Borne Velvalor
Endless Hatred
1955
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Posted - 2014.01.01 10:53:00 -
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The description for this skill says that it increases the recharge RATE of vehicle modules, while in reality it directly affects the cooldown TIME. There is a difference between these. For example, this is the behavior of both.
RATE (as description says)
100 point cooldown time, Basic Shield Hardener
1.15 points per second at level 3, up from 1 at level 0
100 / 1.15 = 87 seconds cooldown
TIME (as functioning)
100 point cooldown time, Basic Shield Hardener
100 point cooldown reduced to 85 points at level 3
85 / 1 = 85 seconds cooldown
Recharging something faster is not the same as requiring less time, directly, to recharge it, in percentage increases. If you recharge something 15% as fast, you charge it in 13% less time, but we get the full 15% less time. The clearest example is at 100%; +100% recharge rate halves the cooldown time, this is what the description leads us to believe. -100% charge time negates the cooldown time, this is how the skill actually works.
If the cooldown mechanic was meant to speed up cooldown rate, then the skill's effect is bugged and is, as a result, is too strong.
If the cooldown mechanic was meant to directly remove the percentage from the time the module needs to charge and not the rate, then the description should be:
Quote:Basic understanding of vehicle power management.
5% reduction to cooldown time of all active modules.
instead of the current:
Quote:Basic understanding of vehicle power management.
+5% to recharge rate of all active modules.
I brought this up in #DevHangout and @Lorhak Gannarsein timed the cooldowns listed above and found the error.
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ladwar
Death by Disassociation
Legacy Rising
1947
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Posted - 2014.01.01 11:47:00 -
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goes into feedback not bug as it working as intended.
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Borne Velvalor
Endless Hatred
1966
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Posted - 2014.01.01 11:50:00 -
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ladwar wrote:goes into feedback not bug as it working as intended.
See reply in GD; whether it's a bug or not depends on CCP's intent.
Many suits I've worn, many burdens I've borne, for the oaths I've sworn.
Panda.
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