Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

[Gobo]

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...82/detail.html

In the next version update, we will be adding all new Assault missions that continue in the spirit of providing casual gameplay for busy players. We also plan to adjust the number of Assault Points received for existing missions.

New Assault Missions

In conjunction with the release of the two new mercenary ranks, we will be introducing additional Assault missions. Five new missions will be available at the rank of Lance Corporal, and another five missions at the rank of Corporal.
A wider range of options and the necessity for unique strategies will accompany these new missions, so don't let your mercenary skills grow rusty!



Adjustments to Existing Missions

The development team designed the Assault missions to provide a large number of options for parties of various sizes and job compositions.
However, with the difference in the number of Assault Points earned depending on party size, players began leaning towards attempting certain missions with very specific jobs.
With the aim of creating an even more flexible and enjoyable system, the following adjustments will be made in the upcoming version update:

- Assault Point Adjustment 1
When participating in an Assault mission with 4 or more people, the penalty on the number of Assault Points earned per person will be decreased.

- Assault Point Adjustment 2
The number of Assault Points earned for each Assault mission will be adjusted to better reflect the level of difficulty.

[Tirrock]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

Hmm, that's both good and bad sounding with the assault point changes. I forsee Lamia 13 and Golden Salvage taking huge hits on how many points they give... (10k away from pahluwan body too!) Still, on the other side of the coin... Lebros cavern assaults won't suck!

And since I'm in an assault static with 5 people (6, when the 6th person get back to the states), the adjustment making it so we get more assault points will be nice. '-')b

However, with the difference in the number of Assault Points earned depending on party size, players began leaning towards attempting certain missions with very specific jobs.

SMN + Golden Salvage is the first thing that came to mind there... (I've only done that twice, both times to get other LS members though that assault and help them onto first class rank!)

Gobo, as always... Love the new avatar.

[Taolynn]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

Will be interesting to see what the point totals change to.

So why corporal and no specialist?!

[Neomage]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

Hmm, that's both good and bad sounding with the assault point changes. I forsee Lamia 13 and Golden Salvage taking huge hits on how many points they give... (10k away from pahluwan body too!) Still, on the other side of the coin... Lebros cavern assaults won't suck!

And since I'm in an assault static with 5 people (6, when the 6th person get back to the states), the adjustment making it so we get more assault points will be nice. '-')b


SMN + Golden Salvage is the first thing that came to mind there... (I've only done that twice, both times to get other LS members though that assault and help them onto first class rank!)

Gobo, as always... Love the new avatar.

I expect that the ones that are commonly hacked(Golden Salvage, Imp. Agent Rescue, etc.) will be adjusted to give ALOT less points when in a party of 4 or less. Which is a good thing.

Ha.

Hopefuly Lamaia 13 to, but at least you can't get 10k Assault Points in 20 min from it.

[Tirrock]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

Well, even if they lower Lamia 13's points, I'd still love it. Charmga is just hilarious. It's awesome in dynamis. It's awesome in assault.

It's even more awesome when myself and the other SMN's avatars die or don't have much hate and our Tarutaru BLM gets a massive nuke off, then the Lamia does her belly dance and our MNK starts chasing the BLM around.

She should be a PLD next, she's already a master kiter now. >_>

I wasn't aware that the imperial agent rescue one was one that was abused. I've only done it once ever. Got lucky and the door broke open fairly fast and the guy was there. Anyway. I'm glad to see they're adding more assaults. I love doing them.

[Balfree]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

Thanks for the update Gobo!

Moved to news section on the frontpage, and edited out a duplicated sentence.

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Cool dragon in the banner... i'm interested D:

Now, i need to do more ilrusi atoll runs before they do these changes D:

[Gobo]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

Thanks for the update Gobo!

Moved to news section on the frontpage, and edited out a duplicated sentence.

Thanks for editing it, I really should stop trying to rush this before I go to work lol.


Golden Savage and Lamia 13 are definately going to take a hit imo. Golden Savage is easily "cheatable" and Lamia 13 is rather simple, though a whole lot of fun. Excivation duty might take a hit too. Its rather simple now to just take RDM/BLMx2 or BLMx2 or a combo of those, plus some Melee and pull of a rather easy win. Periqua might get a boost, since none of the assaults give 4000 points when upcaped (though at the recomended lvl they do). I can't wait to try the new assaults, though I still need to get SP first lol (@6900/10000 for Lebros Cavern, finishing that should give me the quest heh)

Gobo, as always... Love the new avatar.

Thanks ^^.

[M_X]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

Yay! Hopefully the point adjustment will be in my favor.

[Itatchi]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

I havent done assault yet. So.. hmmm

[Gilge]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

me and my friends have only ever done Leujaoam Cleansing, and we failed it all 3 times lol

setup was pld (me), mnk, and rdm

[Initial Cat]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

Must get Pahluwan body pre-nerf >< (that's what this is, I'm always wary of the term "Adjustments" ><). Anyways, hope the new assaults are fun, i still need to beat all the first tier ones.

[Fayttt]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

They better not nerf them already ; ; I just started "farming" them ><

[tazirai]

Re: Adjustments to Assault(06/28/2006)

I love doing the ilrusi atoll assaults and th eLejaoum Cleansing. I do think they will get "Nerfed" but im abou t5k points away from my Yigit hat so no worries ^^.