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Title: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Teeth on March 05, 2013, 11:40:26 am
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Paramerion has:
+1 length
+1 speed
+2 pierce
- 2665 cost
-1 difficulty
+ 0.1 weight
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 01:10:07 pm
REposting :

Either make it's price 9-10k  And / OR (8-9k then) decrease the speed by -1 , like i posted in the patch topic =).  Can also drop the pierce damage by 1 i suppose , but i'd keep the price within 7-9k then. Oh and yeah being a longer 1hander it can definitely be 13+ difficulty .
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Abay on March 05, 2013, 01:11:50 pm
I think we must discuss long espada's sad story first  :lol:
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 05, 2013, 01:19:19 pm
Can someone say what is wrong with long espada? What is changed in patch about it?
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Falka on March 05, 2013, 01:55:04 pm
Can someone say what is wrong with long espada? What is changed in patch about it?

Nothing and that's the problem  :wink:
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Phew on March 05, 2013, 03:02:15 pm
They must have intended the Paramerion to have 30 cut, and just made a database mistake or something. As it stands, it makes the other 1-slot 1h swords obsolete.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 03:07:51 pm
They must have intended the Paramerion to have 30 cut, and just made a database mistake or something. As it stands, it makes the other 1-slot 1h swords obsolete.
30 cut ? lol Come on, no need to render it useless now. The cav sword has more cut than nordic loomed (36), there's no problem with  Para having same cut as nordic as long as they just nerf the speed and /or pierce + add price + difficulty.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Phew on March 05, 2013, 03:25:28 pm
30 cut ? lol Come on, no need to render it useless now. The cav sword has more cut than nordic loomed (36), there's no problem with  Para having same cut as nordic as long as they just nerf the speed and /or pierce + add price + difficulty.

With 30 cut it's balanced against the Italian, which until this patch was the most valuable 1h on market. It would trade 2 pierce and 1 speed for 5 reach, which is in line with other swords. Or they could also cut the speed to 96, which would make it somewhat balanced against the Arabian Cav (trade 1 cut and 2 reach for 4 thrust and 1 speed). Right now, it's broken though.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 03:28:06 pm
Of course it is right now, i agree. I just think it should keep the cut to be on par with the best swords out there, in exchange for -1 or 2 speed. Should be 1k+ more expensive too if they only nerf the speed though.

 I'd do either -1 pierce and -1 speed  , increase in diff  and + ~1k in price (or keep it)
 
Or

 - 1 speed, increase in diff and + 2K and more in price
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Felix_Iron on March 05, 2013, 03:32:42 pm
- 1 speed, increase in diff and + 2K and more in price
or +5K or 6K. just dont tuch dmg  :D
 
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 03:33:22 pm
or +5K or 6K. just dont tuch dmg  :D
I don't mind. I'm already overpaying for my cata just for roleplay style reasons. Your sarcasm sucks btw.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Phew on March 05, 2013, 03:37:52 pm
or +5K or 6K. just dont tuch dmg  :D
Ok. sorry. I'm quit

Price doesn't even factor into decisions for anyone that has been playing over a year; you can sell 1 loom point and finance upkeep on whatever gear you want. All a high price does it make the item inaccessible to new players.

The game is no fun when one item in a given type is vastly superior to all others. Remember like 2 years ago, when every single shielder was Side Sword+Huscarl? Soon it will be like that, but Paramerion+Hand Pavise.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 03:39:21 pm
Price doesn't even factor into decisions for anyone that has been playing over a year; you can sell 1 loom point and finance upkeep on whatever gear you want. All a high price does it make the item inaccessible to new players.

The game is no fun when one item in a given type is vastly superior to all others. Remember like 2 years ago, when every single shielder was Side Sword+Huscarl? Soon it will be like that, but Paramerion+Hand Pavise.
Bullshit, i play for over 2 years, have 40k and pay 3k upkeep just for my cata, if i max all my items i can lose over 7k in one round. 
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 05, 2013, 03:41:32 pm
REposting :

Either make it's price 9-10k  And / OR (8-9k then) decrease the speed by -1 , like i posted in the patch topic =).  Can also drop the pierce damage by 1 i suppose , but i'd keep the price within 7-9k then. Oh and yeah being a longer 1hander it can definitely be 13+ difficulty .
So what you're suggesting is having it be slightly overpowered instead of quite a bit overpowered? Yeah, if they're gonna change it they should just balance it, not make it slightly amazing or really amazing.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Phew on March 05, 2013, 03:45:37 pm
Bullshit, i play for over 2 years, have 40k and pay 3k upkeep just for my cata, if i max all my items i can lose over 7k in one round.

Cav is a different story, upkeep-wise. I have always picked my 1h+shield+throwing gear without regard for cost, and I have always steadily made money. I'd say 75%+ of the player base would pay 2x the upkeep for a weapon with clearly overpowered stats.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 05, 2013, 03:49:48 pm
Bullshit, i play for over 2 years, have 40k and pay 3k upkeep just for my cata, if i max all my items i can lose over 7k in one round.
Dude, I'm a ht, I got no real chars to retire with, and even for me upkeep is only a minor pain in the ass.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 03:58:51 pm
People keep saying how upkeep doesn't matter or work at all nowadays, however why then don't we see armies of plated 2h heroes in gothic/milanese or a huge percentage of heavy cav, or  lancers with extremely expensive side weapons ?  Instead people try to min -max their items for upkeep and weight penalties , which both work, we can assume. I can only speak for Eu community, of course.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Falka on March 05, 2013, 04:11:27 pm
why then don't we see armies of plated 2h heroes in gothic/milanese or a huge percentage of heavy cav, or  lancers with extremely expensive side weapons ?

Because ppl don't want to be plated heroes in gothic armor nor heavy cav? I have almost 20 +3 items (not even sure how many), more than 4 mln gold and never used armor heavier than brigandine or horsie more expansive than arabian. And I assure you that upkeep is not an issue for me. Dunno why you think that everyone want to use most expensive gear while it's neither best looking nor best according to stats.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 04:14:20 pm
Because ppl don't want to be plated heroes in gothic armor nor heavy cav?
Hey i know you, you like to be a fast agi whore basically ( no offense, just a term) . =)
But ever since they introduced the upkeep patch the amount of heavily (let's say above coat of plates) armored players has been gradually reducing.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Jarlek on March 05, 2013, 04:16:31 pm
I'd rather they buff the other 1h than nerf the Paramerion
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 05, 2013, 04:22:57 pm
People keep saying how upkeep doesn't matter or work at all nowadays, however why then don't we see armies of plated 2h heroes in gothic/milanese or a huge percentage of heavy cav, or  lancers with extremely expensive side weapons ?  Instead people try to min -max their items for upkeep and weight penalties , which both work, we can assume. I can only speak for Eu community, of course.
Medium armor is the best armor, would still be the best armor if upkeep wasn't there, light cav in general beats heavy cav, and we had a flood of lancers before insane flood of hoplites. And to your later on post about heavy armor and upkeep patch, pretty sure the upkeep was much more extreme back then, and I'm pretty sure there wasn't a marketplace, and even more importantly pretty sure people couldn't block that great and plate hadn't been nerfed to current levels back then.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 04:29:05 pm
Medium armor is the best armor, would still be the best armor if upkeep wasn't there, light cav in general beats heavy cav, and we had a flood of lancers before insane flood of hoplites. And to your later on post about heavy armor and upkeep patch, pretty sure the upkeep was much more extreme back then, and I'm pretty sure there wasn't a marketplace, and even more importantly pretty sure people couldn't block that great and plate hadn't been nerfed to current levels back then.
yet a str build in heavy armor (especially as 2h or a poleaxe user) can be really OP  atm.

Anyways, we're derailing,i hope you guys can at least agree with my 2 solutions for balancing paramerion ?  I was going to loom it no matter what not knowing the stats but i really like the fact that it can be very good top tier weapon to rival nordic , scimitar, cav sword etc.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 05, 2013, 04:32:33 pm
yet a str build in heavy armor (especially as 2h or a poleaxe user) can be really OP  atm.
Yes, and an str or an agi build in medium armor can be more OP atm with a 2h or long polearm, and 1h sucks hard with plate.
Anyways, we're derailing,i hope you guys can at least agree with my 2 solutions for balancing paramerion ?  I was going to loom it no matter what not knowing the stats but i really like the fact that it can be very good top tier weapon to rival nordic , scimitar, cav sword etc.
I agree that it should be a rival, but it shouldn't be better, just a rival, this is were we disagree (at least looking at your suggestion), and upkeep isn't and shouldn't be a balancing tool.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: TurmoilTom on March 05, 2013, 04:33:32 pm
Looks to me like this weapon should be the Long Espada for people who want cut damage instead of stab.

Increasing price to 10k; dropping 1p from stab (and maybe also 1 speed) should make it balanced. Reduce stats any more than that and it just becomes a very mediocre NCS.

Also, I'm going to lobby that the 12 difficulty be kept because I don't like not being able to use a lot of one-handers on my agi swashbuckler.
  :oops: :oops: :oops:
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 04:34:33 pm
I agree that it should be a rival, but it shouldn't be better, just a rival, this is were we disagree (at least looking at your suggestion), and upkeep isn't and shouldn't be a balancing tool.
Of course, it should keep it's current stats. I'd just rather have them nerf it's speed and/or pierce damag then the main (cut) damage , to keep it on par. Price is still a factor though,i think it's either way too good for it's current price.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: TurmoilTom on March 05, 2013, 04:36:37 pm
upkeep isn't and shouldn't be a balancing tool.

If that were true then the ideal would be that every item in the game cost the same as anything else and that the only balancing factor would be stats.

That's not how it works.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 05, 2013, 04:37:39 pm
Looks to me like this weapon should be the Long Espada for people who want cut damage instead of stab.

Increasing price to 10k; dropping 1p from stab (and maybe also 1 speed) should make it balanced. Reduce stats any more than that and it just becomes a very mediocre NCS.

Also, I'm going to lobby that the 12 difficulty be kept because I don't like not being able to use a lot of one-handers on my agi swashbuckler.
  :oops: :oops: :oops:
Reducing 1p from the stab and 1 from the speed would make it a nordic champ with one more pierce and one more length...
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: TurmoilTom on March 05, 2013, 04:40:05 pm
Reducing 1p from the stab and 1 from the speed would make it a nordic champ with one more pierce and one more length...

And it would be more expensive.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 05, 2013, 04:45:36 pm
And it would be more expensive.
k, upkeep doesn't really mean shit imo.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 05, 2013, 04:47:19 pm
How about :

96 speed , same dmg , + 1-2k  in price ?
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: TurmoilTom on March 05, 2013, 04:47:33 pm
k, upkeep doesn't really mean shit imo.

Then the Simple Sword should be buffed to similar stats of the Italian Sword.

It's clearly inferior in every way except for upkeep.

Which doesn't mean shit.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 05, 2013, 04:48:23 pm
Then the Simple Sword should be buffed to similar stats of the Italian Sword.

It's clearly inferior in every way except for upkeep.

Which doesn't mean shit.

I agree, the simple sword should be buffed.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: TurmoilTom on March 05, 2013, 04:50:39 pm
I agree, the simple sword should be buffed.

Then, after it gets buffed, everyone will use it instead of the Italian Sword because it's cheaper.

Then people will cry about how the higher tier one-handers aren't being used due to upkeep costs compared to the Simple Sword and the Simple Sword will be given a higher price.

This applies to any item in the game. Like I said earlier, if you really think this way then the ideal is that all items in the game have same cost and only stat differences.

EDIT: Made my statement more clear.


Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Phew on March 05, 2013, 05:08:09 pm
How about :

96 speed , same dmg , + 1-2k  in price ?

That would be balanced with the Arabian Cavalry, so sounds good to me.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: TurmoilTom on March 05, 2013, 05:09:02 pm
How about :

96 speed , same dmg , + 1-2k  in price ?

Yeah I can live with that.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 05, 2013, 05:09:45 pm
How about :

96 speed , same dmg , + 1-2k  in price ?
If it got -1 pierce I'd be fine with that.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Phew on March 05, 2013, 05:27:56 pm
If it got -1 pierce I'd be fine with that.

22 pierce, 23 pierce...even 25 pierce after loom...it's a glance or whiff followed by death either way. 1h thrust is so damn awful (maybe it's better on EU 1 with the turn speed changes).
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Matey on March 05, 2013, 09:27:22 pm
Buff all other 1h weapons.

Edit: except the elite scimi and steel pick... Just delete those.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Tayzzer on March 06, 2013, 11:34:41 pm
Quote
Looks to me like this weapon should be the Long Espada for people who want cut damage instead of stab.

Increasing price to 10k; dropping 1p from stab (and maybe also 1 speed) should make it balanced.


This does not make any sense. the Long Espada has very close damage between cut and pierce its also very fast. So the only its only like a Long Espada because its 103 length and 12 str.

Not to mention if you did put the price tag at 10k and dropped one pierce and one speed then you have a sword that is 1 length longer, 1 more pierce, and 1 less weight required than the NCS for only 50 more gold in upkeep seems redundant.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: TurmoilTom on March 07, 2013, 03:53:59 am
This does not make any sense. the Long Espada has very close damage between cut and pierce its also very fast.

I'm not talking about the numbers themselves. I'm talking about the numbers in comparison to the other one-handed swords. Look at the Italian Sword, Nordic swords, Arming swords, etc. The LEE has more pierce and less cut. That's why I said it's based around stabbing. Also, 99 speed comes pretty standard for a large deal of one-handed swords. It's not exceptionally fast.

So the only its only like a Long Espada because its 103 length and 12 str.

It's like the LEE in that it has long (and exactly the same) length, similar weight, same difficulty, similar speed. The main difference is that it trades off 5p on thrust for 5c on swing.

Not to mention if you did put the price tag at 10k and dropped one pierce and one speed then you have a sword that is 1 length longer, 1 more pierce, and 1 less weight required than the NCS for only 50 more gold in upkeep seems redundant.

The Waki is 6k more expensive than the Short Falchion and is very arguably not worth it for the price even to the point of being inferior to the short falchion. This mod has its share of redundancies already. Whatever.

1 Length isn't much of anything. It wouldn't even enter my mind as a consideration to not use a weapon because it has 1 less length than I want. Weight is a double edged sword in that lighter weight lets you move around more quickly but heavier weight reduces the chance of being block-stunned. Neither higher nor lower weight is inherently better. It's a matter of preference. I can understand the 1 pierce, though, but is 1 point of damage on a shitty stab animation that everyone knows is a death trap really worth more than 50 gold? I wouldn't think so, honestly.

It might make sense to bump it up to 10.5k or 11k for having 12 difficulty though.


Either way I'm in favor of these stats:

How about :

96 speed , same dmg , + 1-2k  in price ?
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 07, 2013, 08:31:22 am
I see 3 ways of balancing it , each a bit different :

1) -2 speed, + 1-2 k price. Makes it the second best cavalry sword after Arabian Cav.

2) -1 speed, -1 cut +1-2k in price. Weapon will be in between nordic champ and knightly arming.

3) keep the speed, -2 cut , - 1 pierce , +1k in price.  Would be a mediocre damage elite scimi upgrade with decent stab. Kind of a meh option tbh.

3.2) keep the speed,  -1 cut, -2 pierce , +1-2k in price . Same as above, just less pierce instead of cut


# 1 is still my personal preference, i'd say, or #2.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Matey on March 07, 2013, 10:36:31 am
I see 3 ways of balancing it , each a bit different :

1) -2 speed, + 1-2 k price. Makes it the second best cavalry sword after Arabian Cav.

2) -1 speed, -1 cut +1-2k in price. Weapon will be in between nordic champ and knightly arming.

3) keep the speed, -2 cut , - 1 pierce , +1k in price.  Would be a mediocre damage elite scimi upgrade with decent stab. Kind of a meh option tbh.

3.2) keep the speed,  -1 cut, -2 pierce , +1-2k in price . Same as above, just less pierce instead of cut


# 1 is still my personal preference, i'd say, or #2.

4) keep it the same and buff some of the other 1handers to be more in line with the Paramerion.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Neggaz on March 07, 2013, 08:49:54 pm
i say -2 speed and +3k
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Falka on March 07, 2013, 09:03:16 pm
Spahtion is a copy of Knightly arming sword, weighting 0.1 more, so Paramerion could be a copy of Nordic champ sword, with 1 more length, 0.1 more weight and 1 less pierce - point of the Paramerion doesn't look especially sharp :P

Nordic Champion's Sword
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current Paramerion
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new Paramerion
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Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 07, 2013, 09:49:36 pm
Spahtion is a copy of Knightly arming sword, weighting 0.1 more, so Paramerion could be a copy of Nordic champ sword, with 1 more length, 0.1 more weight and 1 less pierce - point of the Paramerion doesn't look especially sharp :P

Nordic Champion's Sword
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current Paramerion
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new Paramerion
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It just has lesser pierce than nordic champion. 1 length is not making difference at all. I would simply use nordic champ instead.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Falka on March 07, 2013, 10:04:49 pm
I would simply use nordic champ instead.

So you're min-maximizer? Then you can die in hell :P I would use Paramerion which is much more fancy  :P
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on March 07, 2013, 10:31:36 pm
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Paramerion has:
+1 length
+1 speed
+2 pierce
- 2665 cost
-1 difficulty
+ 0.1 weight

Knightly Arming Sword $8,944

weapon length: 102
weight: 1.2
difficulty: 13
speed rating: 97
weapon length: 102
thrust damage: 24 pierce
swing damage: 31 cut
slots: 1

Paramerion stats are OP, even if it was the most expensive 1h sword in the game it'd still be the best sword.

Also why is weapon length listed twice in the stats.  And I can't see any reason to justify having a Spation be a 0 slot item...
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 07, 2013, 10:39:24 pm
The sword was designed to be a mix between the western arming sword and the eastern scimitars/sabers. It definitely has more stabbing potential than a NCS imo, curved blade doesn't necessarily mean bad stabbing capabilities.


http://forum.sword-buyers-guide.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15575&start=10
And it surely needs to keep it's cutting power as well.

So here's another balancing idea for it  :

-2 speed,

- 1 pierce


+ ~ 0.5 weight

+ 1.5-2.5k price

+ 1 cut




Will make it a top-tier choice different both from Nordic and Knightly arming, slower than both, worse pierce than knightly arming , but 1 more cut than NCS and 1 more length (makes sense looking at the blade). Would be an interesting option for infantry 1hers as well as cavalry (still worse than the arabian cav sword obviously).



P.S. @ CrazyCracka no offense but you've just wasted a significant amount of forum space repeating the obvious which was stated about 200 times during the last two days.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Falka on March 07, 2013, 10:46:53 pm
So here's another balancing idea for it  :

-2 speed,

- 1 pierce


+ ~ 0.5 weight

+ 1.5-2.5k price

+ 1 cut


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Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on March 07, 2013, 10:48:08 pm
The sword was designed to be a mix between the western arming sword and the eastern scimitars/sabers. It definitely has more stabbing potential than a NCS imo, curved blade doesn't necessarily mean bad stabbing capabilities.


http://forum.sword-buyers-guide.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15575&start=10
And it surely needs to keep it's cutting power as well.

So here's another balancing idea for it  :

-2 speed,

- 1 pierce


+ ~ 0.5 weight

+ 1.5-2.5k price

+ 1 cut




Will make it a top-tier choice different both from Nordic and Knightly arming, slower than both, worse pierce than knightly arming , but 1 more cut than NCS and 1 more length (makes sense looking at the blade). Would be an interesting option for infantry 1hers as well as cavalry (still worse than the arabian cav sword obviously).



P.S. @ CrazyCracka no offense but you've just wasted a significant amount of forum space repeating the obvious which was stated about 200 times during the last two days.

Hey fuck you too buddy, agree with your stat re-adjustments however.

I was showing the stats of the KAS which I don't think have been shown in comparison to it.  I would choose the paramerion over my knightly arming sword any day, it's clearly superior and is cheaper.  And I also added that increasing the price doesn't matter, since it would still be the best 1h sword in the game.  So I did add something here, sorry to get your panties in a bunch over data being used on the server hosting the forums.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 07, 2013, 10:59:02 pm
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Take out the buttplug and think. I'm only suggesting, what have you proposed so far that was of any use ? Posting an overused meme picture won't make your argumentation better.


Para atm :
weapon length: 103
weight: 1.3
difficulty: 12
speed rating: 98
weapon length: 103
thrust damage: 23 pierce
swing damage: 32 cut
slots: 1

Para with this suggestion :

weapon length: 103
weight: 1.7
difficulty: 13 (15)
speed rating: 96
weapon length: 103
thrust damage: 22 pierce
swing damage: 33 cut
slots: 1

Price : 9k+

Now, this would be a good sword no doubt, with a good bang for it's buck, but so what ? Are you too stuck up to actually accept a new good weapon in the very small arsenal of decent 1hers ?

Edit : -2 pierce would suffice too i guess, to compensate for the extra cut.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Falka on March 07, 2013, 11:11:45 pm
what have you proposed so far that was of any use ?

Learn to read.

Paramerion could be a copy of Nordic champ sword, with 1 more length, 0.1 more weight and 1 less pierce - point of the Paramerion doesn't look especially sharp :P

new Paramerion
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Para with this suggestion :
weight: 1.7
difficulty: 13 (15)
speed rating: 96
weapon length: 103
thrust damage: 22 pierce
swing damage: 33 cut
slots: 1

Arabian Cavalry Sword

weight: 1.2
difficulty: 13
speed rating: 95
weapon length: 105
thrust damage: 19 pierce
swing damage: 33 cut
slots: 1

Nordic Champion's Sword
weight: 1.2
difficulty: 13
speed rating: 97
weapon length: 102
thrust damage: 21 pierce
swing damage: 32 cut
slots: 1

Just admit that you want to have OP sword (and shield) and move along. And stop acting like a fucking retard.

One more thing, according to you this sword:
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1.7 kg

and this one:
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1.2 kg


Retard.

Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 07, 2013, 11:13:28 pm
Ujin, all your proposals for any form of rebalancing have left all the byz weaponry slightly OP but with the cost of the long espada, none of them have been balanced, at all.

Instead how about something like:
103 length
1.3 weight
14 difficulty
95 speed
23 pierce
33 cut
Price 9,5k

It'd make the weapon somewhat unique and not just a slightly better something else and wouldn't be nearly as OP as what you're proposing.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 07, 2013, 11:23:47 pm


Just admit that you want to have OP sword (and shield) and move along. And stop acting like a fucking retard.

I couldn't care less what they do to it cause i would still use it. I'm not a min maxer and i take style over stats any day. Whatever they do to balance it (and i admitted multiple times that the sword needs balancing), i'm gonna keep it anyway. Now that we're through with this pathetic attempt of yours, let's move on to the numbers.


Arabian cavalry sword is 105 reach, 33 cut  and also 2k cheaper than the top tier swords. Whether it should be priced higher or not, being the best cav sword, is up for debate. That 2 (two) extra reach IS a significant advantage no matter what, especially on horseback.


Do you consider the weight difference a disadvantage ? As far as i remember , you won't feel the difference in blocking heavy weapons, will you ?

So please try again and point out what's wrong with my latest suggestion for stats ? HOW does it make the sword op ?


 
P.S. and will you change the tone already, i don't feel like barking at another person on the internet for the whole evening.

P.P.S. your suggestion is also perfectly fine with me, although rather boring


@ Zlisch

Bring those suggestions right here please, i'd like to see it. I've prepared 12 loom points to roll as a supreme byzantine commando and you can't stop me now. Now seriously , you either have no idea about what "balance" is or just want to troll me along with Falka. On the previous page i've proposed 3 more options for changing the sword and noone objected, except for you , again. Am i the real problem here ?



Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Falka on March 07, 2013, 11:36:24 pm
Do you consider the weight difference a disadvantage ? As far as i remember , you won't feel the difference in blocking heavy weapons, will you ?

Heh, pro-tip: stun.

So please try again and point out what's wrong with my latest suggestion for stats ? HOW does it make the sword op ?

Here's your numbers.

(click to show/hide)

Still dont see the problem? Then I can't help you.

and will you change the tone already, i don't feel like barking at another person on the internet for the whole evening.

Take out the buttplug


Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 07, 2013, 11:44:35 pm
You don't need to be calling others as retards you know.


This thread just shows me how people deal with balancing issues. They focus on 3-4 items and completely forgot the others.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 07, 2013, 11:44:52 pm
lol Ujin, also, no one besides Tom has agreed with any of your suggestions either.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 07, 2013, 11:54:07 pm
Heh, pro-tip: stun.

Here's your numbers.

Still dont see the problem? Then I can't help you.
Exactly what i meant- don't you still get stunned within the 1.2-~1.8 weight area ? The little bit extra weight was NOT  intended as a buff and i don't think it would be anyway.

And btw , you really enjoy pictures apparently :

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/932/paramerion2.jpg

http://c-rpg.net/img/items/large/itm_grosse_messer_b.png    1.7 weight

You based your judgement about the weight on looking at the shitty outdated cav sword texture and questionable stats (weight, price), i based mine on what i read about Paramerion in that paragraph posted above. See the difference , i hope ? Btw Nordic should be heavier than Knightly Arming, Scimitar heavier than side sword etc. Not my fault the stats were copy pasted for so many 1hers.


And here comes the annoying part :

Arabian Cavalry Sword
weight: 1.2
difficulty: 13
speed rating: 95
weapon length: 105
thrust damage: 19 pierce
swing damage: 33 cut
slots: 1

PRICE : 6 900


Nordic Champion's Sword
weight: 1.2
difficulty: 13
speed rating: 97
weapon length: 102
thrust damage: 21 pierce
swing damage: 32 cut
slots: 1

PRICE : 9 285


My last suggestion for Para (edited with -2 pierce, honestly kept the debatable weight..who cares)

weapon length: 103
weight: 1.7
difficulty: 13 (15)
speed rating: 96
weapon length: 103
thrust damage: 21 pierce
swing damage: 33 cut
slots: 1

SUGGESTED PRICE : 9k +


Do YOU see ? Also , are you seriously saying that the speed difference plays no role whatsoever ?



What you and Zlisch really fail to realise is that this is like the 4th of my personal suggestions for balancing this sword in this topic, and like i said i don't care whether they pick one of those or yours , this is just debating. But if you get a kick from it you can keep claiming that i just want an OP sword. Cause , you know, if it's gonna be OP, only  I will have access to it anyway . Jesus.



Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Matey on March 07, 2013, 11:55:41 pm
pah all this bickering and arguing is a waste of time. Just do what I said, buff some other 1handers to put them on the same level as paramerion and call it a day.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 08, 2013, 12:00:19 am
pah all this bickering and arguing is a waste of time. Just do what I said, buff some other 1handers to put them on the same level as paramerion and call it a day.
No, this is horrible, buffing "some" 1handers effectively shits on every other 1hander ingame.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 08, 2013, 12:00:53 am
Ujin, all your proposals for any form of rebalancing have left all the byz weaponry slightly OP but with the cost of the long espada, none of them have been balanced, at all.

Instead how about something like:
103 length
1.3 weight
14 difficulty
95 speed
23 pierce
33 cut
Price 9,5k

It'd make the weapon somewhat unique and not just a slightly better something else and wouldn't be nearly as OP as what you're proposing.
We're both going around in circles here, just look at the numbers mate.

You suggest to reduce the speed further , i suggest reducing the pierce damage instead and making the speed 96.We agree on the price and difficulty too.

2  pierce for 1 speed and somehow  you think it's justifiable to claim that i want to have an OP weapon ? From someone elses'  perspective your stats may look OP.

From my perspective both options are viable, as well as what Falka posted before he got the idea that calling me a retard repeatedly will make him look smarter and as well as what i suggested on the previous pages.

It's all up to the balance team anyway, we're just fencing with words here basically.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 08, 2013, 12:06:43 am
We're both going around in circles here, just look at the numbers mate.

You suggest to reduce the speed further , i suggest reducing the pierce damage instead and making the speed 96.We agree on the price and difficulty too.

2  pierce for 1 speed and somehow  you think it's justifiable to claim that i want to have an OP weapon ? From someone elses'  perspective your stats may look OP.
The 1h stab is hardly ever used by anybody including you for anything else than feinting, unless you're using a stab based 1h 2 pierce for 1 speed is a bad tradeoff.
From my perspective both options are viable, as well as what Falka posted before he got the idea that calling me a retard repeatedly will make him look smarter and as well as what i suggested on the previous pages.

It's all up to the balance team anyway, we're just fencing with words here basically.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 08, 2013, 12:08:56 am

I use the stab alot, especially in mass fights. If you don't believe me you can ask my clanmates . I actually find it quite important atm. I also use it from horseback.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Matey on March 08, 2013, 01:16:35 am
No, this is horrible, buffing "some" 1handers effectively shits on every other 1hander ingame.

fine. buff them all. rework tons of stats until shit makes sense.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Jarl_Hangus on March 08, 2013, 01:32:12 pm
Are you serious, +1 cut for -1 pierce, bullshit.
 
Cav use 98% slash, on foot same.

-1 cut -1 speed and the weapon is balanced.

I don t talk about price.

I use the stab alot, especially in mass fights. If you don't believe me you can ask my clanmates . I actually find it quite important atm. I also use it from horseback.

 I use "alot", seriously. BE honnest man ! You know it s not fair +1 cut for pierce nerf even with other stuff, for 1h cav it will be just the top 1 weapon. Cause of better cut, length. OTher thing are useless in 1h cav.
With pierce 1 dmg will not change anything, the only thing you need for 1 shoot other cav it s  speed, and it s 99% when you use it on cav.


Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 08, 2013, 02:26:08 pm
Pierce is useful for cav.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Jarlek on March 08, 2013, 03:19:04 pm
Are you serious, +1 cut for -1 pierce, bullshit.
 
Cav use 98% slash, on foot same.

-1 cut -1 speed and the weapon is balanced.

I don t talk about price.

 I use "alot", seriously. BE honnest man ! You know it s not fair +1 cut for pierce nerf even with other stuff, for 1h cav it will be just the top 1 weapon. Cause of better cut, length. OTher thing are useless in 1h cav.
With pierce 1 dmg will not change anything, the only thing you need for 1 shoot other cav it s  speed, and it s 99% when you use it on cav.
Hangus, please. You should have realized from when we fought each other on horseback that the stab is the best attack for 1h and 2h on horse.

On foot it sucks though, buff 1h stab!
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 08, 2013, 03:28:24 pm
Hangus, please. You should have realized from when we fought each other on horseback that the stab is the best attack for 1h and 2h on horse.

On foot it sucks though, buff 1h stab!
It is great on foot and from horseback already. Am I the only one having success with 1h thrust?
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: TurmoilTom on March 08, 2013, 03:46:35 pm
No, this is horrible, buffing "some" 1handers effectively shits on every other 1hander ingame.

Wow, you're learning. You seemed pretty incapable of grasping this earlier.

I agree, the simple sword should be buffed.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Jarlek on March 08, 2013, 05:59:00 pm
It is great on foot and from horseback already. Am I the only one having success with 1h thrust?
I also have success with 1h thrust on foot. That doesn't change that it's worse than the other stabs.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 08, 2013, 06:48:17 pm
But 1h need to have a more viable stab than the others? 2handers mainly use it to gain range and avoid teamhit when necessary. Polearm is mainly the same. Whereas for 1handers, you have right swing and thrust to gain range. For avoiding teamhit in clusterfucks, you have left swing and thrust too again. Everything you can do with thrust, you can do with another swing and you always have the option to do thrust as an option, which is completely viable so far. That's how I play at least, and I never have any problems with it. It is hell of a useful attack when the situation demands it. It is the reason why I never use elite scimitars too.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 08, 2013, 06:54:25 pm
Are you serious, +1 cut for -1 pierce, bullshit.
 
Cav use 98% slash, on foot same.

-1 cut -1 speed and the weapon is balanced.

I don t talk about price.

 I use "alot", seriously. BE honnest man ! You know it s not fair +1 cut for pierce nerf even with other stuff, for 1h cav it will be just the top 1 weapon. Cause of better cut, length. OTher thing are useless in 1h cav.
With pierce 1 dmg will not change anything, the only thing you need for 1 shoot other cav it s  speed, and it s 99% when you use it on cav.

Umm.. no ? -2 speed and -2 pierce, +2k price  for +1 cut ?
 Btw,  you should be all over the arabian cav sword stats then, cause according to your logic it's incredibly OP and much cheaper than nordic/knightly arming. Not TOO far away from the truth , though . =)
But still, the thrust attack should NOT be underestimated, both on foot and in cav fights.

In any case , again - this is only ONE of the possible suggestions for balacing this sword, there's multiple more. I think i'm done here and from now on will just patiently sit back, relax  and see what the balancing team does to it in the next update.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Smoothrich on March 08, 2013, 07:07:39 pm
The idea of giving it any more cut in the first place is why everyone is calling you a retard, Ujin.  Its overpowered because it has as much cut as a Nordic Champ sword along with being better in every other way.  You are suggesting making it better then both the NCS AND Arabian Cavalry Sword in every way.

I'd be ok with seeing it lose 3 speed and everything else staying the same.  Makes it a better cav weapon then NCS or KAS, and a stabbier shorter version of ACS.  Maybe 1 more stab damage.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 08, 2013, 07:19:15 pm
The idea of giving it any more cut in the first place is why everyone is calling you a retard, Ujin.  Its overpowered because it has as much cut as a Nordic Champ sword along with being better in every other way.  You are suggesting making it better then both the NCS AND Arabian Cavalry Sword in every way.

I'd be ok with seeing it lose 3 speed and everything else staying the same.  Makes it a better cav weapon then NCS or KAS, and a stabbier shorter version of ACS.  Maybe 1 more stab damage.
You, Falka and Zlisch are barely "everyone", thank god . =)

Look at arabian cav sword and go cry "OP!!!" then, cause it's got 1 more cut , 3 more length and 2k cheaper than a NCS.  If however you admit than the ACS is not OP, than i don't see how my last suggestion is bad, considering that the price will be on par with the top -tier weapons . The -2 speed -2 pierce is good enough , it'll be 1 point faster than arabian cav  , but also 2 points shorter, which will mean that ACS is stilll the better cav weapon, while the NCS and KAS are both faster and only 1 point shorter.

Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 08, 2013, 07:36:07 pm
You, Falka and Zlisch are barely "everyone", thank god . =)

Look at arabian cav sword and go cry "OP!!!" then, cause it's got 1 more cut , 3 more length and 2k cheaper than a NCS.  If however you admit than the ACS is not OP, than i don't see how my last suggestion is bad, considering that the price will be on par with the top -tier weapons . The -2 speed -2 pierce is good enough , it'll be 1 point faster than arabian cav  , but also 2 points shorter, which will mean that ACS is stilll the better cav weapon, while the NCS and KAS are both faster and only 1 point shorter.
Ujin stop pretending like upkeep matters, also, everyone besides me, Falka, and Smooth disagree with you and just couldn't bother typing it.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 08, 2013, 07:43:06 pm
Ujin stop pretending like upkeep matters, also, everyone besides me, Falka, and Smooth disagree with you and just couldn't bother typing it.
You're right, i shouldn't waste even another second on you =).
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 08, 2013, 07:46:43 pm
Umm.. no ? -2 speed and -2 pierce, +2k price  for +1 cut ?
 Btw,  you should be all over the arabian cav sword stats then, cause according to your logic it's incredibly OP and much cheaper than nordic/knightly arming. Not TOO far away from the truth , though . =)
But still, the thrust attack should NOT be underestimated, both on foot and in cav fights.

In any case , again - this is only ONE of the possible suggestions for balacing this sword, there's multiple more. I think i'm done here and from now on will just patiently sit back, relax  and see what the balancing team does to it in the next update.
Ujin, I think you are making the mistake of taking the current stats into consideration when stating this. It is not -2 speed and -2 pierce, +2k price for +1 cut. It's stats are already a bit overpowered, it is not a balanced weapon to make those kind of changes. A bit from here to, to add here etc.

As an arabian cav user, I find the sword's speed and lack of a good thrust as a big flaw. 1h cavalry is all about being faster than a lancer, and I didn't find it to my liking. It's too slow. It's price, I think, is fairly balanced (and abilities overall).

I'm going to post my own paramerion idea for the lulz. Lets see if I can make a good change.

Ujin stop pretending like upkeep matters, also, everyone besides me, Falka, and Smooth disagree with you and just couldn't bother typing it.
Numbers do not matter...
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 08, 2013, 07:47:37 pm
You're right, i shouldn't waste even another second on you =).
I'll miss you
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ujin on March 08, 2013, 07:57:55 pm
Ujin, I think you are making the mistake of taking the current stats into consideration when stating this. It is not -2 speed and -2 pierce, +2k price for +1 cut. It's stats are already a bit overpowered, it is not a balanced weapon to make those kind of changes. A bit from here to, to add here etc.

As an arabian cav user, I find the sword's speed and lack of a good thrust as a big flaw. 1h cavalry is all about being faster than a lancer, and I didn't find it to my liking. It's too slow. It's price, I think, is fairly balanced (and abilities overall).

I'm going to post my own paramerion idea for the lulz. Lets see if I can make a good change.
Numbers do not matter...
It's not balanced, therefore we can't.. balance it ?  :?  Look, if the the +1 cut really scares you that much , the simplest thing to do would be just reducing it's speed by 2 and increasing it's price. Really, i don't so much want to hold on to this specific suggestion rather than just talk theories here. I'm more interested in them finally fixing the goddamn helmet that i wanted to use :/.
Btw, arabian cavalry sword's speed can be both a blessing and a curse. I actually enjoyed using slow weapons from horseback alot, especially loved the destrier + bardiche combo =).

@ Falka, 10 posts later, i can still come back and talk to people that don't go apeshit cause they don't like a couple of numbers. Cheerios.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Falka on March 08, 2013, 08:01:16 pm
I think i'm done here and from now on will just patiently sit back, relax  and see what the balancing team does to it in the next update.

10 posts later....

Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Elmetiacos on March 08, 2013, 08:26:52 pm
There is no balance between paramerion and long arming sword; LAS has one better thrust damage set against 2 worse cut damage, shorter length and slower speed and yet it costs slightly more. Does one extra thrust damage really offset its three other weaknesses?
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Jarl_Hangus on March 08, 2013, 08:50:05 pm
Just add slash point is not an option i think.

Up +1 piercing for -1 slash if it's so cool to stab ! I don t have any problems with.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 09, 2013, 12:22:21 pm
It's not balanced, therefore we can't.. balance it ?  :?  Look, if the the +1 cut really scares you that much , the simplest thing to do would be just reducing it's speed by 2 and increasing it's price. Really, i don't so much want to hold on to this specific suggestion rather than just talk theories here. I'm more interested in them finally fixing the goddamn helmet that i wanted to use :/.
I don't know what made you think I said that we can't balance it. You just offered the idea of giving it some cut at the cost of some other stats. But the weapon already has beefed stats. It was my comment on this:
Quote
Umm.. no ? -2 speed and -2 pierce, +2k price  for +1 cut ?

Imagine a 1h sword with this stats:
weapon length: 100
weight: 1.5
speed rating: 116
thrust damage: 35 pierce
swing damage: 40 cut
Cost: 8k

Can I offer such an idea and call it balanced?
weapon length: 100
weight: 1.5
speed rating: 114 (-2)
thrust damage: 33 pierce (-2)
swing damage: 41 cut (+1)
Cost: 10k (+2k)

It's basically "-2 speed and -2 pierce, +2k price  for +1 cut" now. So I just balanced it? No. The weapon already has strong stats. That is the thing with the paramerion at the moment, it's just sligthly better not as omnipotent as this fantasy sword. I just commented on the way you think, not on the idea itself directly.

Quote
Btw, arabian cavalry sword's speed can be both a blessing and a curse. I actually enjoyed using slow weapons from horseback alot, especially loved the destrier + bardiche combo =).
I never tried this on cRPG, but I think I can trust your judgement on that :)
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Matey on March 10, 2013, 01:21:29 am
I don't know what made you think I said that we can't balance it. You just offered the idea of giving it some cut at the cost of some other stats. But the weapon already has beefed stats. It was my comment on this:
Imagine a 1h sword with this stats:
weapon length: 100
weight: 1.5
speed rating: 116
thrust damage: 35 pierce
swing damage: 40 cut
Cost: 8k

Can I offer such an idea and call it balanced?
weapon length: 100
weight: 1.5
speed rating: 114 (-2)
thrust damage: 33 pierce (-2)
swing damage: 41 cut (+1)
Cost: 10k (+2k)

It's basically "-2 speed and -2 pierce, +2k price  for +1 cut" now. So I just balanced it? No. The weapon already has strong stats. That is the thing with the paramerion at the moment, it's just sligthly better not as omnipotent as this fantasy sword. I just commented on the way you think, not on the idea itself directly.
I never tried this on cRPG, but I think I can trust your judgement on that :)

Hmm that sword looks too weak. Add 10 reach please.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Berserkadin on March 10, 2013, 07:19:22 am
Just make it like a NCS, with more cut, less pierce and less speed. Also, buffing up some other 1h cut weapons to the same lvl is a fair deal ;)

How did these stats even go trough in the first place? Atm it's a NCS with +1 speed, +1 length and 2 more pierce for 2,5-3k less gold.

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Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Haze_The_Hobo on March 10, 2013, 08:20:16 am
My opinion: Balance weapons before adding them.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ras_FrenzYYY on March 10, 2013, 04:49:17 pm
Some guys are clearly loosing it..We are in the shielders era and they are trying to make one handed weapons as op as they can be..103 length is huge!!!! for 1h weapon.
With 23 pierce is getting close to godlike (my MW katana has 20).
With 98 speed we are talking about massacre.(one handers shielders are crying for their happiness)

And dont forget its 1 slot..
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Gurnisson on March 10, 2013, 05:05:22 pm
Ujin stop pretending like upkeep matters, also, everyone besides me, Falka, and Smooth disagree with you and just couldn't bother typing it.

Ujin at least provides a couple of suggestions as to how it could be balanced (4 iirc), unlike you who just enters the balancing topic to slag him off and call 1H up. Grow up.


-1 speed, -1 cut +1-2k in price. Weapon will be in between nordic champ and knightly arming.

This with +1 difficulty and a 2,5 k increase instead of 1-2 seems ok. -1 speed, -1 cut, +2,5 k price, + 1 diff would at least make it more balanced than it is. Another option would be to keep the price and remove 1 cut and 1 pierce.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 10, 2013, 05:10:30 pm
Ujin at least provides a couple of suggestions as to how it could be balanced (4 iirc), unlike you who just enters the balancing topic to slag him off and call 1H up. Grow up.
I have posted several suggestions, but ok.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 10, 2013, 10:10:31 pm
My try:

weapon length: 103
weight: 1.2 (-0.1)
difficulty: 13 (+1)
speed rating: 96 (-2)
weapon length: 105 (+2)
thrust damage: 22 pierce (-1)
swing damage: 32 cut
slots: 1
Gold: Hmm.. same as arab cav 6,900 (+280)
For mw, it'll get +3 to cut, +2 to thrust and +1 to speed.


I mostly compared it to arabian cav sword, knightly arming, nordic champ and spathion. As they are it's counterparts in the criteria of length. Has less pierce than knightly arming but more cut. Has less speed than knightly arming and nordic champ, but also faster than arabian cav sword. Also has the same cut with nordic champ sword but 1 point lower than arabian cav sword. It also has more thrust than arabian cav sword. etc etc... Also added +2 length to bring an end to this ridiculous comparision of small length difference. 2 length hardly matters in most cases in my opinion, but lets keep it same so people won't be deciding too much depending on that.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: LordRichrich on March 10, 2013, 10:23:32 pm
I'd just like to point out, that being a players for 2 years and some months, I've only just hit over 100k on a single char.
Upkeep IS important to take into account, you can't balance around those who have gold to throw away!

I suggest, rather radically, make it 2 slots. Yes, it's OP for its price etc. But if it were 2 slots, it couldn't be used by proper hoplites etc

This will probably get a shit tonne of down votes, but oh well ^^

My idea stems from 2h's. You want to be pure 2h? Sure, take a great sword. You want to be 2h with xbow or bow? You gotta take a slightly inferior 2h!

So you want to be pure 1h? Sure take a better 1h! You want a spear aswell? Can't have the best of both worlds! Sorry!
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zaren on March 10, 2013, 10:44:32 pm
I'd just like to point out, that being a players for 2 years and some months, I've only just hit over 100k on a single char.
Upkeep IS important to take into account, you can't balance around those who have gold to throw away!

I suggest, rather radically, make it 2 slots. Yes, it's OP for its price etc. But if it were 2 slots, it couldn't be used by proper hoplites etc

This will probably get a shit tonne of down votes, but oh well ^^

My idea stems from 2h's. You want to be pure 2h? Sure, take a great sword. You want to be 2h with xbow or bow? You gotta take a slightly inferior 2h!

So you want to be pure 1h? Sure take a better 1h! You want a spear aswell? Can't have the best of both worlds! Sorry!
2 slots? lol no. And are you telling me that you have played for 2 years and have only 100k to show for it? what the fuck
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: LordRichrich on March 10, 2013, 10:52:59 pm
2 slots? lol no. And are you telling me that you have played for 2 years and have only 100k to show for it? what the fuck

Yeah, I measure my fun in gold too -.-

I don't hoard, I give money out, I buy equip, resell it, buy it again a few weeks later etc etc
I play the game for fun, not for gold
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zaren on March 10, 2013, 11:00:26 pm
Yeah, I measure my fun in gold too -.-

I don't hoard, I give money out, I buy equip, resell it, buy it again a few weeks later etc etc
I play the game for fun, not for gold
since you only have 100k ill assume you are talking about normal weapons.....you buy normal weapons and then sell them back to buy them later? genius right here


i couldnt give a shit about gold, I give a shit about looms and what buys looms? gold
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: LordRichrich on March 10, 2013, 11:03:12 pm
since you only have 100k ill assume you are talking about normal weapons.....you buy normal weapons and then sell them back to buy them later? genius right here


i couldnt give a shit about gold, I give a shit about looms and what buys looms? gold

Yeah normal weapons. I think "meh, I don't like this anymore" then I realise I do :D
I'm not playing an economy sim here lol

So you care about something other than the enjoyment of the game itself, I don't. Which was my point
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on March 10, 2013, 11:08:31 pm
So you care about something other than the enjoyment of the game itself, I don't. Which was my point
Which is why upkeep and looms are horrible features, one rewards a guy who has played for a long time in something else than enjoyment, the other forces potential boredom in order to enjoy the game providing you prefer to use more expensive gear.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Zaren on March 10, 2013, 11:48:33 pm
Yeah normal weapons. I think "meh, I don't like this anymore" then I realise I do :D
I'm not playing an economy sim here lol

So you care about something other than the enjoyment of the game itself, I don't. Which was my point
I personally enjoy the economy...do what you want, but having 100k is your own fault not upkeeps
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Tydeus on March 11, 2013, 02:22:55 am
LordRichrich, the not so rich, apparently.

Cost is indeed a useful balancing tool but outside of strategus, its usefulness is rather limited. Minor variance in cost really has no effect on item usage anyway.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: LordRichrich on March 11, 2013, 08:53:53 pm
I personally enjoy the economy...do what you want, but having 100k is your own fault not upkeeps

I never said it was upkeeps fault -.-
Just that gold is still an issue for people

And on another note, the game isn't primarily an economy sim, it's a melee sim. So the work should go into the fighting, not the economy. Just like ARMA, it's a modern combat sim, but you can drive cars in it. Doesn't mean they'll develop the game around that aspect.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Phew on March 11, 2013, 09:10:49 pm
I never said it was upkeeps fault -.-
Just that gold is still an issue for people

Devs have smartly added a feature for people like you; you can sell an heirloom point every now and then and never have to worry about gold. It takes what, like 80 hours per heirloom point, and selling that one heirloom point can fund any build except heavy cav for several gens.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Joseph Porta on March 12, 2013, 12:38:19 am
LordRichrich, the not so rich, apparently.

Cost is indeed a useful balancing tool but outside of strategus, its usefulness is rather limited. Minor variance in cost really has no effect on item usage anyway.
Especially with weapons.  :lol:
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: LordRichrich on March 12, 2013, 06:07:16 am
Devs have smartly added a feature for people like you; you can sell an heirloom point every now and then and never have to worry about gold. It takes what, like 80 hours per heirloom point, and selling that one heirloom point can fund any build except heavy cav for several gens.

Goddamn it, when did I say that I don't have ENOUGH gold? When did I say things were too expensive? All I mentioned was that upkeep does matter, because of the 30+ posts saying it DOESN'T. It wasn't a cry for help. And why would you even think that a player of 2.5 years + WOULDN'T know that?
I'm sorry for the reply, but it's 5am, and I get sick of how far some peoples heads are up their own arses on cRPG, and the internet in general, sometimes.
Title: Re: Paramerion is OP
Post by: Ronin on March 12, 2013, 01:33:16 pm
Yes Upkeep matters, now comment on my suggestion you nabs.