Thread:FidoFuz/@comment-70.71.107.184-20130218040903/@comment-70.71.107.184-20130219005035

FidoFuz wrote: > The times should be those without any reduction applied. We have no ... what levels they are at. Answered.

FidoFuz wrote: 

''> ... When the player comes to build a second constructor and calculate the upgrade times of all their buildings they would have to total the reduction received from the two constructor buildings except when they are calculating the build times of the constructor itself, they would have to know the reduction was already applied to the upgrade time and only apply the reduction for the second constructor. Doesn't make sense.''

I did not change the "Time Reduction" Column I only changed the "Time" Column.

For arguments sake lets assume that the "Time" Column says 100 Days for every Level, now how do we calculate the "Time Reduction" for a "Gun Turret" (any Level) when the Player has one Constructor Building of Level 7 and one Constructor Building of Level 14 ?

Easy, just look at the "Time Reduction" Column, for L7 it is 2% and for L14 it is 10% so that means that the "Gun Turret" that you are building will be finished 12% sooner.

The "Time Reduction" for the "Gun Turret" (or any other Building) has NOTHING to do with how long it actually takes to build one Constructor Building to any particular Level BUT how long it takes to build the Constructor Building to a particular Level DOES depend upon which Level you are building it to (as it does for every Building/Gun/Tower/etc.) AND with this particular Building the prior Levels DO provide a benefit to the Build Times of subsequent Levels.

Just like the Shield Generator provides what would be similar to a Health increase to itself based upon what Level it is BUT due to the complexity of calculating the SG's benefit we provide an approximation of it's effect on XP only (and it appears that is how Kabam makes the Calculation even IF we are a little of (and presumably Kabam is not "off" since they make the Rules)).

In the case of the Constructor Building there is NO "math" the number is right there with the reduction already provided and displayed right before your eyes, you know how long it will take before you click because it says so (at least in my Sector), the reduction is already applied.

FidoFuz wrote:

> The times should be as the stats for any other building, i.e., time without any reduction due to constructor buildings.

I will not be reverting it. After considering my reply I support your decision to do so if you wish.

Thanks for filling out the Table and all the other great work you do here.