I've come to two realizations. First of all, is that we mostly agree, that the problem with IC2 is tedium, and that we can stop arguing the point because nothing is going to change. It'll only get more tedious to suit the mod-makers because for reasons that are obvious, they don't listen to complainers, because if they did, they'd never get anything done because that's all you can hear.
Second, is that I no longer need IC2. Flight? I can wear my Modular Powersuit, my Thaumostatic Harness, or just use Ars Magicka 2 and fly under my own power. And those are all 'better' flight. Dartcraft and, Thaumic Tinkerer both add their own flight mechanics. I don't need UU-matter, and the only reason I ever needed it was to generate power to make more UU-matter. And now it's in liquid form, meaning it's even harder to store, for no apparent reason. You can keep EU, and it's randomly selected voltages. It seems to pick a packet size by generating a random number, so even if you've done all your homework and you plug in one wrong thing, it's game over. Chainsaw? Why, I can chop down any tree in a full third of the time with my lumber axe, or vaporize the leaves with my steel hatchet. Drill? Why, when my pick works better and does so constantly as long as I stop every little bit to let the auto-repair catch up. I don't even have to run home to repair it, just stand there and wait a bit.
I don't need to use an overclocked induction furnace to make lots of stone. I take my Smelting Hammer and carve a tunnel. Instant two-three stacks of smooth stone, plus whatever resources I find. Nano-armor is cool, but once you have it, what's the point? Yes, you could upgrade, but you're already immune to everything as long as your charge holds out. Even resource doubling, and this one is for all mods, only exists to correct a problem it creates. IC2 takes a huge amount of resources. Build an Induction Furnace. Now do it without using any ore doubling. See the problem? It's made all the worse by the fact that on top of the vanilla resources, IC2 adds more resources you need, requiring more extension. What's the third thing built after the Macerator/Electric furnace? The Extractor, to get more Rubber out of your Resin. And any spare logs you have. Because the mod is forcing you to squeeze out every drop of rubber.
Second, is that I no longer need IC2. Flight? I can wear my Modular Powersuit, my Thaumostatic Harness, or just use Ars Magicka 2 and fly under my own power. And those are all 'better' flight. Dartcraft and, Thaumic Tinkerer both add their own flight mechanics. I don't need UU-matter, and the only reason I ever needed it was to generate power to make more UU-matter. And now it's in liquid form, meaning it's even harder to store, for no apparent reason. You can keep EU, and it's randomly selected voltages. It seems to pick a packet size by generating a random number, so even if you've done all your homework and you plug in one wrong thing, it's game over. Chainsaw? Why, I can chop down any tree in a full third of the time with my lumber axe, or vaporize the leaves with my steel hatchet. Drill? Why, when my pick works better and does so constantly as long as I stop every little bit to let the auto-repair catch up. I don't even have to run home to repair it, just stand there and wait a bit.
I don't need to use an overclocked induction furnace to make lots of stone. I take my Smelting Hammer and carve a tunnel. Instant two-three stacks of smooth stone, plus whatever resources I find. Nano-armor is cool, but once you have it, what's the point? Yes, you could upgrade, but you're already immune to everything as long as your charge holds out. Even resource doubling, and this one is for all mods, only exists to correct a problem it creates. IC2 takes a huge amount of resources. Build an Induction Furnace. Now do it without using any ore doubling. See the problem? It's made all the worse by the fact that on top of the vanilla resources, IC2 adds more resources you need, requiring more extension. What's the third thing built after the Macerator/Electric furnace? The Extractor, to get more Rubber out of your Resin. And any spare logs you have. Because the mod is forcing you to squeeze out every drop of rubber.
