I thought, let's fly a metamidion. Teach them how to fly on a easy ship with set roles.
I tried to communicate, no response. Not angry yet. This is a typical action a novice crews make. As long as they can hear me, we should be fine.
I explained how a metamidion works. Two people on front guns, one main engi keeping the hull and engine up. Right?
Turns out they can't find the ladder to the front guns... When they found it, only the gunner went up. Two engis on bottom deck. Okay, I can still maneuver this ship to do stuff. Ramming is still valid.
Oh, turns out they don't know how to repair the engines. I can't kero nor moonshine because, when I tell them repair the engines, I'm using Kero, Kero damages the engines for more speed, they haven't got a clue on what to do.
And OMG, they don't know what a repair cool down is. Okay, I tell them (later yell at them) that components go on a cool down after you whack it. Meaning that you can repair something else. You don't have to stand next to an engine the whole time. Guess what, they stay on one engine the whole time, together.
Oh, and the gunner's pretty accurate. Must've come from a FPS game. But when the gun's on fire, he whacks it with his mallet. No engineer is going to make that gun useable. He keeps the gun alive, with 20 stacks of fire.
So the first match, we barely pulled off a kill (mostly from luck and rams) but we went down four times, against a Hwachafish with an awful accuracy. We never took a full hwacha volley, but we still went down.
So, metamidion is too hard for them. Calm down Indreams. Calm. I switch to the easiest ship, the Blenderfish. We have a little mutiny where an engineer changed to a pilot. He never tells me why. He never says a word. No one says a word in the entire match but GG. He changes back when I tell him he needs to communicate why he's changing.
I explain the Blenderfish to them. Gunner stay on the front gun always. An engineer stay next to the Hull and the Starboard Gun. Another one keep the engine and the balloon up. But balloon shouldn't matter because the enemy have mercury guns.
This is where the rage starts. The Gunner is NEVER on the front gun. He's on the staircase leading to the upper deck. An engineer is NEVER at the Hull. He's on the port-side gun. The other engineer ALWAYS stays on the balloon. NEVER leaves the spot. Keeps whacking the balloon with the spanner.
An enemy Goldfish passes right across our front gun and no body shoots anything. At this point, I'm yelling on my mic, SHOOT SOMETHING!
O, and our alley Galleon is on the edge of the map, doing shit with Hwacha and Flak. They are pretty much never in combat.
By the end of the match, I'm yelling: REPAIR THE HULL! STAY ON THE BLOODY FRONT GUN! THE HULLS DOWN! THE HULL! THE HULL! THE ARMOR! THE THING WITH THE SHIELD ON IT! BLOODY ______ ___ STAY OFF THAT BALLOON! IT'S PERFECTLY FINE!
After the match, I apologize for getting angry, and leave the crew to write this vent.
I'm not sure if this is a good description of what happened tonight. But the problem was, three novice crews who were stubborn and refuses to make any communication. I feel like a better player, a CA mod maybe, would've been able to turn these young powder monkey's into proper crew members. I couldn't. I got angry. I really shouldn't have. I needed to vent. That's why I'm posting this in the Pit. I'm sorry if this is bad. I'm sorry if you didn't like what you read. But I really needed a vent. I could also really use a hug...
Angry posts are probably toxic for the community. Let me vent in the Pit.
Match Maker put me as a pilot/captain on a ship with three level 1 crews. (I've won most of the last few games, so this was a logical balancing) This, I did not have a problem with.
Seeing three novices, I thought, let's fly a metamidion. Teach them how to fly on a easy ship with set roles.
I tried to communicate, no response. Not angry yet. This is a typical action a novice crews make. As long as they can hear me, we should be fine.
I explained how a metamidion works. Two people on front guns, one main engi keeping the hull and engine up. Right?
Turns out they can't find the ladder to the front guns... When they found it, only the gunner went up. Two engis on bottom deck. Okay, I can still maneuver this ship to do stuff. Ramming is still valid.
Oh, turns out they don't know how to repair the engines. I can't kero nor moonshine because, when I tell them repair the engines, I'm using Kero, Kero damages the engines for more speed, they haven't got a clue on what to do.
And OMG, they don't know what a repair cool down is. Okay, I tell them (later yell at them) that components go on a cool down after you whack it. Meaning that you can repair something else. You don't have to stand next to an engine the whole time. Guess what, they stay on one engine the whole time, together.
Oh, and the gunner's pretty accurate. Must've come from a FPS game. But when the gun's on fire, he whacks it with his mallet. No engineer is going to make that gun useable. He keeps the gun alive, with 20 stacks of fire.
So the first match, we barely pulled off a kill (mostly from luck and rams) but we went down four times, against a Hwachafish with an awful accuracy. We never took a full hwacha volley, but we still went down.
So, metamidion is too hard for them. Calm down Indreams. Calm. I switch to the easiest ship, the Blenderfish. We have a little mutiny where an engineer changed to a pilot. He never tells me why. He never says a word. No one says a word in the entire match but GG. He changes back when I tell him he needs to communicate why he's changing.
I explain the Blenderfish to them. Gunner stay on the front gun always. An engineer stay next to the Hull and the Starboard Gun. Another one keep the engine and the balloon up. But balloon shouldn't matter because the enemy have mercury guns.
This is where the rage starts. The Gunner is NEVER on the front gun. He's on the staircase leading to the upper deck. An engineer is NEVER at the Hull. He's on the port-side gun. The other engineer ALWAYS stays on the balloon. NEVER leaves the spot. Keeps whacking the balloon with the spanner.
An enemy Goldfish passes right across our front gun and no body shoots anything. At this point, I'm yelling on my mic, SHOOT SOMETHING!
O, and our alley Galleon is on the edge of the map, doing shit with Hwacha and Flak. They are pretty much never in combat.
By the end of the match, I'm yelling: REPAIR THE HULL! STAY ON THE BLOODY FRONT GUN! THE HULLS DOWN! THE HULL! THE HULL! THE ARMOR! THE THING WITH THE SHIELD ON IT! BLOODY ______ ___ STAY OFF THAT BALLOON! IT'S PERFECTLY FINE!
After the match, I apologize for getting angry, and leave the crew to write this vent.
I'm not sure if this is a good description of what happened tonight. But the problem was, three novice crews who were stubborn and refuses to make any communication. I feel like a better player, a CA mod maybe, would've been able to turn these young powder monkey's into proper crew members. I couldn't. I got angry. I really shouldn't have. I needed to vent. That's why I'm posting this in the Pit. I'm sorry if this is bad. I'm sorry if you didn't like what you read. But I really needed a vent. I could also really use a hug...
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The Gallery / Re: GOI - Screenshot Gallery!
« on: November 04, 2014, 08:03:29 pm »I
OH hO HO HO HO!! OMG! OH HO
I'm laughing HO HO OMG OMFG.! .. HO ho ho ho...
I'm laughing to much to say, best photo eva!
This is becoming a poster in my room.
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World / Re: Lies, Dirty Lies, and Propaganda
« on: November 04, 2014, 03:41:41 pm »
A report of the final words of a Arashi chieftain, as recorded by his son.
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My sons, I've lived countless years, fought in countless wars, and defended my pride countless times. Now, as I lay dying, I'd like to pass down my wisdom. Listen well.
We are born with nothing but our freedom. We die possessing nothing but our freedom. Freedom is your innate right. Freedom is tied to your life. Defend your freedom as you defend your life.
To this end, do not be led astray by the Chaladon. Their mysterious utopia is like a mirage of a desert. It'll lure you to your death.
We are born on the sand. We die on the sand. The hardship of the desert is our lot. It is not a pleasant lot, but it is the righteous lot. Hardship tempers body and mind. Rusted metal must be scrubbed, heated, and beaten to become a bullet, a gun, and a ship. We must be challenged by the desert to become great men.
To this end, know that the Guild are pigs. Disgusting pigs. They are only loyal to wealth. They'd sell their mother for few bits of scrap. It is just that we punish these slime.
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At this point, the chief went into a fit of cough. He spoke no more afterward.
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My sons, I've lived countless years, fought in countless wars, and defended my pride countless times. Now, as I lay dying, I'd like to pass down my wisdom. Listen well.
We are born with nothing but our freedom. We die possessing nothing but our freedom. Freedom is your innate right. Freedom is tied to your life. Defend your freedom as you defend your life.
To this end, do not be led astray by the Chaladon. Their mysterious utopia is like a mirage of a desert. It'll lure you to your death.
We are born on the sand. We die on the sand. The hardship of the desert is our lot. It is not a pleasant lot, but it is the righteous lot. Hardship tempers body and mind. Rusted metal must be scrubbed, heated, and beaten to become a bullet, a gun, and a ship. We must be challenged by the desert to become great men.
To this end, know that the Guild are pigs. Disgusting pigs. They are only loyal to wealth. They'd sell their mother for few bits of scrap. It is just that we punish these slime.
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At this point, the chief went into a fit of cough. He spoke no more afterward.
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: unbinding keys
« on: November 04, 2014, 03:07:34 pm »
I'm all for simplified control options. It took me too long to adapt to the in-game commands. (the whole press v than press d than press d "repair the engines!")
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: unbinding keys
« on: November 04, 2014, 11:39:17 am »
Sry, I didn't mean any offense.
But what is your suggestion to reduce the number of chat keys? The way I see it now, it is pretty minimalistic.
But what is your suggestion to reduce the number of chat keys? The way I see it now, it is pretty minimalistic.
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Replace Levels with Badges
« on: November 04, 2014, 10:58:06 am »It's less intimidating as seeing 45s everywhere,
Lol
, Personally, I find Clan tags intimidating, especially if they are from prominent clans like Bards, Rydr, Duck, and etc. Can we replace clan tags with badges?
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: unbinding keys
« on: November 04, 2014, 10:54:05 am »
I am a proponent of binding/unbinding keys in game.
That said, I am not a proponent of poor communication. Guns of Icarus Online is about effective teamwork. You need to utilize specific chats to relay plans and information between players.
Sir, if you do not use crew chat / team chat / in game communication, I canna welcome you onboard.
(I'll still play with you, but don't expect me to like you for telling the other team that we are getting on Front Guns)
That said, I am not a proponent of poor communication. Guns of Icarus Online is about effective teamwork. You need to utilize specific chats to relay plans and information between players.
Sir, if you do not use crew chat / team chat / in game communication, I canna welcome you onboard.
(I'll still play with you, but don't expect me to like you for telling the other team that we are getting on Front Guns)