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Stefan Stahl
Seituoda Taskforce Command
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Posted - 2014.09.23 19:20:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:And it still is a problem, exactly as you describe. The mCRU is not an uplink and has none of the programmable attributes uplinks have. It was a shortcut hackjob back then and the only remedy we have is the transport bonus WP. Is that WP system salvageable in your opinion, if we play with those parameters, distance traveled, duration, etc? I enjoy the transport assist system because it only rewards you if you drop people in useful places. That makes much more sense than farming +25 WP for every mlt sniper that spawns at the back uplink you placed at the home-point.
I have no idea how this works on your side of the interface, but my ideal system would work like this:
- Transport assists are granted up to 1 minute after deployment.
- Transport assists always apply to people who spawned at mCRU, or if transported more than 100 meters.
- Transport assist ratio is 100%.
- Transport assists are capped at 25 WP per costumer.
In effect it's basically like the uplink bonus, on the condition that you can only get WPs if the costumer earns those WPs for you. This also means it can't be farmed any more than uplinks can.
Failing that I think a 25% WP assist ratio would still work under the current ruleset. This means the pilot earns as many WPs as a typical infantryman if he drops 4 people per delivery. This is harder to farm than a reptool is since you need to coordinate 7 people for maximum reward, which is most likely still less than the reptool would provide.
But make sure you take a look at how long the transport assist applies. At times I get transport assists for half a match from a single person. I think it's supposed to be a minute. |
Stefan Stahl
Seituoda Taskforce Command
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Posted - 2014.09.23 19:52:00 -
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Kaeru Nayiri wrote:How about long enough to make sure there is time to clear the area and get points for hacking? If it needs to finish uploading it may not be in time for the pilot to get any cut. Just a thought really. A very good thought, actually.
Could it be that the stray WP I sometimes receive for half the match are from uplinks that have been deployed within the timeframe of the transport assist? That would explain that behavior. Can't test this myself though. |
Stefan Stahl
Seituoda Taskforce Command
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Posted - 2014.09.23 20:50:00 -
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Kallas Hallytyr wrote:That MinScout who you can never get a bead on and keeps coming back to knife you? Yeah, he spent ages honing his skills getting permascanned and now has a balanced arena in which to hunt. That ADS pilot who constantly gets a kill or two while screaming across at top speed? Honed their skills when just showing your face would have had three people in the redline lock-on and launch volleys that would knock you below half HP. You may want to choose a different example.
That PRO MinScout dies to a single shot from a MLT Scrambler Pistol if the prey turns around at the wrong time. Or alternatively to that Thales half way across the map. That PRO ADS won't.
On the topic itself I'd like to wait how things turn out. I'll reserve judgment for when I've tested things myself after delta drops. |
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