...is unfounded.

There is no problem with cloaks in any FPS game so long as it is balanced. I can give at least several games that offers cloaks done right.

1. Halo
2. Kill Zone
3. Team Fortress 2

Also, don't forget that active scanners (if strong enough) will be able to reveal the position of the cloaked user if the cloaked user doesn't have a low-enough profile. This means that only the Gallente Scout Gk.0 (prototype) will be the only one to be able to avoid even the Duvolle Focused Active Scanner that has a 15dB scan resolution. But that suit only offers one high-slot and is primarily made for intel gathering and recon so using this as a high-damage sniper is out of the question. The Minmatar Scout Mk.0 is built for assassinations but doesn't take full advantage of the profile dampening and thus will be vulnerable to the Duvolle Scanner.

There is also the fact that cloaking will be an equipment item which means... NO CLOAKED HEAVIES WITH HMGS because heavies can't fit equipment.

Again, as long as the cloak is done right there is no problem with it.

All this hate towards cloaks is...

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A Covert Ops Cloak is what we are getting, and that's what scouts need.

... expected. CCP has a terrible track recorded when it comes to Dust 514. We were told the delays in 1.7 were so they could get it right and look where that landed us, a bunch of crazy nerfs and buffing. Even with extra time and a wealth of information on the forums we got the current result.


Someone may have just hit pay dirt! A standard cloak and a cov-ops one, like in Eve.

Actually, I like the idea of the cloak being something you can hold in your hand while running cloaked but then that will depend on how it's implemented. Do I have to keep it in my hand in order for the cloak to remain active or can I just swap to a weapon and keep the cloak active so long as I don't do any attacks such detonating REs or stabbing with the nova knives? I would very much prefer the latter if it's possible.

But yeah, here are my proposed stats for the cloak:

Standard Cloak (can fit on all suit classes and tiers)
CPU: 350
PG: 80
Cooldown Upon Deactivation: 30 Seconds
Cloak Stability Rating while Moving: 4 (moderate-high shimmer)
Cloak Stability Rating while Sprinting: 2 (high shimmer)
Bonuses when fitted on Scout: -99% reduction on CPU/PG usage and a +3 Cloak Stability Rating for moving and sprinting.

Covert Ops Cloak (can only be fitted on specialty Covert Ops Scout or Prototype Scout)
CPU: 350
PG: 80
Cooldown: 15 seconds
Cloak Stability Rating while Moving: 10 (no shimmer)
Cloak Stability Rating while Sprinting: 8 (very low shimmer)
Bonus when fitted on Prototype Scout: -99% reduction on CPU/PG usage
Bonus when fitted on Covert Ops Specialty Scout: -99% reduction on CPU/PG usage with -25% reduction to cooldown timer

Skill Prerequisite for Standard Cloak:
Cloaking Equipment Skill Book Level 1 ( -5% reduction to cooldown timer per level )

Skill Prerequisites for Covert Ops Cloak:
Cloaking Equipment Skill Book Level 5 ( -5% reduction to cooldown timer per level )
Cloaking Equipment Proficiency Skill Book Level 1 ( -3% reduction to cooldown timer per level )

What do you guys think?

EDIT:

I forgot to mention that in order to train into the Covert Ops scout, you should have to train up at least one of the racial scouts up to prototype level first as a prerequisite.