That isn't exactly accurate. It's a touchy subject sure, but it can be permitted so long as it doesn't cross into parent-offspring intercourse, and Fenoxo approves of the content (which is a given with all content anyways).
Actually not quite correct.. Anno and Syri are twins and are included in the banned content (no immediate family - parents and siblings). Look I like incestuous content, it's like forbidden fruit but thanks to patreon immediate family is a no go.
Maybe but if you read what isn't allowed in the submission events thread you will see that hard core incest - immediate family isn't allowed. It does suck as patreon shouldn't have the right to dictate what is written. It's not like minors are involved.
So some incest is allowed then? Which is cool. Does that mean Shade will get more content?
Shade getting new content is and always has been gated entirely by my own giant backlog that will take actual calendar years to clear out.
You sell yourself short. If you spent actual calendar years on the backlog, I'm sure it would be even bigger by the end.
Well, there probably will be. I remember seeing a design doc talking about potential level 11's and 12's, though I don't think that doc held true even at the time I read it (given how it described the earlier levels). I expect that there will be higher levels, especially given that Dhaal has enemies above level 10, and Dr. Lash on Tarkus is level 15, but I think that they probably won't add them until after the JavaScript port finally finishes.
The plan is to max out at level 20, but they don't add levels until there are appropriate enemies to fight. Dhaal's enemies are entirely beatable at level 10. Feruze was supposed to be 'a level 11 or 12 encounter', but she's actually pretty easy. The hardest part is being sure to duck the oncoming Highway: the notice isn't always visible depending on window and text size.
You're right, they probably won't. I'd go as far as saying it's all but guaranteed they won't.
Definitely. It's fun to be strong, but it's not fun if one option is overwhelmingly stronger than the other. Ranged Tech Specialist feels practically unplayable to me, and Ranged Merc definitely outclasses Melee Merc (though melee merc isn't anywhere near as comparatively weak as ranged tech specialist feels). And while Smuggler was my first class, I now just don't feel like the playstyle feels as fun or strong as the Merc and Techy playstyles (which is definitely subjective, of course).
Gotta disagree there. Ranged is best overall, the only thing you can't hit with it is cuntsnakes and those things go down easy anyway. And for tech specialists? I'd say it's decent. Too many enemies with boosted resistance to the most common ranged EWs around though. Ranged mercs do outclass them.
What I meant by "Ranged Tech Specialist feels practically unplayable to me" wasn't that they were actually terrible, but rather that all the other Merc and Tech playstyles vastly outshine them in damage. Because mercs get more perks to focus in on and specialize in a weapon type, melee mercs can get 7 different perks which apply directly to melee attacks, and 5 different perks which apply directly to ranged attacks, along with the level 9 Rending shots boosting the level 3 perk ability. They get to buff up much more on the attack front than Tech Specialists, and while the melee merc perks don't outclass the ranged merc's sheer damage output, nor do they outclass the melee tech specialist's Charge Weapon (since the damage buff is insanely strong), melee mercs also outclass ranged tech specialists, because the level 3 perk for ranged Techs is essentially the same as the level 3 perk for melee Mercs, except much less damage, a restriction on what weapon type you can use it on (aside from ranged or melee, of course), and a chance to stun. And sure, a chance to stun is nice, but there's a load of strong melee weapons with the Stun Chance flag, while incredibly few ranged Stun Chance weapons.
Ah, so, looking at the wiki, apparently that's not quite the case. While Power Strike doesn't get an extra attack when using it while you have Second Attack, its damage multiplier apparently goes from 2x to 2.7x once you get Second Attack.
Rapid Fire stacks Concentrate Fire bonus faster, benefits from Armor Piercing. For that matter, Armor Piercing is always on and Rending Attacks gives Stagger. If you still need Sunder, get a Shoulder Grunch.
