handicap

Day · Post by **Day** » 15 Jun 2006, 15:28

isnt it about time we change "handicap" to something less misleading

im tired of people who leave when i give them handicap and they leave before i can tell them it wont put them at a disadvantage

i was thinking of maybe it could be changed to "bonus" or "advantage"
or something in that direction.. any ideas?

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 15 Jun 2006, 17:17

unfortunately he makes a good point. Younger people don't understand what a "Handicap" means.

Comp1337 · Post by **Comp1337** » 16 Jun 2006, 09:57

yeah, htere should be a tooltip that shows what it does as well.

And im tired as hell of noobs complaining "Isnt handicap a bad thing? NOES I R LEAVE!"

FuzionMonkey · Post by **FuzionMonkey** » 16 Jun 2006, 15:32

What exactly does the handicap do in spring?

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 16 Jun 2006, 16:18

50 handi
=50% more resources (you see the figures at the top, metal and energy income? well basically it addsa extra 50% (you cannot see this effect on individual units however))

Edited to...well, you know, make sense xD

DrowningFish · Post by **DrowningFish** » 16 Jun 2006, 18:17

Min3mat wrote:50 handi
=50% more resources (you see the figures at the top, metal and energy income? well basically it multiplies them by 50% (you cannot see this effect on individual units however))

It actually multiples by 150%, but yeah its 50% more resources.

Dragon45 · Post by **Dragon45** » 16 Jun 2006, 19:22

Why not just call it "Resource Advantage"

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 16 Jun 2006, 19:44

I was under the impression that it boosted combat performance...
You're sure it just boosts resources?

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 16 Jun 2006, 19:47

just resources, nothing else

Aun · Post by **Aun** » 16 Jun 2006, 19:59

Min3mat wrote:just resources, nothing else

Could it then go 100-200%? Or 1-200%...

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 16 Jun 2006, 20:03

it would be better IMO if it was a 'resource multiplier'

so you can BOTH handicap more experienced players AND give 'younger' players a bonus

so a 1-200% x (your res)

thatw ould be awesome

AF · Post by AF » 16 Jun 2006, 20:56

It DEFINATELY does mroe than multiply resources.

Just try putting an XE8.1 commander next to your own commander in cheat mdoe and watch how fast the XE8.1 commander reclaims, the build/repair/ressurect/repair speeds are increased with handicap, as is combat performance, just not as literally as you said before with 50 handicap meanign 150% increase

mongus · Post by **mongus** » 16 Jun 2006, 21:14

Min3mat wrote:it would be better IMO if it was a 'resource multiplier'

so you can BOTH handicap more experienced players AND give 'younger' players a bonus

so a 1-200% x (your res)

thatw ould be awesome

? what for do exp players need handy?
or you mean negative handycap?

as is combat performance

well reclaiming and building speeds were novelty to me.. but combat performance?

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 16 Jun 2006, 23:51

a MULTIPLIER

so 20%

would mean resources *20%

sorry it sounds weird but thats how we learnt it in maths, plug it into a calculator and show im right :)

krogothe · Post by **krogothe** » 17 Jun 2006, 00:16

AF wrote: ... speeds are increased with handicap, as is combat performance, just not as literally as you said before with 50 handicap meanign 150% increase

Dont think so

It should really go from 0-500% (with the normal being 100% for you non-numerical inclined)

AF · Post by AF » 17 Jun 2006, 18:05

resources * 100+handicap == resources under handicap to be exact.

It affects reclaimation etc too, but not using the same formula

aka

build speed * 100+handicap != buildspeed under handicap

and

buildspeed != buildspeed under handicap

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