Alena Ventrallis
Vengeance Unbound
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Posted - 2014.11.18 20:34:00 -
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Cross Atu wrote:Alena Ventrallis wrote:I am against the idea of bandwidth. Not only does it limit what suits I can use, but it hurts Cal and Amarr logos harder since they focus on deployables. They will certainly need a rework, but they already do and it is in process so this will simply be another aspect to consider in that effort. Alena Ventrallis wrote:Why not just decrease uplink spawn count and increase amount carried? This means you can spam them as long as you are constantly deploying them since they'll run out much faster. Actually the CPM has been in favor of this idea for a long time and hopes to still see it in game one way or the other regardless of what happens with the BW system.
Here's an idea.
Suppose we have a bandwidth of 10. Each uplink and nanohive costs 1 bandwidth. I can carry buttons of each.
Why can't I pick and choose how to deploy my equipment? I can do 10 hives, or 10 links. Or 5 hives and 5 links. Or 7 hives and 3 links. Or 4 hives and 6 links.
So instead of a hard cap on uplinks and a separate hard cap on hives, let bandwidth be the ONLY hard cap, and we as logis decide how we fill up that bandwidth.
Proof that Rattati/CCP do listen to the playerbase.
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Alena Ventrallis
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RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.11.19 23:33:00 -
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Here's a suggestion.
Let's suppose a given logi have a bandwidth of 100Mbits. Nanohives take up 10Mbits each, and uplinks take up 15Mbits each. Why not
1. Remove the hard cap on deployed equipment (ie: you can theoretically deploy an infinite number of links and hives)
2. Vastly increase the amount of hives and links carried. Randomly choosing 20 links and 20 hives to perform this exercise. Number can be raised or lowered.
This allows me to pick and choose how to deploy my links and hives. LEt's run through some possible combinations I can deploy. Remember, I have 100Mbits of bandwidth.
1st example: I deploy 6 uplinks (15Mbits each) which eats up 90Mbits total, and 1 hive (10Mbits each) to fill out my total bandwidth.
2nd: I deploy 4 links (60Mbits total) and 4 hives (40Mbits) to fill out my bandwidth.
3rd: 2 links (30Mbits) and 7 hives (70Mbits) to fill out my bandwidth.
In essence, I can deploy as much equipment as my bandwidth allows, and I get to choose how to fill up that bandwidth. Whether I deploy a bunch up hives, a bunch of links, or any combination of these, my only limiting factor should be my bandwidth and the number I currently am carrying (which again, would in this model be vastly increased.) Have links and hives refill at supply depots, and now I as a logi can more easily adapt to the battlefield, by not having multiple hard limits on what I can bring to the fight. Now, I can spam links easier, but if I switch suits to one of a lower bandwidth, all those links go pop. If I decide to toss out hives, then my links start popping in the order I deployed them (1st link deployed pops 1st, etc.) meaning there is a hard limit on the amount of support one logi can bring. This has multiple effects.
1. While not directly reducing spam, it means that in order to spam a logi must stay in his suit, meaning one less HMG in the fight. This punishes "tourist logis) who only use the logi suits to spam equipment then pull out their slayer suit. Now they must stay in a logi to keep their equipment out.
2. It gives logis more tactical flexibility, which makes staying in a logi suit more desirable. Now, I can spam links to get my team dug in and set, then pull out my hives and toss down a bunch of hives up to my bandwidth limit (which pops my links as I deploy hives) and can then redeploy links if we start losing our ground (which pops the hives as I deploy links) all without switching suits. Now I can remain a logi suit and not worry so much about fitting suits with only links and suits with only hives. Now I can carry both, plus a needle and rep tool, and not need to run to a supply depot to constantly switch to whatever needs to be deployed.
3. It limits spam by limiting how much a single CHARACTER can deploy, regardless of how much deployables he brings. It doesn't matter if I fill all my equipment slots with 100 links, if my bandwidth limits me to 6 links, all I can have out is 6 links. Carrying all those links only means I have more spares than someone who carries a variety of equipment.
This not only limits spam, but also makes it worthwhile to stay logi, since I don't have to be near a supply depot at all times to refill my hives/links by switching out. By carrying 20 of each, and having bandwidth as my hard cap, I can now place down whatever is needed at the moment, and then easily switch to the other when needed, while having other equipment besides. My idea stops tourist logis, buffs dedicated logis, and forces logis to stay logi in order to keep their equipment alive, which means one less heavy or scout in the fight.
Proof that Rattati/CCP do listen to the playerbase.
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