John Demonsbane
Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics
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Posted - 2014.04.09 14:09:00 -
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Thank you for including my suggestion but I would like to point out, just like I did here, that I don't support most of what is being discussed in this thread and think the majority of other massive nerfs that have been suggested here (don't even get me started on the max 1 deployable "idea") are short sighted and are solving the wrong problem.
Let me go find the link to much more reasoned solution that keeps logistics viable and encourages specialization instead of causing what few dedicated logis that are still left from ragequitting en masse....
"The line between disorder and order lies in logistics" -Sun Tzu
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John Demonsbane
Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics
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Posted - 2014.04.09 15:07:00 -
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EhGǪ couldnGÇÖt find a link I was satisfied with, looks like I revised the idea more times than I thought. Anyway, here is one way to potentially limit the use of equipment without finishing off the logistics class. I donGÇÖt support mindless equipment spam but a more nuanced approach is needed.
Uplink (or nanohive) proficiency skill
ItGÇÖs either a new skill off the uplink deployment skill (unlocked at level 2 or 3) or a new passive bonus with the existing uplink skill. I favor making it a new skill with a low modifier, but whatever. I prefer this idea to the proposal of making it tied to suit tier, that would just encourage protostomping and hurt poorer players.
What the skill does: Increases the total number of pieces of that equipment you can deploy at once.
Specifically (exact numbers could obviously be tweaked):
Proficiency 0: You can have 1 of them deployed (maybe 2 if you unlocked the skill at uplink deployment 3)
Prof 1-2: 1 additional uplink per level
Prof 3: 1+1 bonus, so now you can deploy 5 total.
Prof 4: +1 again
Prof 5: 1+1, and now you can deploy 8.
8 may sound like a lot, but remember, anyone can do that now simply by skilling drop uplinks to ADV. We are also talking an investment of an additional million+ SP to be able to do it.
I want to reward specialization GÇô dedicated logiGÇÖs can still do their thing, but any scrub canGÇÖt easily just make a WP farming suit to spawn in with and spam STD/militia uplinks before calling in a tank or hitting a supply depot to switch suits and show off their l33t brick tanked scout skills.
"The line between disorder and order lies in logistics" -Sun Tzu
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Amarr victor!
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