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There are a few potential problems with this:
1) You would still need to pay someone to be the CEO/CFO even if everyone bought the game.  For instance, Fender Musical Instruments is also employee-owned and they have an executive team.
2) You would need players with enough cash to buy out the shares and do this.  I don't think there are enough of these types.
3) You would need players to understand that buying shares and being part of the employee ownership program DOES NOT MEAN they get tokens or other in-game perks except maybe cosmetics.  Because if everyone comes into it with an entitlement attitude, everyone will just feed off the company until it dies.
4) You would need to then organize some sort of effort to hire programmers that are trustworthy.  Have fun with that.  Action script (Flash) is basically extinct.
5) You would need to buy out the company shares first, and then afterwards move the company towards employee ownership.  That's not just going to happen overnight.
6) You would need to do so before the real owner of the game (hint, not Alex) gets wind of it and folds the company.  We've never met this person: what if he doesn't want to give up SM?
7) It would need to be an international company.
8 )  You'd all need to be employees for it to be employee owned.  I think what you mean is player-owned.
9) You'd need some criteria for who is allowed to player-own shares and their conditions.  For instance, you'd be wise to specify that all those who own shares get to vote on company matters, and you'd also probably want to specify that those who don't vote for 3 consecutive quarters get fired and their shares refunded.
10) You'd need a vision for where this game is going.  And I'm going to be completely honest with you, where this game needs to go is SM3.  (SM1 being legacy and SM2 being current reloaded.)  And have fun trying to get everyone to agree about where this game is going.  It was difficult enough to get the balance team to agree on anything.
And no offense, but also given the SM universe "lore" (which there is hardly any), I don't think SM3 should incorporate ANY of the concepts in our current game.  I would say look outside the game for other concept games and use some of their general principles.  I could easily list like 20+ ideas on how to fix SM in terms of the overall gameplay but I don't want to "show my hand" because if I spill my ideas out here, someone could very well just steal them and create SM3 without me.
Instead, what I would want is this: if someone can give me $1B USD initial investment capital, I can buy out the name and then create a game that will be far more successful and lucrative.  But I would need this initial investment capital in order to get the ball rolling.  And I would also point out that the way I would fix SM would be to completely reinvent the game.
So my advice (sorry for necro-replying) is to just enjoy it until it folds.  I still recommend the game to parents with kids.  But no game lasts forever, and certainly not SM.  I am not saying SM is dying so much as I am saying SM is not eternal.

There are a few potential problems with this:
1) You would still need to pay someone to be the CEO/CFO even if everyone bought the game.  For instance, Fender Musical Instruments is also employee-owned and they have an executive team.
2) You would need players with enough cash to buy out the shares and do this.  I don't think there are enough of these types.
3) You would need players to understand that buying shares and being part of the employee ownership program DOES NOT MEAN they get tokens or other in-game perks except maybe cosmetics.  Because if everyone comes into it with an entitlement attitude, everyone will just feed off the company until it dies.
4) You would need to then organize some sort of effort to hire programmers that are trustworthy.  Have fun with that.  Action script (Flash) is basically extinct.
5) You would need to buy out the company shares first, and then afterwards move the company towards employee ownership.  That's not just going to happen overnight.
6) You would need to do so before the real owner of the game (hint, not Alex) gets wind of it and folds the company.  We've never met this person: what if he doesn't want to give up SM?
7) It would need to be an international company.
8 )  You'd all need to be employees for it to be employee owned.  I think what you mean is player-owned.
9) You'd need some criteria for who is allowed to player-own shares and their conditions.  For instance, you'd be wise to specify that all those who own shares get to vote on company matters, and you'd also probably want to specify that those who don't vote for 3 consecutive quarters get fired and their shares refunded.
10) You'd need a vision for where this game is going.  And I'm going to be completely honest with you, where this game needs to go is SM3.  (SM1 being legacy and SM2 being current reloaded.)  And have fun trying to get everyone to agree about where this game is going.  It was difficult enough to get the balance team to agree on anything.
And no offense, but also given the SM universe "lore" (which there is hardly any), I don't think SM3 should incorporate ANY of the concepts in our current game.  I would say look outside the game for other concept games and use some of their general principles.  I could easily list like 20+ ideas on how to fix SM in terms of the overall gameplay but I don't want to "show my hand" because if I spill my ideas out here, someone could very well just steal them and create SM3 without me.
Instead, what I would want is this: if someone can give me $1B USD initial investment capital, I can buy out the name and then create a game that will be far more successful and lucrative.  But I would need this initial investment capital in order to get the ball rolling.  And I would also point out that the way I would fix SM would be to completely reinvent the game.
So my advice (sorry for necro-replying) is to just enjoy it until it folds.  I still recommend the game to parents with kids.  But no game lasts forever, and certainly not SM.  I am not saying SM is dying so much as I am saying SM is not eternal.

There are a few potential problems with this:
1) You would still need to pay someone to be the CEO/CFO even if everyone bought the game.  For instance, Fender Musical Instruments is also employee-owned and they have an executive team.
2) You would need players with enough cash to buy out the shares and do this.  I don't think there are enough of these types.
3) You would need players to understand that buying shares and being part of the employee ownership program DOES NOT MEAN they get tokens or other in-game perks except maybe cosmetics.  Because if everyone comes into it with an entitlement attitude, everyone will just feed off the company until it dies.
4) You would need to then organize some sort of effort to hire programmers that are trustworthy.  Have fun with that.  Action script (Flash) is basically extinct.
5) You would need to buy out the company shares first, and then afterwards move the company towards employee ownership.  That's not just going to happen overnight.
6) You would need to do so before the real owner of the game (hint, not Alex) gets wind of it and folds the company.  We've never met this person: what if he doesn't want to give up SM?
7) It would need to be an international company.
8 )  You'd all need to be employees for it to be employee owned.  I think what you mean is player-owned.
9) You'd need some criteria for who is allowed to player-own shares and their conditions.  For instance, you'd be wise to specify that all those who own shares get to vote on company matters, and you'd also probably want to specify that those who don't vote for 3 consecutive quarters get fired and their shares refunded.
10) You'd need a vision for where this game is going.  And I'm going to be completely honest with you, where this game needs to go is SM3.  (SM1 being legacy and SM2 being current reloaded.)  And have fun trying to get everyone to agree about where this game is going.  It was difficult enough to get the balance team to agree on anything.
And no offense, but also given the SM universe "lore" (which there is hardly any), I don't think SM3 should incorporate ANY of the concepts in our current game.  I would say look outside the game for other concept games and use some of their general principles.  I could easily list like 20+ ideas on how to fix SM in terms of the overall gameplay but I don't want to "show my hand" because if I spill my ideas out here, someone could very well just steal them and create SM3 without me.
Instead, what I would want is this: if someone can give me $1B USD initial investment capital, I can buy out the name and then create a game that will be far more successful and lucrative.  But I would need this initial investment capital in order to get the ball rolling.  And I would also point out that the way I would fix SM would be to completely reinvent the game.
So my advice (sorry for necro-replying) is to just enjoy it until it folds.  I still recommend the game to parents with kids.  But no game lasts forever, and certainly not SM.  I am not saying SM is dying so much as I am saying SM is not eternal.

right after i used my level 40 legendary windigo as an item to mythical a module because i thought it was bad! PERFECT! 🥺

Dude, please turn off caps.

Energy is still kind of dead in top ranks though because of the meta, so most players won't run energy builds so that energy cost isn't really a problem for it. Plus with the dual modules it's very unlikely that energy mechs can fully drain enemy mechs using swoop now. And it causes more heat damage than even energy drones' drain, swoop has been overbuffed.

Because I'm not rich and can't afford to spend tokens on maxing out my inventory space?
Alt accounts will always exist, that's a given.  I think the game should reward those who use them properly.  If I had one, think of it this way: instead of $5/month subscription for one account, it would be 2 subscriptions to $10/month.
And my alt account would be interesting builds like energy free and such.
The problem isn't alt accounts, it's those who use them wrong.
Oh you mean all the things others, as well as I, mentioned on the old forum? 🙂
I agree with new soundtrack.  If anything, Gato should reach out to some artists and see about including their songs for free, provided there is a display somewhere of what artist and track (think text only, and small).
I agree with new weapon sounds. They sound like the old flash mechs game.  I think the Nightfall should sound like the M61 Vulcan from the F-16 and the Annihilation sound like the GAU-8/A from the A-10.
But oh well.

Para mi no hubo cambios ..... la modificación de los torsos de platino incrementó la resistencia al phys, pero su uso disminuye  200/300 puntos de HP ... ergo, puede que sea un poco más resistente al phys, pero ahora estoy más débil frente a la energía y el calor.
De cualquier manera, hay una diferencia de 1000 HP entre mi calor de energía libre y los 4000 HP de energía física libre, así que incluso si tengo 45 puntos más de resistencia, es lo mismo.
Conclusión, con los "nuevos" torsos de platino soy más débil frente al calor y la energía (porque tengo menos HP) y sigo siendo un saco de arena para el físico.
Aclaro que uso mi torso libre de energía.
Quiero decir esto....
Con el torso que uso habitualmente:
 

 
Con Platinum (más resistencia física, menos HP y el balance de calor no mejora). Soy más débil contra las acumulaciones de energía y las acumulaciones de calor y todavía no puedo afrontar la física libre de energía.
 

 
 

Thank you alex for my best premium pack ever

Sir,that would effectively and efficiently solve the problem,along with an addition of something juicy to the game.
That isn't only balanced;that's genius and plainly beautiful.But I can already see some arguments as to why it shouldn't be a thing...

lol.
As much as I think this forum is more organized (which is important as to not mess the threads up) and looks cool, I believe the process of creating and editing post is inherently broken.
I can't comment on exactly what that is broken, however. But I can tell that this forum work better if you have a large screen (that displays more content; a XL iPad does not bring any improvement), like a laptop.
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But this way or that, I like (and/or hate) the fact that the forum auto-merges repetitive posts. It keep them longer and more informational
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We are going off topic. Suggestions to items (e.g. frantic) should be posted in "meta->suggestions" in a thread dedicated to frantic, not here.
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I was going to complain about this auto-expand of Onebox link, but the fact that it make a bigger (and more apparent link) put me here.

Ah, ok, my badd then, I was going by the picture and confused myself.
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Hey I had an idea last night that I wanted to ask you all about.
How about we make the Frantic Brute identical in stats to the Spartan Carnage except with 2 shots (like it currently is) rather than 3?  Basically make the Frantic Brute a Spartan Carnage "Lite"?
Would that fix the issue?
(Then the frantic lightning and frantic flame could be made more or less equivalent to what a heat-based or energy-based Spartan would be like, etc.)
Do you think that would work with meta and such?

Ah, ok, my badd then, I was going by the picture and confused myself.
--------------------   NEW REPLY BECAUSE THE FORUM INTERFACE DOESN'T COMPREHEND THIS CONCEPT -------------------
Hey I had an idea last night that I wanted to ask you all about.
How about we make the Frantic Brute identical in stats to the Spartan Carnage except with 2 shots (like it currently is) rather than 3?  Basically make the Frantic Brute a Spartan Carnage "Lite"?
Would that fix the issue?
(Then the frantic lightning and frantic flame could be made more or less equivalent to what a heat-based or energy-based Spartan would be like, etc.)
Do you think that would work with meta and such?

I know I'm new, but if I may be permitted to show you something:
WEAPON       AVG DAMAGE
Frantic Brute
360 Disintegration 359 War Hammer 350 Mighty Cannon 342 Dark Eagle 337 Ejection Blast 336 Distance Shredder 336 Mercy 336 Malfunctioning Blaster 336 Rock Polisher 336 Seraph Blade 327 Back Breaker 327 Rock Recoiler 327 Spartan Carnage 323 Terror Cry 308 Nightfall 305 Reckless Beam 303 Unrepaired Laser Cannon 290  
With all due respect, there seems to be a bit of a difference between Frantic Brute and Unrepaired Laser Cannon in terms of average damage.  I calculate this using ((min damage + max damage) / 2 ) - backfire. 
Wouldn't you need to make backfire zero to put Unrepaired Laser Cannon on equal footing in terms of damage?  Granted, unlike Frantic, it's got unlimited uses....
Just asking because I'm new.

Then yeah, I see. My bad.

I would be willing to help, if it's possible for a new arena rank 11 player to help.  I'd be willing to pilot a test account to help test, if necessary.