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Why do Items/Add-Ons Have Vague Descriptions?

AntiJelly
AntiJelly Member Posts: 1,155

Why is it that all items and add-ons have such vague descriptors such as "slightly/moderately/considerably/tremendously"?

Wouldn't it be more beneficial for players to have more accurate descriptions?

I don't see anything wrong with writing down the actual percentage/raw number modifiers.

Comments

  • twistedmonkey
    twistedmonkey Member Posts: 4,297

    Probaby due to them being such a low increase/decrease it would be laughable the difference if we actually saw it in numbers.

  • LordGlint
    LordGlint Member Posts: 8,731

    Yeah...having to go to the wiki to get a clear idea of what you're working with is kinda dumb. I do think some of the things people complain about though is funny once you DO see the values. Using a carburetor tuning guide and primer bulb for example for that "Insta saw". Each of those add-ons reduce the charge rate by 18% each, so 36% together. Somehow thats instant, lol.

  • Shad03
    Shad03 Member Posts: 3,732

    @LordGlint While I'm not against Insta Saw Billy, what is shown in theory is more pronounced in practice. That 36 percent truly does look instant, especially when you are trying to avoid Billy.

  • AntiJelly
    AntiJelly Member Posts: 1,155

    @LordGlint @Shad03 Yeah, the Billy charge is about 2 seconds.

    2 / 1.36 = 1.47

    It cuts down the time by a little over 0.5 seconds. That's not a lot of time to react.

    Either way, having better descriptions would help so much with getting good/knowledgeable add-on combos.

  • ABannedCat
    ABannedCat Member Posts: 2,529

    The game is balanced for green ranks, and so are the descriptions. You dont care those values until you hit purple ranks atleast once.

  • PolarBear
    PolarBear Member Posts: 1,899

    It also seems a lot faster since when a billy starts revving he doesn't instantly have his hands in the air which takes at least half a second so it seems faster since it barely takes any time at all to charge after the billy has his hands in the air.

  • Bongbingbing
    Bongbingbing Member Posts: 1,423
    edited May 2019

    Same goes for perks.

    I wish they'd release the actual numbers to the differences, even if outside of the game. They have the numbers there so it's such a shame they don't.