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After observing several weeks of active player base sieges, we have concluded the current numbers favor the attacking side far too much. Therefore, we're making the following adjustments upon the next server restart:
Hull repaired per repair commodity per minute: 240 -> 400 (further multiplied by the base's core level).
Shield reinforcement thresholds (the damage a PoB's shield can take prior to increasing its resistance to damage by a flat 20%):
Core 1: 1250000 -> 1500000 (Maximum possible damage dealt per day: 5000000 -> 6000000)
Core 2: 1250000 -> 1500000 (Maximum possible damage dealt per day: 5000000 -> 6000000)
Core 3: 1500000 -> 1825000 (Maximum possible damage dealt per day: 6000000 -> 7300000)
Core 4: 1750000 -> 2300000 (Maximum possible damage dealt per day: 7000000 -> 9200000)
Core 5: 2000000 -> 2750000 (Maximum possible damage dealt per day: 8000000 -> 11000000)
In short: bases now repair at a substantially higher rate. The maximum damage that can be dealt has also been increased to partially make up for this change. The result is that successfully repelling a siege for day will allow the base to repair a more significant amount of hull. The total number of successful sieges required for higher core bases to be destroyed has also been increased.
We will of course continue keeping a close eye on base sieges and have further plans to improve weapon platforms, focusing specifically on their scaling against larger groups of enemies, where they are currently lacking.
I've slightly adjusted the above thresholds as we're also making wear & tear damage no longer scale per core, causing high core bases to die very quickly when unsupplied. Wear & tear damage is now 200 per minute across the board regardless of core level. Bases with insufficient crew take three times as much (600) instead.
