Andius Fidelitas
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2013.12.21 04:28:00 -
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Lore wise, it makes sense. Given the might these weapons wield, it makes sense that once the shields and armor are compromised, it's going to shred the skull in such a violent manner that a nano hive cannot even reconstruct.
Although... it does raise the lore question, what about the "mind/soul" scanning hardware that usually insures transfer of conscious to the next body? Wouldn't it be compromised as well, kind killing permanently the merc like the rest of mere mortals? With capsuleers it makes sense, the "egg" protects the hardware itself (and scan occurring at the slightest crack of the egg), allowing just enough time for that instant scan before the explosion fries the capsuleer itself. But in the case of a merc, how does that work out?
Yah I know, a bit of a Eve nerd. But it is curious how the soul transfer occurs with mercs despite the head shots.  |
Andius Fidelitas
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
106
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Posted - 2013.12.21 04:53:00 -
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Kasira Vorrikesh wrote:[quote=Andius Fidelitas]
Explosive deaths in Dust would be as bad or worse than headshots, I'd think. I know the bodies don't render as being blown apart, but in reality they would be.
If I had to say at exactly what point the transfer happens, it's when the interior body-glove (underneath the armor) is penetrated. So with a headshot we'd have to assume that when the bullet enters the inner-helmet lining, it triggers the same response as when the EVE capsule is breached. Somewhere in the intervening fractions of a second from passing through the helmet to penetrating the skull and finally entering the brain, the transfer most likely occurs.
Could a scan happen that fast? Probably not, but chalk it up to sci-fi magic.
That actually makes sense within the logic of the Eve lore. The body glove would be the detector itself.
That has potential for lots of comedy though, hehehe. Imagine a merc going about it's business, accidentally pulls a wee too hard the body glove, causing a rip (assuming the body glove is not that strong, which I imagine shouldn't be the case), BAM, accidental death, hehehehehe. |