about 3 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Pilots,

The following are the server-side balancing changes we've made this week:

Starfighters & Components

In our previous tuning, we tested out a tweak to the TIE defender to reduce the viability of rapidly boosting for certain techniques. This week, after much feedback from the community and data from games, we’re applying the same to all starfighters except the B-wing. We will monitor the effects of this change to see if further adjustments are needed.

We’ve also tweaked some components that deal with targeting and visibility to give more impact and importance to the timing of their use without decreasing their effectiveness in key moments.

  • A-/X-/U-/Y-wing and TIE fighter/bomber/interceptor/reaper boost activation cost increased by 60%
  • Increased Squadron Mask cooldown from 20 secs to 28 secs
  • Decreased Squadron Mask duration from 10 secs to 7 secs.
  • Targeting Beacons: Increased cooldown from 30 secs to 35 secs.
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about 3 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by Gomez-16

Wasnt boosting like THE maneuver in this game? Why change it?

You can still boost and drift as you normally would, but you can't rapidly do so for extended periods of time anymore.

about 3 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by Gomez-16

How if costs are 160% of normal you cant use it to evade. What was the problem? You didnt have infinite boost ever.

Actually, some people did, haha! For the average player, this will have very little effect on general gameplay. Even high-skill players won't notice too much of an impact. It only affects super high-skill techniques that made players nearly impossible to hit at times and have almost infinite energy at their disposal. The "activation cost" is only at the moment the boost starts, not through the duration of it.

about 3 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by RANDO_SQ

Thank you u/EA_Charlemagne is the update live now or will be by end of the day?

Live now.