Everyone, post 1.9 there have been a lot of calls for EWAR changes and I am all for another spin, anything to shake up the meta.

Commando should have better sig profile (-5) than Sentinel, Sentinel has better precision (-5) - skirmisher vs point defense
Assault should have better sig profile (-5) than Logi, Logi has better precision (-5)

* Maybe - Remove all directional information about the enemy (bad idea to buff Heavies)
Good - Commando should have better sig profile (-5) than Sentinel
Good - Sentinel has better precision (+5)
Very Good - Assault should have better sig profile (-5) than Logi
Meh - Logi has better precision (would recommend range buff instead)
Meh - Extenders and Plates add signature profile (yes to plates; no to extenders/ferro/reactive)
Good - Spy uplinks
Meh - Reduce range of Active Scanners by 50% (200m Creodron Flux is the problem).
* Bad - Put all frames at same passive ranges at 15
Good - STD Active scanner only sees STD EQ
Meh - Reduce Scan duration across the board
Meh - Focused Scanner should be set at share with Squad only (200m Creodron Flux is the problem).
Good - Orbital EMP strikes

things


* Detailed explanations for the bads:
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2443076#post2443076

I thoroughly disagree with you on every single thing you flag "bad"

Reduce ultra range of Active Scanners by 50% - no reason for a fully skilled logi to see the whole battle field
STD Active scanner only sees STD Deployables, and so forth, Proximity AV Mines - get much better if they can't be seen, same with uplinks.
Reduce Scan duration across the board
Focused Scanner should be set at share with Squad only

Plot twist: Extenders and Plates add signature profile

Plot twist: Extenders and Plates add signature profile

Everyone,

post 1.9 there have been a lot of calls for EWAR changes and I am all for another spin, anything to shake up the meta.


Can't do
Passive Scan sharing with Squad removal is impossible without extensive refactoring work of the whole scan system
Same applies to precision falloff - this is even more complex

Supposed to do
I am happy with Squad members only getting intel assists, otherwise we are promoting spam

So let's focus on what can be done.

Easy to do
Remove all directional information about the enemy - Enemies can be pure circles without the arrow [1]

Could do
Commando should have better sig profile (-5) than Sentinel, Sentinel has better precision (+5) - skirmisher vs point defense
Assault should have better sig profile (-5) than Logi, Logi has better precision (+5) [2]
Plot twist: Extenders and Plates add signature profile [3]
Spy uplinks - std only heavies, adv only mediums+, pro scouts+, this is to be able to use "motion sensors" to set up a defense in PC [4]
Reduce ultra range of Active Scanners by 50% - no reason for a fully skilled logi to see the whole battle field [5]
Put all frames at same passive ranges at 15, otherwise amplifiers are just too good for scouts and useless for others [6]
STD Active scanner only sees STD Deployables, and so forth, Proximity AV Mines - get much better if they can't be seen, same with uplinks. [7]
Reduce Scan duration across the board [8]
Hand in hand - Gallogi/Cloak and Stealth Scout changes - can be isolated [9]
Focused Scanner should be set at share with Squad only

And more, these were the basic premise. Combined with the Orbital EMP strikes, this could get very interesting indeed.

Math
I didn't go all out and do every combination, but was playing with these scenarios

1) "what if an Assault is running lvl 5 skills"
1) "what if an Assault is running lvl 5 skills and a single complex dampener"

Both of them should have a good incentive to do, 1) should beat a lazy scout with no EWAR and STD Active Scanners, and 2) should beat an ADV active scanner. The key is to not jump to "everyone is a lvl 5proto Gallogi" and design from there.

I believe that most of these make sense and would make EWAR a lot less binary, even if binary in nature, and allow for awesome gameplay that makes skilling properly into roles pay off.

Everyone,

post 1.9 there have been a lot of calls for EWAR changes and I am all for another spin, anything to shake up the meta.


Can't do
Passive Scan sharing with Squad removal is impossible without extensive refactoring work of the whole scan system
Same applies to precision falloff - this is even more complex

Supposed to do
I am happy with Squad members only getting intel assists, otherwise we are promoting spam

So let's focus on what can be done.

Easy to do
Remove all directional information about the enemy - Enemies can be pure circles without the arrow

Could do
Commando should have better sig profile (-5) than Sentinel, Sentinel has better precision (+5) - skirmisher vs point defense
Assault should have better sig profile (-5) than Logi, Logi has better precision (+5)
Plot twist: Extenders and Plates add signature profile
Spy uplinks - std only heavies, adv only mediums+, pro scouts+, this is to be able to use "motion sensors" to set up a defense in PC
Reduce ultra range of Active Scanners by 50% - no reason for a fully skilled logi to see the whole battle field
Put all frames at same passive ranges at 15, otherwise amplifiers are just too good for scouts and useless for others
STD Active scanner only sees STD Deployables, and so forth, Proximity AV Mines - get much better if they can't be seen, same with uplinks.
Reduce Scan duration across the board
Hand in hand - Gallogi/Cloak and Stealth Scout changes - can be isolated
Focused Scanner should be set at share with Squad only

And more, these were the basic premise. Combined with the Orbital EMP strikes, this could get very interesting indeed.

Math
I didn't go all out and do every combination, but was playing with these scenarios

1) "what if an Assault is running lvl 5 skills"
1) "what if an Assault is running lvl 5 skills and a single complex dampener"

Both of them should have a good incentive to do, 1) should beat a lazy scout with no EWAR and STD Active Scanners, and 2) should beat an ADV active scanner. The key is to not jump to "everyone is a lvl 5proto Gallogi" and design from there.

I believe that most of these make sense and would make EWAR a lot less binary, even if binary in nature, and allow for awesome gameplay that makes skilling properly into roles pay off.

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God damnit, guys, synonyms. Dual nature. Two-sided nature. Duality. Black and white. It just makes it look like you're hoping on a bandwagon when you spew "binary" 514 times in a single post, like the times when we had people talking about "TTK" as if they knew what it really meant.

Wish I could say something on-topic, but I don't play enough anymore to contribute anything more meaningful without making a fool of myself.

Assault should have better sig profile (-5) than Logi, Logi has better precision (+5)
Plot twist: Extenders and Plates add signature profile

Give Ewar mods drawbacks rather than HP mods.

- Precision mods increase profile
- Damp mods reduce range
- Range mods reduce precision

Remove all directional information about the enemy - Enemies can be pure circles without the arrow

Can't do
Passive Scan sharing with Squad removal is impossible without extensive refactoring work of the whole scan system
Same applies to precision falloff - this is even more complex

Easy to do
Remove all directional information about the enemy - Enemies can be pure circles without the arrow

Plot twist: Extenders and Plates add signature profile

Put all frames at same passive ranges at 15, otherwise amplifiers are just too good for scouts and useless for others

Reduce ultra range of Active Scanners by 50% - no reason for a fully skilled logi to see the whole battle field
Reduce Scan duration across the board
Hand in hand - Gallogi/Cloak and Stealth Scout changes - can be isolated
Focused Scanner should be set at share with Squad only

Remove all scan!