DUST Search - Should the Cloak be a Module, Equipment Slot, or a Light Weapon. Discuss.

Django Quik wrote:

I can't believe we're still discussing what slot cloaks will be in!

CCP constantly refers to them as equipment.
IWS dropped in here recently to allude to some very special equipment that will greatly improve the life of scouts.

Weapons go in weapon slots - nothing that is not a weapon should ever go there.
Likewise grenades go in grenade slots.
Modules would need total recoding for active modules to be added to dropsuits. (descriptions have never ever been updated, so are zero evidence of future or even current intentions)

CCP have never ever said anything against the idea of giving scouts an extra equipment slot, so that is not necessarily off the cards, like someone said earlier.

CCP has said that the CPU usage will be MASSIVE with scouts getting an equally huge reduction - if a cloak takes 400CPU and and we get a 95% reduction, we will pretty much be the only viable cloaking suits.

Pretty sure CCP said you won't be able to shoot cloaked in one of the dev blogs describing it.

Tell me people - IFF we get an extra equipment slot, what would be the drawbacks to having cloaks as equipment?

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Django Quik Dust2Dust. 1967	Posted - 2013.12.18 10:09:00 - [1] - Quote If it was a module slot, you'd have to program new mechanics in to prevent shooting/aiming/arming/using equipment whilst cloaked. No one in their right mind would use a cloak instead of a weapon - that's about as stupid as making logis have rep tools as their weapon! Equipment is the most logical choice but will require scouts to be given an extra equipment slot to be able to actually use it and do scoutly things, otherwise it will be next to useless. Dust2Dust - Funeral arrangements for all of New Eden. Join our public channel D2D. to chat and squad with us.
Django Quik Dust2Dust. 1967	Posted - 2013.12.18 11:22:00 - [2] - Quote I'll just repost this from the scout registry: Django Quik wrote: I can't believe we're still discussing what slot cloaks will be in! CCP constantly refers to them as equipment. IWS dropped in here recently to allude to some very special equipment that will greatly improve the life of scouts. Weapons go in weapon slots - nothing that is not a weapon should ever go there. Likewise grenades go in grenade slots. Modules would need total recoding for active modules to be added to dropsuits. (descriptions have never ever been updated, so are zero evidence of future or even current intentions) CCP have never ever said anything against the idea of giving scouts an extra equipment slot, so that is not necessarily off the cards, like someone said earlier. CCP has said that the CPU usage will be MASSIVE with scouts getting an equally huge reduction - if a cloak takes 400CPU and and we get a 95% reduction, we will pretty much be the only viable cloaking suits. Pretty sure CCP said you won't be able to shoot cloaked in one of the dev blogs describing it. Tell me people - IFF we get an extra equipment slot, what would be the drawbacks to having cloaks as equipment? Dust2Dust - Funeral arrangements for all of New Eden. Join our public channel D2D. to chat and squad with us.
Django Quik Dust2Dust. 1970	Posted - 2013.12.18 17:32:00 - [3] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: Dexter307 wrote: Make it use 100 CPU then give scouts a 80% fitting bonus not sufficient. proto Logis then just use one, or maybe even two, of their FOUR low slots, to fit complex cpu modules. Agreed - it should be more like 400 CPU with a 95% reduction. Anyone trying to fit a cloak without being a scout suit should be properly gimped, not just slightly inconvenienced. It should be nigh on impossible and you should have to fit multiple complex CPU mods to fit it, unless you're a scout! Dust2Dust - Funeral arrangements for all of New Eden. Join our public channel D2D. to chat and squad with us.