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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front Intaki Prosperity Initiative
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Posted - 2013.12.29 13:31:00 -
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With all the rumors about the rest of the racial dropsuits and the cloaking field being released in 1.8, I'm more curious about the other equipment that was talked with the cloaking field, the shield generator. Both these items were mentioned in the Equipment Is Your Friend deblog many months ago, and they were described as following:
CCP Wolfman wrote:There are two equipment items on the top of our list that we want to get in to the game as soon as we can. The first is a Shield Generator. Ever wished for some cover where there isnGÇÖt any? Wish no more, with the shield generator youGÇÖll be able to deploy your own personal static shield bubble. Pretty handy when a ship is dropping bombs on your head from orbit or youGÇÖve been caught in the open by an enemy trying to melt you with a laser rifle.
The second item is a Cloaking Field. This sneaky bit of kit will not only make you (almost) invisible to other combatants, it will also blind turret AI targeting systems. It isnGÇÖt perfect invisibility, scanners will still pick you up if you havenGÇÖt masked your signal well enough, motion will disrupt the field to some extent and weapon fire will cause the field to shut down. This means it will take some skill to use to its maximum potential. This item is going to be a real game changer, particularly for Scout dropsuits which have been screaming out for stealth gear.
There are quite a few more items on our list as always (one begins with a w) but I think thatGÇÖs all weGÇÖll be revealing for now. So, how would a shield generator work then? The deblog doesn't give much info on it, so there's plenty of room for speculation. And what is this equipment that starts with a W?
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KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
Dominion of the Supreme Emperor God-King KAGEHOSHI
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Posted - 2013.12.29 13:41:00 -
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I would assume you drop it on the ground like an deployable, and creates a bubble that protects everyone inside it.
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front Intaki Prosperity Initiative
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Posted - 2013.12.29 13:44:00 -
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KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote:I would assume you drop it on the ground like an deployable, and creates a bubble that protects everyone inside it. Yeah, you can figure that out quite easily. But can enemies walk through it too? Can you shoot out of it or does it prevent all projectiles from getting through the field? Does it have an HP stat? Can flux grenades destroy them? Those are the questions I'm looking to get answered
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Dec. 27th
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard Templis CALSF
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Posted - 2013.12.29 14:03:00 -
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DeathwindRising
ROGUE SPADES
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Posted - 2013.12.29 14:22:00 -
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Denak Kalamari wrote:KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote:I would assume you drop it on the ground like an deployable, and creates a bubble that protects everyone inside it. Yeah, you can figure that out quite easily. But can enemies walk through it too? Can you shoot out of it or does it prevent all projectiles from getting through the field? Does it have an HP stat? Can flux grenades destroy them? Those are the questions I'm looking to get answered
i dont shooting out of a shield generator would be good, as it would allow for some pretty broken tactics like, god mode snipers or heavies with hmg that stand in door ways slaughtering with impunity.
perhaps maybe a shield that only reduces damage taken while inside it but allows for you to shoot from inside?
the question really is will it be hp based? meaning it can only take so much damage. how much damage? does it regen?
or will it be time based? only protecting for a certain amount of time?
or will there be multiple variants that are either hp based or time based?
can we carry more than one? like nanohives
how large is the shield? enough room for only one person? a whole squad?
personally i think there is a market for a variant of each, as there are times where you may need total protection (getting orbital striked), and other times the ability to shoot out from the shield may be better.
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Draxus Prime
BurgezzE.T.F Public Disorder.
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Posted - 2013.12.29 14:29:00 -
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w=webifier?
"Imagine a world where hypothetical thoughts didn't exist"
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