DUST Search - Triage Hives Should Energize Shields, Not Repair Armor

Jadek Menaheim wrote:

Note: This system behaves almost exactly as the Biotic Gas Cloud from Mass Effect 2. Moving or temporarily standing in the energizer cloud improves the potential of your powers and shield, but loitering too long is hazardous for your health.

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Addendum:

Alright, we can still have armor repair hives; however I am going to argue that they give much less armor per cluster.

Consider the following. What if the kinetic energy of the nanite clusters of all hive types (going about their business of producing ammo, grenades, AND some armor) stimulated the oscillation of magnets within the dropsuit itself. This would also include energizing and improving the efficiency of various modules within the suit such as repair modules, damage mods, profile dampening, etc. In this case, suit energizing speed would be tied to the percentage of ammo or armor supplied with each cluster of construction swarms are working at a more frenzied rate. Higher resupply rate equals greater kinetic energy which translates to greater electric potential.

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Please correct me if I am wrong; it feel as though a major disparity between the shields and armor balance conundrum is the disparity in repair tools. I am suggestion that repair nanohives be converted to the role of shield energizers providing a buff to recharge delay and shield resistance (not shield repair), making repair hive placement crucial as mobile infantry move through hive field to either kick start their shields as they move to the next point or briefly wait to boost the resistance factor of their shields.

Methods Described:

Infantry runs through
-Running through energizer will moderately decrease recharge delay.

Infantry Waits at Energizer
-Standing in energizer field will strongly decrease recharge delay.
-Standing in energizer field uses hive clusters to boost resistance factor of shields (resistance factor to be determined)
-Standing in energizer field uses same hive cluster to boost efficiency factors of suit modules (efficiency factor n/a)
-Shield Resistance Energy appears as secondary 'stamina' bar.
-The Resistance Bar is always in a state of depletion expect when standing in the hive bubble.
-When bar is at full resistance, hive cluster are expended at 'high' rate as energizer and suit capacitors are experiencing harmonic resonance which is overheating the cells of the deployed energizer (a sound indication to move out of energizer field is provided)
-When outside the hive bubble the resistance bar decreases at a speed proportional to the amount of shield being energized. High Shield hp, Faster Resistance Depletion. Low Shield hp, Slower Resistance Depletion.

Thank you for reading this points. I look forward to your input.


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Mordecai Sanguine What The French 346	Posted - 2014.01.26 21:42:00 - [1] - Quote Jadek Menaheim wrote: Note: This system behaves almost exactly as the Biotic Gas Cloud from Mass Effect 2. Moving or temporarily standing in the energizer cloud improves the potential of your powers and shield, but loitering too long is hazardous for your health. / / / / / / / / / Addendum: Alright, we can still have armor repair hives; however I am going to argue that they give much less armor per cluster. Consider the following. What if the kinetic energy of the nanite clusters of all hive types (going about their business of producing ammo, grenades, AND some armor) stimulated the oscillation of magnets within the dropsuit itself. This would also include energizing and improving the efficiency of various modules within the suit such as repair modules, damage mods, profile dampening, etc. In this case, suit energizing speed would be tied to the percentage of ammo or armor supplied with each cluster of construction swarms are working at a more frenzied rate. Higher resupply rate equals greater kinetic energy which translates to greater electric potential. / / / / / / / / / Please correct me if I am wrong; it feel as though a major disparity between the shields and armor balance conundrum is the disparity in repair tools. I am suggestion that repair nanohives be converted to the role of shield energizers providing a buff to recharge delay and shield resistance (not shield repair), making repair hive placement crucial as mobile infantry move through hive field to either kick start their shields as they move to the next point or briefly wait to boost the resistance factor of their shields. Methods Described: Infantry runs through -Running through energizer will moderately decrease recharge delay. Infantry Waits at Energizer -Standing in energizer field will strongly decrease recharge delay. -Standing in energizer field uses hive clusters to boost resistance factor of shields (resistance factor to be determined) -Standing in energizer field uses same hive cluster to boost efficiency factors of suit modules (efficiency factor n/a) -Shield Resistance Energy appears as secondary 'stamina' bar. -The Resistance Bar is always in a state of depletion expect when standing in the hive bubble. -When bar is at full resistance, hive cluster are expended at 'high' rate as energizer and suit capacitors are experiencing harmonic resonance which is overheating the cells of the deployed energizer (a sound indication to move out of energizer field is provided) -When outside the hive bubble the resistance bar decreases at a speed proportional to the amount of shield being energized. High Shield hp, Faster Resistance Depletion. Low Shield hp, Slower Resistance Depletion. Thank you for reading this points. I look forward to your input. Hives are using Nanites. They can "create" ammo and parts of armor. They can't replenish your shield.