[2021] Weekly Feedback & Discussion: 4/13 - 4/19

Originally posted by WHATTheyPutThanosIn

With some quick and dirty testing experiments, we were able to see about a 2.5ms

A 2.5ms of ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀?!

Nice.

Originally posted by spyr04

if u would give an unoffical answer, do u think the update will come some time next week or no?

Originally posted by budgiebutt

Would love to see more maps. I know that’s a huge ask, but the number of maps in the game is very limited given how many hours can be sunk into it. I play a lot of invasion / frontline and seeing the same 6 maps over and over gets grating.

Originally posted by Deltidsninja

Hi, played the game for about 1k hours.

I think you definitively need to do something about team stacking in invasion. There are some clans stacking matches with 25-30 ppl which are all level 200+.

This makes invasion matches meaningsless since it's always a speedrun / stomp on the side of the clan. The other team usually contains people around level 20-80 and they just get run down over and over. Usually everybody leaves after just one match.

Do you have any plans regarding this? I'm guessing that always auto assign is not an option since you want to play with friends etc. But stacking 25+ ppl is not acceptable imo.

Originally posted by Wardens_Guard

What are your thoughts on adding more map interaction to future maps, or even updating some current ones?

By map interaction, I mean things like creating new pathways, be it engineers building bridges, catapults breaking down certain wall segments, or even clearing out rubble. That said, itd also be cool if there were ways to destroy pathways, like causing rock slides which would have to be cleared out, or building temporary fortifications in broken walls.

The other potential form of map interactions are map hazards, be them triggered by players, like the icicles on MT peak, or randomly occur like the trebuchets on camp. My only request would be that there is always a way to avoid hazards reliably.

Originally posted by Luigi_Laswell

I like interactables like doors, levers and bells—I don't know why, they're just fun to play with. But even better, are interactable objects that impact the game! Here's some ways to increase their significance:

Boardable doors
Doors can be locked (and unlocked) from the inside: this allows anyone to slow down the opposition in pre-determined locations, without breaking the flow of their own team. The wrecker perk, in combination with destructive weapons, is a strong counter; broken doors cannot be boarded.

Heavier ladders
I like how ladders can be pushed down, but right now, it doesn't make much of a difference: one can put back fallen ladders almost instantaneously. A simple change would be to increase the time it takes to raise them. Alternatively, it could take two players to raise a ladder: this would naturally slow down the opponent, and locks certain routes for lonely mercenaries. Because enemy players will be standing still for longer, it also grants more opportunity to drop a boulder on their head. In addition, there could be a perk that allows players to raise ladders all by themselves, or raise them faster; maybe the tank perk will do.

Peeking over the wall
Dropping a basket full of rocks onto the enemy heads is fun, but it's a little awkward to pull off: in many places, it's difficult to get a proper view down. I propose a peeking mechanic: press E on a basket/cauldron to "get ready". While "ready", one's character peeks over the wall, which exposes them to enemy missiles as well. Press E to cancel or LMB to use the basket/cauldron. Forcing the player to stop may also deter passer-bys from randomly using these objects.

Noisy puddles/streams
Walking through water makes an awful lot of noise: this will not obstruct the opponent's movement, but will alert your team of enemy presence. The rat perk could nullify this alarm.

Fierier arrows
I'm still divided on whether or not I like the brazier, but one thing's certain: it's rather boring. You stay in one place and get 6 extra damage per hit—this may result in more kills, yet it feels so insignificant to me. I propose players must briefly hold E on the brazier: shooting fire will be slower, but in turn, its damage is majorly increased. As a result, fire arrows will truly feel more powerful, even if their damage over time is no better. Unless the fireproof perk is utilised, fragile mercenaries, including well armed archers, risk dying to one hit as well. Braziers should be put in well protected spots, as archers will be standing still a lot. As a side note, catapults and ballistae could use the same mechanic. This implementation leads to a bit more gameplay variation.

Originally posted by MinimumCritical4058

Last update was on Dec 7, 2020, so it is going to be 4 months now...I am almost ready to cronch someone on the street with a personal maul. Going insane soon.

Originally posted by verushureqw

This patch driving me insane irl

Originally posted by nsgould

When will we see fire pots put in a place where they aren't completely awful?

I understand they were very strong against players and the nerfs made sense at the time, but it's gotten to the point that fire pots can't even do the one thing they are designed for (destroying buildable objects).

Take catapults for instance; players constantly keep them out of bounds and even when you do manage to hit a catapult with a fire pot they either A: back the catapult out of the fire and take almost no damage from it or B: repair the catapult faster than the fire pot can do damage. This results in an extremely frustrating gameplay experience.

Maybe the issue is that repairing is too strong? Should someone be able to out-repair something covered in flaming oil? Since fire pots are so weak, and repairing is so easy, people don't even carry smoke pots which should be the actual counter to fire pots.

Some options would be:

• Let us loadout more than one fire pot again, but leave them as weak as they currently are.
  
• Things hit by firepots stay on fire even if they are not in the radius any more (key being things HIT by the fire pot. Walking into the fire would not trigger the effect.)
• Reduce repair speed. Force multiple engineers to work together to keep things up or force them to carry a smoke bomb.
• Buff fire pot building damage, but leave the damage against players as it is.

Originally posted by some_random_noob

The game is pretty much literally unplayable for me after the patch. I was playing it with 100+ fps on ultra all settings prior to the patch and after the patch, even on low all settings I just keep getting freezes every couple of seconds. this happens in or out of battle and its literally unplayable in battle as I cannot react because i keep freezing.

this has happened on every map.

Originally posted by Snaiiks

I think an additional customization slot to differentiate the face, neck, and shoulders would be really helpful. I want to use a gorget to cover up the neck when I use a plague doctor mask on my Burgonet Buffet but I can't. I know I asked this in a previous weekly discussion, but I think the customization slot would be amazing for fashion.

Having a shoulder plate and being able to wear a scarf for example

Originally posted by dreadheadog

Great job with the patch guys! However I’m experiencing a single problem. Now, anytime I look upwards & towards the sky on feitoria, fps drops immensely. Another player had reported the same problem in chat too

Keep up the good work!