Fizzer94
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Posted - 2014.01.30 04:17:00 -
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Locus- can kill. Has a bonus to armor, and is weak to shields.
Flux- can't kill. Only affects shields.
They seem balanced to me...
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Reginald Fizzer94 Delafontaine III, Esquire
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Fizzer94
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Posted - 2014.01.30 20:22:00 -
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Maciej Szambelan wrote:deepfried salad gilliam wrote:Maciej Szambelan wrote:Bit unfair beeing caldari with all shield bonuses when the flux granades take it all down in a second. Armor racies have so much advantage over shield ones. Can you look into bringing in armor grenades? all other grenades are armor focused but i think you mean make explosives like -40% shield +40% armor or maybe even more extreme Yeah, that is what I mean, explosives that take down the aromor like flux take shield down.
Do you mean a grenade that ignores shields? That would be OP, and would be worse for shield users anyway, as it would bypass their primary defenses and kill them more easily than it would kill an armor user.
I think you have a disdain for armor and want a powerful weapon against it, but aren't even considering the implications of the weapon... If you want a grenade that works well against armor tanked suits, Locus Grenades usually strips our shields and does a considerable amount of damage to our armor, and oftentimes outright kills us in a single blow. A Flux grenade never kills, and they are used more for anti-equipment rather than stripping enemy shields anyway.
Let's compare their effects on two typical suits. 1 typical armor suit, and 1 typical shield suit.
Armor Suit: 150 shields/550 armor
Shield Suit: 400 shields/150 armor
An Allotek Flux's effects on a typical shield suit.
0 shields/ 150 armor... 150 HP left
A Core Locus' effects on a typical shield suit.
80 shields/150 armor... 230 HP left
An Allotek Flux's effects on an armor suit
0 shields/ 550 armor... 550 HP left
A Core Locus' effects on a typical armor suit.
0 shields/ 295 armor... 295 HP left
So, the armor suit will leave the explosion with more HP than the shield suit, but the shield suit will always regenerate back to full health within a few seconds. This fits well within the shield vs armor paradigm.
Yours Truly,
Reginald Fizzer94 Delafontaine III, Esquire
MAG ~ Seryi Volk Executive Response
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