I can imagine how this is going to play out.
9/9/13
Sheep launcher first proposed on forums
9/10/13
Muse begins working on the sheep launcher, dubbed the "mutton cannon"
9/24/13
Interview with Muse dev reveals "unique gun" in the works; will purportedly change the meta
10/13/13
Secret Muse laboratory finishes development of the first prototype sheep launcher; the first mutton cannon shot is fired at pyramidion, pyramidion explodes
10/14/13
Muse dev teases their new gun on the forums
10/19/13
Mutton cannon stats are released:
Name: Sheep Launcher
Game name: Mutton Cannon
Light gun
- 1 round per clip, 6 sheep are launched with each round
- .1 second reload time
- 400 explosive damage
- 600 piercing damage
- Sheep travel through ships, damage every component they touch
Mutton cannon available for testing
10/19/13 - 10/26/13
Feedback is overwhelmingly positive. Forum-goers praise the gun, saying that the pyra is no longer OP because it can be one-shotted
10/27/13
Mutton cannon released in new patch
10/27/13 - 11/14/13
Squid with 3 mutton cannons considered meta
Junker with 5 mutton cannons a distant second choice
Forum-goers, satisfied with new gun, turn attention to implementing vote-kick and boarding
Game's new learning curve praised by game reviewers, saying that the new gun makes the game easy to pick up and learn
Call of Duty fans attracted, GoI servers reach 200,000 concurrent players
11/15/13
Mutton cannon nerfed
- Only fires one sheep per round
- Damage reduced to 1 explosive, 1 piercing
- 3-second arming time added
- Arc completely removed
Aftermath:
New fanbase enraged, take to the forums complaining about how the game is now too slow
Backlash makes it to major news outlets
GoI becomes household name
Muse announces major restructuring of GoI Online, is now a 2D iOS/Android game
New product sells millions
