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General Discussion / Re: roguelike games
« on: March 11, 2019, 02:06:29 am »
Eh, I agree that the DEF upgrade is useless, but you can beat the game without a perfect pilot anyway, at least up to hard, 4 islands. I can see the argument if you are trying to go for hard achievements or consistency though. I personally saw it as a way to try new pilots, simply by not choosing the pilot I started with on that run.
Your reddit analysis is interesting! I think you undervalue starting weapons, since it might take a while until you get good ones offered to you, if ever. And even if you do, up until then, having a subpar weapon could have cost you reputation or electricity from missions gone wrong. Still, it’s true that some mechs are vastly better than others, and I personally undervalued science mechs according to your analysis. I don’t think they are balanced individually though, more likely they were always considered as part of their default team.
Your reddit analysis is interesting! I think you undervalue starting weapons, since it might take a while until you get good ones offered to you, if ever. And even if you do, up until then, having a subpar weapon could have cost you reputation or electricity from missions gone wrong. Still, it’s true that some mechs are vastly better than others, and I personally undervalued science mechs according to your analysis. I don’t think they are balanced individually though, more likely they were always considered as part of their default team.