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Improve spy reports

Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:38 am
by Captain Teague
Got a good idea when spying you get all there info right?


well why dont you choose what to spy on

ie focus all your convert on there stats or on there weapons or planets.


it be better cause no matter how much convert you have if its rank 1 convert you'll never get a full planet report

so i think you guys should do that.

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:33 pm
by CABAL
It'd be too hard to implement. And too imbalanced for some players, as people would be stealing planets easier etc etc

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:15 pm
by Sarevok
A similar thing was suggested by Clarkey, when we (and others) suggested being able to merge reports into 1, so you could see all the info you'd collected thus far.

But i have to agree wit CABAL, being able to focus on one area, would probably cause more issues

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:11 am
by Zeratul
it wouldnt be natural to be able to discover such easily...

your spies cant know where in the other persons "files" each stat is detailed, and thus, it wouldnt be possible for spies to go straight to that place, since then they'd have to know things they cant... it'd also be unbalancing...

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:41 pm
by Tekki
One thing that might be useful to improve them is to add a few things though

- MS tech level
- MS in or out
- and maybe something on the platforms though NOT which planet they were on. This one I'm not sure about and if implemented should be much much much harder than spying planets currently.

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:52 pm
by Tropic Thunder
Tekki wrote:- MS in or out

Don't they already have this?
You also notice an empty MotherShip docking facility...

Thats not on all spy logz

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:13 pm
by Sarevok
Tropic Thunder wrote:
You also notice an empty MotherShip docking facility...

Thats not on all spy logz

Cause if the MS is there, then the docking spot is full? :?

Tekki wrote:One thing that might be useful to improve them is to add a few things though

- MS tech level
- MS in or out
- and maybe something on the platforms though NOT which planet they were on. This one I'm not sure about and if implemented should be much much much harder than spying planets currently.

Tech Level maybe, but not really much point, unless you think the MS is full.
Platforms, only thing i would say would be if they have them built or not. Nothing more. Anything more, then planet defenses should be severely looked into. Since MS got BOTH power increase (adding 100%), AND the techs. Where as planets only got platforms. Making them visible would deduct the (apparent) counter-measure of fleet power boosts.

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:59 am
by Tropic Thunder
Sarevok wrote:
Tropic Thunder wrote:
You also notice an empty MotherShip docking facility...

Thats not on all spy logz

Cause if the MS is there, then the docking spot is full? :?

Nope, there isn't anything there its just blank.

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:09 am
by Tekki
No Tropic, unless that MS thing has been changed, it's not a report of if it's in our out, merely if they have a MS.

IF it has been altered, I will stand corrected but as far as I knew, that aspect had not been altered.

Sarevok wrote:
Tropic Thunder wrote:
You also notice an empty MotherShip docking facility...

Thats not on all spy logz

Cause if the MS is there, then the docking spot is full? :?

Tekki wrote:One thing that might be useful to improve them is to add a few things though

- MS tech level
- MS in or out
- and maybe something on the platforms though NOT which planet they were on. This one I'm not sure about and if implemented should be much much much harder than spying planets currently.

Tech Level maybe, but not really much point, unless you think the MS is full.
Platforms, only thing i would say would be if they have them built or not. Nothing more. Anything more, then planet defenses should be severely looked into. Since MS got BOTH power increase (adding 100%), AND the techs. Where as planets only got platforms. Making them visible would deduct the (apparent) counter-measure of fleet power boosts.

With the platforms, I wouldn't want to ever have it shown which planet they were on, more how big they were. But it would still be 'pot luck' for you to find them.

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:13 am
by Tropic Thunder
Tekki wrote:No Tropic, unless that MS thing has been changed, it's not a report of if it's in our out, merely if they have a MS.

IF it has been altered

Ah i wasn't sure, just passing comment.

But when i looked back at the spy log, the guy with the
You also notice an empty MotherShip docking facility...
is ascended so does have a MS? ?
then when i spied another ascended person there was nothing there.

:?

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:16 am
by Sarevok
Tropic Thunder wrote:
Tekki wrote:No Tropic, unless that MS thing has been changed, it's not a report of if it's in our out, merely if they have a MS.

IF it has been altered

Ah i wasn't sure, just passing comment.

But when i looked back at the spy log, the guy with the
You also notice an empty MotherShip docking facility...
is ascended so does have a MS? ?
then when i spied another ascended person there was nothing there.

:?

Yes, no message = MS home
Message = MS away

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 1:22 pm
by Frozen Flame
what if spy reports would remember what you spied and 2nd time you spy you would see first report + few new infos
example:
1st report
you see attack units, def power and 3 planet stats..
2nd report
you would see attack units, def power, stats of same 3 planets + something new(or not) that spys discovered :)

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:24 pm
by Lore
Frozen Flame wrote:what if spy reports would remember what you spied and 2nd time you spy you would see first report + few new infos
example:
1st report
you see attack units, def power and 3 planet stats..
2nd report
you would see attack units, def power, stats of same 3 planets + something new(or not) that spys discovered :)

Thats what he was talking about here
Sarevok wrote:A similar thing was suggested by Clarkey, when we (and others) suggested being able to merge reports into 1, so you could see all the info you'd collected thus far.

But i have to agree wit CABAL, being able to focus on one area, would probably cause more issues

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:55 pm
by muffafuffin
Sarevok wrote:
Tropic Thunder wrote:
Tekki wrote:No Tropic, unless that MS thing has been changed, it's not a report of if it's in our out, merely if they have a MS.

IF it has been altered

Ah i wasn't sure, just passing comment.

But when i looked back at the spy log, the guy with the
You also notice an empty MotherShip docking facility...
is ascended so does have a MS? ?
then when i spied another ascended person there was nothing there.

:?

Yes, no message = MS home
Message = MS away



if that were the case id say its broken because i attack people all the time after seeing the message and there MS is still there.

Re: Improve spy reports

Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:15 pm
by Frozen Flame
bout MS thingy..
its showing you the msg "you also noticed an empty dock" instead of ???
soo yea.. you need to spy that long until this goes away or if it stays than its out :P


Lore@ thanks 8)