June 2018 - last edited June 2018
Balance Update Notes 6/20/2018
We have made some balance changes to attempt to address the balance issues outlined on our forum:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/Upcoming-Balance-Changes-6-18-18/m-p/6870021#M252
Thank you for your continuing support.
-C&C: Rivals Team.
GDI Changes
Orca
-Reload time increased to 8 seconds (was 6 seconds)
-Movement speed reduced to 8 (was 9.2)
Players are finding Orcas, and Orca openings pretty punishing and difficult to deal with. We have reduced it’s movement speed and reload time to help make it a bit easier to react to. We’ve also made some changes in other units to help them better counter Orca spam.
Pitbull
-Health increased to 2200 (was 1800)
This change will make it more likely for a Pitbull to survive an Orca volley.
Dr. Liang
-Repair Drone cost reduced to 60 (was 80)
The good Doctor is a bit underutilized. We feel his heal rate is pretty strong but it’s probably a bit too expensive to want to take over say, Strongarm’s turret.
Kodiak
-Cost increased to 130 (was 110)
Missile Squad
-Initial attack delay reduced to 0.1 seconds (was 1 second).
-Attack separation delay reduced to 1.25 seconds (was 2 seconds)
These changes will make the Missile Squad much more reliable in terms of putting damage on high speed units like the Orca.
Talon
-Initial attack delay reduced to 0.1 seconds (was 0.5 seconds).
-Movement speed increased to 9.2 (was 6.9)
Nod Changes
Cyborg
-EMP Effect duration reduced to 5 seconds (was 10)
-EMP Weapon debuff effect reduced to 15% (was 20%)
We’re continuing to see the Cyborgs dominate the battlefield. This change will reduce their combat effectiveness but they’re still going to be pretty darn good. We will continue to monitor this guy closely.
Rockworm
-Burrow time increased to 2 seconds (was 0.5 seconds)
This will allow players to deal a little more damage to the Rockworm before it scurries away underground.
Inferno
-Reload time increased to 12 seconds (was 10)
-Cost Increased to 120 (was 100)
Laser Squad
-Initial attack delay reduced to 0.1 seconds (was 1 second).
-Attack separation delay reduced to 1.25 seconds (was 2 seconds)
These changes will make the Laser Squad much more reliable in terms of putting damage on high speed units like the Orca.
Venom
-Turn rate increased to 500 (was 150)
-Acceleration distance decreased to 2 (was 4)
-Deceleration distance decreased to 1 (was 4)
This should make the Venom a bit snappier and quicker to react to enemy threats.
Attack Bike
-Attack separation delay reduced to 0.1 seconds (was 1.66 seconds).
This will allow the Attack Bike squad to more quickly unleash a volley of rockets, which should promote and reward hit-and-run micro. As a side note: this idea came directly from the Rivals player community and we thought it so cool we wanted to test it right away. Thank you for your feedback and great suggestions!
June 2018
I like all these changes, am going to really enjoy the Missile Bike changes as well as the Pitbull health boost!
June 2018
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Thought on Chemical troopers, while I agree with that they're just expensive flame troopers, could cause balance issues with Jade's Catalyst Missile. Catalyst Missile is a very strong ability in terms of damage and cost, that is even more cost effective when used on tiberium and with chem troopers increasing it's versatility would make her ability to control the map way to oppressive.
Jade's Catalyst Missile needs to be looked at first before chemical warriors become cheaper. Catalyst Missile, when it hits tiberium, is just a extremely cost efficient Ion Cannon and even if it's just used to remove a single threat it's getting it's worth. Sure it depends on the map but the high sector maps seem to only give her more options with tiberium placement.
June 2018
June 2018
I have seen the development cycles of a fair few competitive multiplayer games in my time and I must say. Abilities that are just invisible power, ie "ball of stats" abilities end up being difficult to balance and not as fun to play with as say shooting a missle, building a defense tower, or creating a unique special unit. It would be nice if those commanders got something a bit more unique in my opinion...