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Django Quik
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Posted - 2013.08.13 16:26:00 -
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Maybe there could be some sort of weapon that penetrates shields and only affects armor. i.e. shields would be left totally intact but armor would be damaged.
It would obviously have to have serious drawbacks like very very low DPS or very difficult to use.
What are your opinions on this idea? What sort of form do you think such a weapon could take? How could the mechanics be explained using reasonable New Eden lore? |
Django Quik
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Posted - 2013.08.13 16:32:00 -
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I expected some negative responses to this as it's a pretty controversial but it'd be more productive for everyone if you could explain your objection at least a little. |
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Posted - 2013.08.13 16:54:00 -
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It would certainly circumvent shield tanking but that's why it would have some pretty serious drawbacks, so not many people would use it and shield tanking would still be viable. Imagine something like an AR but with half the dps. |
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Posted - 2013.08.13 17:20:00 -
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Lillica Deathdealer wrote:Django Quik wrote:It would certainly circumvent shield tanking but that's why it would have some pretty serious drawbacks, so not many people would use it and shield tanking would still be viable. Imagine something like an AR but with half the dps. Two things. 1st, half the dps of an AR is still beastly. AR has more dps than large blaster on a tank. 2nd, to begin the trolling, how about a weapon that ignores armour and immediately kills people after getting through shields? Because thats pretty much what you're saying to the shield tanked people out there.
No need to troll - as Cross Atu noted, I'm just thinking out of the box and spitballing here. It's crazy thinking that produces some of the best things in life and games.
How about 1/4 the DPS of an AR? Or instead of completely ignoring shields, the amount of shields reduces the damage done - i.e. with 500hp shields the weapon does 1dps but with 100hp shields it does 20dps. (randomly chosen values)
This is called brainstorming and is a hell of a lot more interesting than bickering about CPMs or respecs or LAVs. |
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Posted - 2013.08.13 17:21:00 -
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Sinboto Simmons wrote:as a minny scout with 74 armor i respectfuly oppose this idea
Lol, yeah, that would be killer but what about if the weapon was really tough to aim and track with? |
Django Quik
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Posted - 2013.08.13 18:40:00 -
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Tiffany NE Shephard wrote:Django Quik wrote:Maybe there could be some sort of weapon that penetrates shields and only affects armor. i.e. shields would be left totally intact but armor would be damaged.
It would obviously have to have serious drawbacks like very very low DPS or very difficult to use.
What are your opinions on this idea? What sort of form do you think such a weapon could take? How could the mechanics be explained using reasonable New Eden lore? Clear shields with Flux grenades. Then you can get your kills on armor. Happy Trails
This is entirely irrelevant to this discussion. Where's that -1 button? |
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Posted - 2013.08.13 18:42:00 -
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ALPHA DECRIPTER wrote:This idea just makes me think "Amarr Knives" but hey, if you guys wanna stick with automatic weapons for this idea then go for it. I'll keep watching this thread as I'm curious to know if anyone will find a good balance for this. Here's hope as the idea itself, I kinda like.
`Sigh. Just another fun game of DUST  .
Hmm, interesting point - why would a knife or any melee weapon be affected by shields? Maybe there could be certain types of nova knives that negate shields? |
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Posted - 2013.08.13 22:13:00 -
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Finally getting some actual discussion on this rather than just people unproductively trying to shut down idea threads. I particularly like the thought of a crossbow type weapon - the rate of fire would be abysmal but if you use it right, you can still make a decent attack. Imagine a scout being able to be a proper silent assassin. |
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Posted - 2013.08.13 22:32:00 -
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Tiffany NE Shephard wrote:Django Quik wrote:Tiffany NE Shephard wrote:Django Quik wrote:Maybe there could be some sort of weapon that penetrates shields and only affects armor. i.e. shields would be left totally intact but armor would be damaged.
It would obviously have to have serious drawbacks like very very low DPS or very difficult to use.
What are your opinions on this idea? What sort of form do you think such a weapon could take? How could the mechanics be explained using reasonable New Eden lore? Clear shields with Flux grenades. Then you can get your kills on armor. Happy Trails This is entirely irrelevant to this discussion. Where's that -1 button? It's completely relevant - I see you wanting to be lazy and use shield penetrating weapon that deals strictly armor damage to kill. You should ask CCP to remove shields instead.
No. What you've said is a method to deal with shields so you can then attack the armor. That is not what this thread is discussing. This thread is not asking to remove shields from the game; it's talking about a new special weapon type and whether it could fit into this game in any form. There have actually been some good ideas come out of it that could potentially work. |
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