Bomb Theme in Pub

[Eridu]

So this week we put up a bomb theme in pub with the following additions:

Warbird/Terrier + 2 bombs and Shrapnel
Javelin/Weasal + 2 bombs
Spider/Shark + Shrapnel and 1 Brick
Leviathan + 1 bomb and 1 Rocket
Lancaster + 1 bomb and 1 decoy
All ships received 1 Recharge and 1 Energy

Heard many opinions in game, looking to get more.

What did you like? What did you hate? Weak ships? Overpowered ships? What would you tweak if it was to be brought back? Thank you.

[jim the chin]

Extreme games comes to dsb...

Also, shield greens? full charges? horrid.

It's annoying enough fighting someone who is lagging. The main attraction of games has always been developing skills to win, not getting lucky or unlucky with someone shielded.

Basically we have made DSB into newb central. Maybe it will work, maybe it will make the last dsbers leave. I don't think we need to gamble like this yet. There are other things we could do, things that might take more effort and ingenuity.

[Detector]

Only way to save DSB is to set it back to its original gameplay, also I liked the old settings of being capable of buying multifire from the bot, when shields wasnt there to get by greens too. The population was quite high at the point of this setting, when the so called 'superships' were around. Players played for hours only to protect or chase the spreer, which was amazing. I hope we can have this theme/setting back someday. Shields shouldnt be in DSB imo, they are so lame and confuses a player believing the player lagged instead of having shields when died during a spree. When this setting was used, there werent any greens to be picked up, which was a bravo setting.

- this current setting does remind of Extreme Games and its aweful, it isnt DSB anymore I knew once

[Tembest]

As I mentioned to you in private already, I don't like the theme.
I have never liked any themes that change ship settings.
Anything else can be changed, and should.

The difference between good and bad players is that good
players know when to quit shooting, they know when the other
one is supposed to die, and thus, when they can attack or
when it's wise to defend. Making the ships "unknown strong"
ruins the game for at least many veterans.

Even a wb with a repeller turns pub into a "luck game", when
you cannot know what kind of specials the opponent has or
what has he used already. Kills the fun for me.

As Sever said, even lag already is enough of a reason to annoy
people.

[Detector]

How I remember DSB was highly populated somehow during this setting and it got players to play DSB. On a sidenote, I think I made the ultimate flagrace time today, nice try Tembest btw.

My times in flagrace recently: Ready!
Set!
GO!!!
Flags: 20/100, Time: 42.81
Flags: 40/100, Time: 1:27.84
Flags: 60/100, Time: 2:01.32
Flags: 80/100, Time: 2:45.46
Flags: 100/100, Time: 3:23.39
Race Over!
Detector has set a new personal best time! (Old best was 3:24.61).
Detector has just set the new BEST arena time!!!

And current standings:

DSB-RaceBo> Top times for Flagrace:
DSB-RaceBo> (1) - 3:23.39 by Detector
DSB-RaceBo> (2) - 3:23.84 by Tembest
DSB-RaceBo> (3) - 3:24.92 by Saiyan

[Tembest]

It wasn't a try, I set the record and quit there.
Maybe I'll have the patience to beat your time one day again.

However, ultimately, the point was just to get one more person
to play DSB again, and I succeeded in it, although only for 2 days.

[Matioso]

Flagrace is for those who can't duel or play well in pracs. *insert trollface here*

[jim the chin]

Flag-race is almost as boring as dueling. Pracs and team games are the way to go!

[Tembest]

Flagrace is really boring indeed, dueling WASN'T though... when there were any duelers left.

[Detector]

It wasn't a try, I set the record and quit there.
Maybe I'll have the patience to beat your time one day again.

However, ultimately, the point was just to get one more person
to play DSB again, and I succeeded in it, although only for 2 days.

Thats right, flagrace is about patience. We'll see if you ever set a new record I will be there to improve it...

Flagrace is for those who can't duel or play well in pracs. *insert trollface here*

#1 in both duel tourney and flagrace arena, yet you talk shit to me? After that honest post for congratulating us, Inducers in DSB League forum, you turned into a troll of a sudden?

Flag-race is almost as boring as dueling. Pracs and team games are the way to go!

I like team games more myself, thats why I never gave up on winning a DSBL.

Flagrace is really boring indeed, dueling WASN'T though... when there were any duelers left.

Im sure it is boring now for you, but wasnt yesterday when you made #1 spot.