The new Gravity on GG is again another extream change @RexXxuS. What is the reason behind such extream gravity please. We had already reduced SV sizes but this new gravity has once again forced players to increase engine numbers and further strip any armour u had from the SV making tham almost useless in pvp vs a base. We have already seen most players swap to HV’s due to this and it has removed a hugh section of the game for SV pilots. HV’s which fall into even the smallest of holes in the ground caused by mining or combat are likely to become totally stuck and with the time it takes for the game to render at times this is unavoidable. Players are having to carry motorbikes as standard and 6000 bandages because you break you legs jumping down from approx 4-5 small blocks in heavy armour(1 jetpack jump can do the same). Our discord is full of players getting really fed up a week into the planets existance and the PVP comunity is going to suffer. Please can you consider the extream nature of the change and maybe reduce its impact even if its just so you can get a HV out of a tiny trench.
Gold is a heavy burden to bear.
I would have to agree with this. SV with 3k blocks leaves little for armor when you need 30ms in every direction.
Tanks with hardened steel at 5k are stranded in holes. Bandages every 5 seconds. You step down from 1 block of armored crete to another and ull likely break a leg. Jump 3 or 5 times to get in a cockpit and miss you are likely dead.
Looking at combat steel you cant add enough engines to compensate for weight with 5k blocks.
Honestly GG combat for me personally and the guys I play with is not fun.
We did the big 10+ vs 10+ and we basically left after an hour and decided it wasnt worth the hassle of extreme gravity and lag/loading screen/disconnects. We wont be back to GG except solo to pick off loan miners.
I agree GG pvp is going to suffer.
Time to rebuild your HVs and SVs. All of mine work just fine.
Light gravity makes it too easy for people to just bomb. The heavier Gs mean that people have a better chance of dying because they accidentally tank too long, lose their thrusters, fall and die.
In 7.0 it was so light you could tank a base forever and then just fly away.
For the record this is how Golden Globe used to be. Time to adapt.
It’s brutal but good fun. The lag was shitty but hey EMPYRION
Beside the fact that it was a request by part of the community the intention of it @Hedge3 was to have better SV fights actually. Gravity is a natural form of a complete new challenge.
At that time I didn’t know that we get HV Combat blocks, making HV the holy grail for everything…
As I said, we will adapt our HWS Config to make SVs great again® but the Gravity is part of the “free” Gold on Class 3 planet.
If the Block limit falls also under the change, it has to be checked afterwards.
If you like it or not: I want to create a PvP meta where going back to your Repair Bay is the true reward. I don’t like the hide & seek games at the moment.
Hot PvP planet must mean either skill or sacrifices.
Well then you can forget SV fighting for 80% of the pvp on GG as people will only be able to use HV’s for base attacks, SV’s simply can not have amour and engines with the limit and need the engines with the gravity, so bases will just evaporate them. You can happily have SV vs SV but that will generally not happen unless your actually attacking a base or def a base in which case back to point 1 you will now take a HV. The new pvp meta will now be who can shoot the ground under the other tank so it becomes stuck as its faster than killing the actual tank. I personally dont go to GG for gold I go because I play the game for PVP and I used to love flying SV’s and would easily go through 10+ SV’s vs a base and HV’s in a big long fight. With this extreme gravity that is dead and all you will see is HV’s in any pvp involving a base. Also if you did decide to be a die hard SV pilot and get shot down but dont die you can enjoy the 2 hour walk back to your base on the massive planet, going to make PVP sooooo much fun sure people will love it.
Shouldn’t a tank be the better option for attacking a base?
Depends on several factors. I have taken bases with what I call a midget, that has no armor and a single gat and only 1 small thrust for each direction.
My sv works just fine and cozy with the new gravity on Golden Globe.
YEs i general a Tank is a better "tank for attacking bases. The problem now is that they never die ? Shouldnt an SV outmaneuver a tank and be able to kill it ? With the meta now it dosnt matter. CB blocks and 5k blocks is just to much for any SV to touch.
What some people don’t know is that terrain around a base in 8.0 does not regenerate after a server restart. Meaning if I dig a trench and add spikes in it; no HV can properly advance into the base without taking a heavy loss.
Its the current meta we are doing in GG, trench warfare to prevent HV rush since bases can hold off SVs better than having 10+ combat steel HVs rush into your base.
i love the new gravity… i really do
The gravity is cool. Why?
It’s a totally new way of moving around. You need other tactics and behaviors to survive and success.
You have to recalculate your fuel and need other equipment then on other planets.
It’s just different