Borg improvements

posted on April 5th, 2011, 5:01 pm

Yea but in 1v1s all you have to do is damage the early game ships enough for the borg and then they aren't a factor in the game anymore. Maybe a faster normal regen rate for the earlier ships

Which is why I suggested the increase in system value in this post:

Give probes 30% more system value and dodes 20% more system value.  That'll increase the regen rate automatically.

I'll post once I get the results of this and compair them with the original.

posted on April 5th, 2011, 5:30 pm

Well, that didn't get the results I expected.  A 30% increase in system value on the Intercept Scube only lead to an 25.2% increase in the hull regeneration rate.  From 0.931 (ODF is 0.960) to 1.166.  I hope that's not too much to ask.  If we don't use the calculator values, the hull regen rate is only increased by 21.5%.

posted on April 5th, 2011, 5:46 pm

The system values don't need to be increased just increase the general regen rate, they are the borg after all

posted on April 5th, 2011, 5:53 pm

i'm against increasing the system values of early game borg ships. the intercept scube is already a useful ship in numbers. its module focus is for attacking, not regen, if you want faster regen use a regen module. increasing their stats more could make them op as they would escape with fast speed and good (compared to other early game ships, 22 is better than most early game ships) def. then they would regen anywhere on the map, and come back again to kill you. at least now if u damage a scube its gonna have to stay out of battle for a while.

posted on April 5th, 2011, 6:08 pm

Good point.

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posted on April 5th, 2011, 8:25 pm

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Well, a Leahval has about the same costs, speed, is also used at early game, has good regen abilities and a yard where it can immediately repair. I don't think it would get out of balance if a Borg ship got a special that would give it something to compete with the other races.
But I agree strengthening the system value or regen abilities on the whole is not the way to go. I'd still like to see a reworked refresh cycle.

posted on April 5th, 2011, 8:33 pm

I agree.