ramping costs-make it optional

[One_Dead_Villy]

yes when i played it...i dont know if the ramping was already in the beta. but i never had a lack of resources in the later stages of the game. in fact i found unit costs very cheap compared to other RTS's. i was more limited by the pop limit

[HuangShang]

pop limit's a killer in all games, i hope the fortress is reintrduced in RoN

[One_Dead_Villy]

reintroduced the fortress?

when did they take it out?

[Graham@BHG]

"when did they take it out?"

We haven't taken out forts...

[HalfLotus]

You guys are nuts. From a strategic point of view ramping costs and pop limits are great. Or are we talking about the "I want to spend 3 hours making 800 units and sending them all in at once OMG, LOL." point of view?

[theponyguy1]

hey, I like that strategy

[Sarxis]

No, don't take out ramping costs, because you will NEVER see a game with the option ON if you do.

so that people who like building all infantry armies or all tank armies aren't discouragedd from playing the game.

What's so bad about discouraging this kind of gameplay?

[One_Dead_Villy]

the whole point of ramping costs WAS to discourage one unit armies

[HuangShang]

oh well, i wasnt thinking when i wrote that.

[theponyguy1]

So is it building ramping,? Or unit ramping? BHG states that they really want the player to have a unique playing experience.

No, don't take out ramping costs, because you will NEVER see a game with the option ON if you do

So? If the majority of the people will turn it off, then why keep it in? Maybe an x-pack option?

[HuangShang]

why wait for the x-pack, its either yes or no

[One_Dead_Villy]

Originally posted by Graham@BHG
"when did they take it out?"

We haven't taken out forts...

right. that was a rhetorical question

[One_Dead_Villy]

Its UNIT ramping cost.

Every barrack unit (for example) u have in play will increase the cost of the next barrack unit you build. It doesnt affect say stable units. But any stable units you have in play will affect the cost of new stable units. etc.

[theponyguy1]

dammit! I don't want the other unit's price to get higher. Does this apply to making peasants, cause that would suck more than Inari Vachs.

[One_Dead_Villy]

no not to villagers only military so people dont just make one unit armies...but when i played the beta i did find this feature effect my play noticibly