Arkena Wyrnspire
Fatal Absolution
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2014.01.09 19:41:00 -
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KA24DERT wrote:
I donGÇÖt think that is a good addition to the game, and will be supremely frustrating and nearly un-counterable on the battlefield. Think of a ThaleGÇÖs sniper with a cloak in the redline, sniping while cloaked, and then hiding behind structures when his cloak is in cooldown.
Additionally, Thale's snipers deep in the redline are practically invulnerable anyway.
Use a scanner to counter it. They're getting buffed further in the form of the Gallogi bonus and the profile dampening on most of the scouts is being removed.
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So in addition to CCP RemnantGÇÖs list, here are my proposed changes:
1) The cloak recharges while sitting still, thus enabling longer deployments behind enemy lines.
2) The cloak should disable the equpping of light weapons.
3) The cloak should reduce the damage of sidearms by 20%
4) Scout suits should get additional equipment slots (to fit a cloak AND something useful)
I... kind of like some of these. On one hand, you give. On the other hand, you take, and it changes the role.
However, I don't think the weapon penalties need to be so draconian. One thing which we absolutely should not be able to have is firing whilst cloaked, but wrecking your weaponry whilst uncloaked seems dubious.
I would prefer something more along the lines of a weapon firing delay. Although EVE is not as good a model as people think, there is a mechanic in that which does not allow you to fire your weapons for a short period after decloaking. This would prevent people from randomly instagibbing enemies from nowhere but allow the scouts to be not completely screwed if they get in a fight. Because they -will- get in a fight at some point. Everyone has to.
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These changes will guide the cloaky scout out of the combat role, and into an infiltrator role.
It would help do that, but I'm dubious as to the value of such a thing. Ninja hacking is one role it could do, although if the point is even slightly guarded with these restrictions the scout is stuck. What else? Covert tank trapping, maybe?
I think that such a role would be too niche and unused.
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