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Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2014.04.17 11:30:00 -
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Just to clarify, in 1.4 they removed "all" passive scan sharing. What this SHOULD have meant is that they ACTUALLY removed all sharing of passive scans, but what it ACTUALLY meant was that players would be intermittently sharing their scan data with squadmates, but it didn't work reliably, and because of how limited everyone's scan area was, it wasn't that obvious.
Prior to 1.4, passive scan data was shared with the entire team. After, what data was being shared only reached squadmates.
Now, more often than not, Scouts seem to be sharing scan data with their squad, and nobody notices with other suits because their terrible scan radius means you can't tell either way.
No idea if this was intended, but I'm strongly in favour of Scouts sharing their scan data.
Also, at present, it's actually TOO EASY for a dampened Scout to hide from even the Caldari Scout suit. And I'm pretty sure people who have done the math confirmed that Precision Enhancers DO get stacking penalties. Even if they don't, they have less effect per module AND a higher starting point than scan profile anyway. |
Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2014.04.17 11:57:00 -
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BrotherofHavok wrote:Garrett Blacknova wrote:Just to clarify, in 1.4 they removed "all" passive scan sharing. What this SHOULD have meant is that they ACTUALLY removed all sharing of passive scans, but what it ACTUALLY meant was that players would be intermittently sharing their scan data with squadmates, but it didn't work reliably, and because of how limited everyone's scan area was, it wasn't that obvious. Actually this was another CCP word choice error. They did say that "all" passive scan sharing was to be removed but what they were actually talking about/meaning was the "all" as in "team."
Got a source for that? As in a CCP dev quote where they directly stated as much?
Because the patch notes don't say what you're saying was meant to happen, and NEITHER possibility was happening consistently. SOMETIMES, your scans would be shared with squadmates and other times they wouldn't.
Quote:Garrett Blacknova wrote:Also, at present, it's actually TOO EASY for a dampened Scout to hide from even the Caldari Scout suit. And I'm pretty sure people who have done the math confirmed that Precision Enhancers DO get stacking penalties. Even if they don't, they have less effect per module AND a higher starting point than scan profile anyway. People just keep ignoring the "Cal vs gal scout" topic and I keep bringing it up. I did the math and not just for cal and gal scouts. Even amarr and minmatar can be almost as annoying as the cal scout if the try to put the right mods on.
ANY Scout with minimal fitting investment can become COMPLETELY invisible to ALL scans no matter how much a Cal Scout stacks precision amps. Gal Scouts can use a couple of slots for armour tanking and still hide. Adding a cloak makes it even easier.
The balance should be in favour of profile dampening over precision, but not by this large a margin.
Also, you say you've done your math. Want to show your working? And if you're sure about the claim of no stacking penalties on precision enhancers, provide proof of that too, since most evidence I've seen claims otherwise. |
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