[NPC Disengage.]

We will have to find another way to solve the breaking boarding by so called friendly players.

 

The attacker who starts the fight owns all ships for his side.

The defender who got hit owns all the ships for his side.

 

Anyone can join the battle but regardless of what they capture, all ships are owned by the above people. If you start a fight and I join in and I win a boarding combat, it's exactly like you had won it. The ship is yours, not mine.

 

If the owner wants to let you have a ship, he can unlock it for you just like now.

 

If the owner leaves, ownership reverts to current FFA rules, anything goes.

 

 

[slightly longer term, it would be nice if there was an interface for distributing loot and ownership among whoever is present, controlled by the owners]

[Ship speeds]

Very nice. Hope to see more of this sort of thing.

[Current Repair system adjustment]

I think the question is "what should repair be balanced against".

 

POTBS balanced it against 6v6 fights, which meant that 1v1 fights took a really long time to complete. The entire battle was all about trying to overcome the other guy's rather impressive ability to repair his ship in combat.

 

In 6v6 it was more of a "hide behind your mates, patch things up quick and get back in it, a bit worse for wear". It was balanced for this.

 

In 24v24, repairs were a very minor factor since focused fire could easily overwhelm repairs anyway.

 

 

I would like to suggest we balance it for 1v1.

 

Meaning repairs are very slow and very weak and play a "moderate" role in 1v1 fighting. In a 2v2 or 3v3 they can be useful if you can back off and get a breather but they're not going to do much against focused fire from 2 or more ships.

 

In larger group fights, therefore, repairs will be sort of a minor thing that you can sometimes get use out of but which generally are not a factor. If you can peel away from the fight and spend some time alone you can patch yourself up but this isn't meant to be quick or easy.