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

You forgot to add something.

Easy to do:

Take out everything and let people use their eyes.

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.

Could do

Plot twist: Extenders and Plates add signature profile

2) Add decoys - like spy uplinks, but show up as a red on tacnet when scanned. Variations could have a constant direction or rotate the directional arrow.

personal awareness is OP bro.
Too OP, in fact.

This is why scans should have priority over dampening. I don't want to have to use my eyes to find a Assault, it's bad enough letting those bastards in a scout suit run around without a giant glowing arrow over their heads at all times.

While we are looking at introducing "Spylinks", why not consider an entire set of racial EWAR equipment. This would go a long ways towards diversifying gameplay.

• (C) Signature Enhancer - increases the signature profile of enemies within range making them easier to detect
• (A) Scanner Beacon - pulses active scans every few seconds revealing nearby enemies
• (G) Scan Dampener - decreases the signature profile of friendlies within range, hiding them from enemy scans
• (M) Decoy Emitter - causes random red-blips to momentarily appear on enemy minimaps

With a full set of place-able EWAR equipment, fitting bonuses can be assigned to racial dropsuits.

Lore buffs might notice that the proposed equipment counters and complements each other along racial lines ;)

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.

I would reverse the abilities of suits regarding precision and dampening. Heavies would have the best precision but have high profile, scouts would remain best at dampening and have lowest profile. A heavy can see but will be seen, a scout can hide but will be blind, mediums can do either/or but neither as well.

This would make Ewar accessible and valuable to all, not just scouts.

This is why Scouts need a direct nerf. Not HP modules. Not cloak delays.
Scouts. Directly. Their base stats. Their HP. Their Precision and Range and Profile. Their base stats are too good. Its their base stats that allow them to be the best slayers. The cloaks only accentuate the problem.

Stop trying to elegantly sidestep the problem and just whack them already.

IDEA

You created a secondary 60m scanning ring for vehicles, why not create more of them to reflect different radius of scanning power?

first ring: 5m
120% scanning precision

second ring:10m
100% scanning precision

third ring: 20m
80% scanning precision

[...] If a catwalk is to the scouts east and someone is looking west, the scout knows that they may be able to see them there if they look down. This is a big deal because if a scout is cloaked, biding their time to move, it is imperative they do so while informed. They need to understand when their enemy looks a different direction so as to time movement out of danger, through danger, or into danger. [...]

This is actually an incredibly neat idea.
Give each suit 5-6 rings so that you could fine tune precision at different ranges.