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Offline Melvin

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Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« on: October 11, 2012, 06:23:58 PM »
Like the title says, I wish that HTC would slow the AI troops running speed down and speed up the running speed of player controlled pilots.

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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2012, 07:32:12 PM »
 Why slow them down?  I think they run a a respectable speed but not to fast.   You have aiming problems?
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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2012, 07:37:32 PM »
make them crawl?

or saunter.

maybe a brisk walk, or jog?

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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2012, 09:07:23 PM »
they do 20mph  :O there super humans but yes slow them down a touch maybe about 15 or so
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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2012, 09:13:53 PM »
They're not a 1:1 representation of people. Troops are a gameplay consideration, nothing more. Slowing them down would negatively affect gameplay balance by making base takes harder to defend and require more time over town loitering and just waiting for them to run.

So you pick this item to nitpick, but ignore the 70mph convoys that knock over tanks and driver over runways?

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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2012, 09:22:10 PM »
they do 20mph  :O there super humans but yes slow them down a touch maybe about 15 or so

I'm curious as to how you know this... were you racing them?

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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2012, 07:13:33 PM »
I don't think you need to slow the troops down until the 10 guys with semi-automatic rifles and grenades actually open fire on the punk pilot running around with just a .45 who wants to keep them out of the maproom...

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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2012, 08:40:14 PM »


So you pick this item to nitpick


Somebodies gotta do it.

Exactly what is the gameplay consideration that is being taken into account by having the pilots move at a snail's pace?


Slow the troops down and speed the pilots up.


Please.
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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2012, 06:19:04 AM »
I'm curious as to how you know this... were you racing them?
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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2012, 07:43:55 AM »
Exactly what is the gameplay consideration that is being taken into account by having the pilots move at a snail's pace?


The pilot is running at 10 mph over extended distances. I wouldn't call that "snail's pace"...
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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2012, 08:15:51 AM »
make them crawl?

or saunter.

maybe a brisk walk, or jog?



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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2012, 08:17:30 AM »

The pilot is running at 10 mph over extended distances. I wouldn't call that "snail's pace"...

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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2012, 12:30:13 PM »
Let them run @ 20 mph ............... for the first 30 secs
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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2012, 10:41:02 AM »
Like the title says, I wish that HTC would slow the AI troops running speed down and speed up the running speed of player controlled pilots.

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Re: Slow troops down, speed pilots up
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2012, 01:51:08 PM »
Why slow them down?  I think they run a a respectable speed but not to fast.   You have aiming problems?

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