*Four* Micro-Expansions... / Counter Concerns

news from other sources/expansion concern

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I ran across a news blurb pertaining to plans for four micro-expansions, not three, including Entrenchment. Sounds like Ironclad has a lot of ideas.

Sounds good to me!

One thing I am leery of however - I hope that in the excitement to expand Sins, the developers don`t go too "paper, scissors, rock" on us. As it is now, most starship types can be at least moderately effective versus any other. Perhaps the only exception being the siege ships. I want to see more varied ship types exclusive to each faction, but I do not want to see an increase in 'specialized' use assets.

(i.e. a Vasari Cruiser class siege ship with double beam bombarders broadside and phase missiles for general combat; heavy armour, no special abilities)

I am leery of the new long-range class of attacker starships being introduced in Entenchment. We will have exceptional effort made to introduce a game-flow changing mechanic (starbases and improved defense structures) only to have an equally nullifying counter unit introduced. Doesn`t this run the danger of obviating the new design?

I hope such things are being pondered carefully. Otherwise we might end up with nothing but fleets of the new long-range attackers, which to my mind isn`t really in the spirit of a well-balanced game.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

There has to be a balance, but I see what you are talking about. I also don't want another same vehical with adifferent name for each expansion RTS like some of them. I like variety and specialization. Some Rock Paper Scissors stuff can be good though. I like how it was done in Homeworld. It made the quality, not the quantity, of you fleet important.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

I ran across a news blurb pertaining to plans for four micro-expansions, not three
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It was an incorrect release by Kalypso. We are only doing three before assessing whether to do more or not.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting kryo, reply 2

I ran across a news blurb pertaining to plans for four micro-expansions, not three


It was an incorrect release by Kalypso. We are only doing three before assessing whether to do more or not.
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Roger that.