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hgghyujh
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Posted - 2014.01.13 09:43:00 -
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im okay with it, how ever I would like to see other light frame variants for hacking, assassination and battlefield intel.
that said current iterations need two equipment slots more then ever and the pg/cpu buff to go with it. |
hgghyujh
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Posted - 2014.01.13 09:49:00 -
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CCP Remnant wrote:So here's a question... would you like a Caldari Scout skill that actually increased the precision of anyone caught within the passive radius even if there was NO UI FEEDBACK telling you the adjusted scan precision/profile values? I'd love to make the Caldari Scout a jammer suit, but without decent UI feedback it'd be more confusing than enjoyable.
nice I like the Idea but I would also like to see equipment with this function, from deployable scanners, to scramblers that give false tacnet positives to jammers that drop the scan precision of suits in their range.
but ewar suits would be awesome. |
hgghyujh
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Posted - 2014.01.13 09:52:00 -
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CCP Remnant wrote:Citpaan Hacos wrote:CCP Remnant wrote:I'd love to make the Caldari Scout a jammer suit, but without decent UI feedback it'd be more confusing than enjoyable. I'd say that's a point in a case to add EWar info to the HUD. Instant thoughts are maybe some small numbers around the map radar for Profile, Precision, and maybe Range. Perhaps have them change color (and/or blink) if the value changes from what you had when you spawned. Or perhaps an optional / toggleable element that's more substantial, though I'm sure that's quite a bit more work. You'll probably need some kind of similar way to deliver info for command suit bonuses to recipients as well, wont you? Definitely. UI feedback is something that's being addressed, but as someone primarily responsible for balance and working with what we have now it comes down to a) do we leave this role *cough* Scout *cough* languishing until we get the features we need b) do we band-aid it with a temporary adjustment that is better but not ultimately what's desired (and have players demanding respecs later  ) or c) do we just do nothing until all the supporting features are in place to do it properly? In an ideal world, C would be the way to go, but game development is almost never ideal. 
any chance you could describe how passive suit scanners work, or at the very least a dev blog on the subject??? Its been the subject of some debate, and I would love a final answer. Even if that answer is, this is how it works now but its no what we want or plan to keep. |
hgghyujh
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Posted - 2014.01.13 09:57:00 -
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CCP Remnant wrote:KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote:CCP Remnant wrote:KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote:Minmatar scout melee bonus is still less than medium frame melee, even when maxed out; its also weird for it to get a bonus to another race's weapon (nova knives are Caldari). The 5% hacking speed bonus (which seems like its going to be removed from the Minmatar logi) would be perfect on a scout given that they have the speed to quickly and stealthily reach objectives.
An alternative would be to have the hacking bonus was the role bonus for all scouts, and the Minmatar scout bonus was to the efficacy of biotic modules (kinkats, stimulants, and myofibrals), 10% per level. The plan was to buff up the Minmatar Scout's base melee damage (right now light frames do 80, medium frames 110 and heavy frames 150) up to 120. That works, though I still think there should be a scout with a hacking bonus. The bonuses from the test servers in general seem pretty good, though the assault ones are pretty bad. The ROF bonus buffs the AR, RR (and maybe the CR), but not the SCR (nerfing it by ommision). On top of that, the removal of the Amarr assault's heat buildup reduction bonus is a much bigger nerf. The ROF bonus would make a SCR disincentivized on an assault suit because the bonus is wasted on it. Instead of HP/rep bonuses, assaults should have bonuses that enhance their race's weaponry. You guys had the right idea with the heat bonus. Amarr: 5% heat buildup per level of laser weapons per. Minmatar: 5% magazine size per level of projectiles and explosives per level. Gallente: 5% reload speed of hybrid-blaster weapons per level. Caldari: something... As for the role bonus, the 4 racial rifles should receive a 10% damage nerf, but the role bonus should give a 2% light weapon damage increase per level, so they will be as strong as they currently are to a maxed out assault, and ensure assaults are better slayers than logis without making the weapons overpowered and hurting TTK. Also back on scuts, I love the Caldari scout idea of increasing the enemy's precision (so counter-intuitive in regular language though that more precision means less effective at sensing). Yeah, TTK is definitely something we're looking at improving. The reason we've not hot-fixed a blanket 10% nerf is simply because of the knock -on effects it has (e.g. reducing the damage output of an ammo guzzler like the ACR means it gets a bigger nerf than simply reduced DPS; though some might argue that's not a bad thing). For 1.8 you should see re-adjustment of damage mods, a reduction to weapon damage and possibly alteration of the weapon proficiency skills to only buff damage against shield or armor (in keeping with that weapon's profile) instead of a blanket 3% per level to both shields and armor.
have you guys talked about an increase to base suit HP? if so what was the fall out of that conversation?? |
hgghyujh
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Posted - 2014.01.13 10:02:00 -
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George Moros wrote:CCP Remnant wrote:
For 1.8 you should see re-adjustment of damage mods, a reduction to weapon damage and possibly alteration of the weapon proficiency skills to only buff damage against shield or armor (in keeping with that weapon's profile) instead of a blanket 3% per level to both shields and armor.
Whatever you do to damage mods, please, please, PLEASE, don't make the bonus difference across tiers so enormous. The 3-5-10% is grossly rewarding people with skill at 5. Similar situation is also with shield extenders and some other modules. Sorry for going off-topic.
I would like to see modules in this game be brought more in line with eve numbers of about a 33% increase from T1-T2, I mean how does a shooter mmo have a more drastic difference between high and low tier gear then a stat driven rpg mmp. doesn't really make sense gameplay wise. |
hgghyujh
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Posted - 2014.01.13 10:04:00 -
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CCP Remnant wrote:hgghyujh wrote:im okay with it, how ever I would like to see other light frame variants for hacking, assassination and battlefield intel.
that said current iterations need two equipment slots more then ever and the pg/cpu buff to go with it. Done and done. Though, you're gonna be losing a sidearm slot. (Also, I think people are gonna faint when they see the PG/CPU costs of cloak fields; Scouts'll be alright though)
have I ever told you you're my heeeeeeeerrrrrooooooooooooo.
side arm loss is gonna hurt but equipment was more important to me anyways. |
hgghyujh
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Posted - 2014.01.13 10:06:00 -
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CCP Remnant wrote:Sinboto Simmons wrote:CCP Remnant wrote:hgghyujh wrote:im okay with it, how ever I would like to see other light frame variants for hacking, assassination and battlefield intel.
that said current iterations need two equipment slots more then ever and the pg/cpu buff to go with it. Done and done. Though, you're gonna be losing a sidearm slot. (Also, I think people are gonna faint when they see the PG/CPU costs of cloak fields; Scouts'll be alright though) Pardon? So no more NK/MD fits huh? *cries a little* Well, the thinking was to give the second EQP slot to GA, CA, AM suits and leave the Minmatar with one EQP slot and its sidearm. Still debating that one though.
damn it I want to scream no, but with mim bonuses being in NK it would be stupid to take their sidearms from them.........gah what ever ill adapt. |
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