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Arx Ardashir
Imperium Aeternum
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Posted - 2014.02.14 16:29:00 -
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I did a quick search for something along these lines but saw nothing, so I'll just make a thread here. Feel free to call me dumb and lazy if you do find a thread that spelled this idea and have a link to it.
TL;DR: Pilot suits allow certain dropsuit modules to affect vehicles, but only at a certain %.
So when pilot suits had their brief time on the market, there was much ado about the bonuses listed. The pilot suits made modules more effective in either operation or through reduced cooldowns, shortening the "windows of opportunity" that people are supposed to have to defeat vehicles.
How about instead of effecting vehicle modules, pilot suits just act as extra high and low slots, but at a cost to effectiveness?
For example, if someone fit a complex shield regulator on their pilot suit, it would transfer it's effect to the vehicle, but b only 50% effective. So instead of a 25% reduction to recharge delay, it'd be 12.5%.
Now, some modules would not carry over. Things like armor plates and shield extenders would mean little. Even at a 100% transfer rate, 135hp from a complex plate means jack to a HAV that has thousands of armor points. Only modules that effect operation would carry over.
Things like:
Shield Regulators
Shield Rechargers
Shield Energizers
Dampeners
Range Extenders
Precision Enahncers
Of course, none of the current armor modules really fit into this idea, but maybe they could be adjusted when used on a pilot suit.
Say instead of a complex armor repairing a 5hp/s, it instead provides a 5% efficiency bonus to vehicle armor repairers. 5% doesn't sound like a lot, but the suit's going to be sitting inside a vehicle, so stacking 3 armor repairers on it won't be as ridiculous as it would be if it was running around like an assault suit.
Other modules could later be added as well, such as the RE detector discussed here. It would be available for both dropsuits and vehicles (through the pilot suit), and would be useful for both. How many blueberries have you seen just run up to hack something and instantly explode upon attempt?
Please give feedback on the concept, and not the % amount. It was just an example and of course could be adjusted for balance reasons.
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Arx Ardashir
Imperium Aeternum
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Posted - 2014.02.14 16:38:00 -
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Also, this would be the pilot suit level bonus, and could effect the % rate, say starts at 25% of the module's effectiveness at lvl0, with a +5% per level until it reaches 50% at lvl 5.
Then there would still be the racial bonus, which could be whatever. I'm not focusing on the racial bonus, just the implentation of the pilot suit and it's role. (Such as how the scout bonus is profile reduction, to make the scouts fit into the infiltrator role).
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Hagintora
Chatelain Rapid Response
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.02.14 16:38:00 -
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Not meaning to be a troll here, but can someone explain to me why the Pilot Suit is necessary? With the Vehicle Skill Tree and Turret Skill Tree essentially mirroring the Dropsuit and Weapon Skill Trees, how exactly does the Pilot Suit fit in? Why do vehicles require more bonuses on top of what they will already receive?
Again, I'm not trying to be a troll, I just don't see why the Pilot Suit needs to exist. |
Arx Ardashir
Imperium Aeternum
560
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Posted - 2014.02.14 16:42:00 -
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Hagintora wrote:
Again, I'm not trying to be a troll, I just don't see why the Pilot Suit needs to exist.
Well, that's a seperate discussion, but I know what you're saying.
CCP wanted pilot suits, though, so I was just offering a way to implement them that doesn't overpower the already power vehicle modules.
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Soraya Xel
The Corporate Raiders
Top Men.
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Posted - 2014.02.14 18:08:00 -
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Pilot suits make sense because dropsuits should be specialized for different roles. Also, vehicle users should be both encouraged to invest money in a suit specific to their role, as well as crippled from being equally as effective at infantry with the same clone.
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Hagintora
Chatelain Rapid Response
Gallente Federation
194
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Posted - 2014.02.14 18:12:00 -
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Soraya Xel wrote:Pilot suits make sense because dropsuits should be specialized for different roles. Also, vehicle users should be both encouraged to invest money in a suit specific to their role, as well as crippled from being equally as effective at infantry with the same clone.
I created a thread specific to that topic. Link
Arx is right, and there is no need to derail his thread. |
Arx Ardashir
Imperium Aeternum
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Posted - 2014.02.16 19:37:00 -
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Updated the OP with a bit more info.
Expected a bit more feedback from both vehicle users and those against vehicles, though.
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Draxus Prime
BurgezzE.T.F
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.02.16 20:21:00 -
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I haz stats
ill post them later
"The human brain named itself... :o" -Draxus Prime
Closed Beta Vet
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Foundation Seldon
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
462
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Posted - 2014.02.16 21:43:00 -
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I dislike the idea of having to skill into infantry beyond the Pilot Suit itself in order to max out the effectiveness of my vehicle and the suit in question.
/vehicle user response
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