that was an MOA vid of a guy basically running up to his enemy while shooting the Karasawa and then using the PLUS blade and still winning. >_<
Well the reason to use lights isn't for their running speed stat but rather, you use them for their high turning rates and low base weight (The weight of the leg. Not the max leg weight stat) which allows for some really nifty twitch dodging that isn't possible with other weight classes.
With the way FROM "balanced" the stats, it's obvious that they didn't want lightweight bipeds to be flying WHILE jinking and moving fast. However, there are still ways around that problem. Proof? Leperman's PACT 2.1 design.
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On to other things:
While lurking in ACO recently, I came across a pretty interesting thread by CCR, which is quite applicable to our discussion here.
Source: http://www.armoredcoreonline.com/acforum...opic=10733
In summary, he is merely wondering if our perspectives on AC are different from the perspectives of the Japanese developers and their players, as a result of cultural differences, leading to the differences in AC trends among Japanese and non-Japanese ravens.
Well the reason to use lights isn't for their running speed stat but rather, you use them for their high turning rates and low base weight (The weight of the leg. Not the max leg weight stat) which allows for some really nifty twitch dodging that isn't possible with other weight classes.
With the way FROM "balanced" the stats, it's obvious that they didn't want lightweight bipeds to be flying WHILE jinking and moving fast. However, there are still ways around that problem. Proof? Leperman's PACT 2.1 design.
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On to other things:
While lurking in ACO recently, I came across a pretty interesting thread by CCR, which is quite applicable to our discussion here.
Source: http://www.armoredcoreonline.com/acforum...opic=10733
In summary, he is merely wondering if our perspectives on AC are different from the perspectives of the Japanese developers and their players, as a result of cultural differences, leading to the differences in AC trends among Japanese and non-Japanese ravens.
C.C.R. Wrote:This a tad risky topic as it deals with ETHICS. Something not often brought up in american society.
My concern is that due to possible lack of understanding of JP ethics that other cultures, specifically that of America, tend to be a tad narrow viewed and unreasonable in their desires in productions from Japan as far as games are concerned. Our concern for this topic will specifically be out this situation in regards to the entire Armored Core series (being posted here in PS2 section, granted the PS2 line is the most expansive and well known). We all should have heard wind of the stories of honor in the Japanese gaming business with Nintendo and SEGA already and know from some of our attempt at further enlightening ourselves (some of us anyway) to the ways of Japanese culture that they overall the view points are different from what most may be used to.
Could it be that in our desires and ideas of fairer game play and more connected gameplay that we are failing to look at the game in the same perspective as it was intended? Or, is FROM truely off in their idea of how to produce and balance the leviathan of a game they have and just yet to really narrow dow their beast of an idea into a very desireable form? For years we've complained about this and that and restricted and banned, etc. So, what do you think their view is vs your view?
Absolutely no culture bashing, please.
