Andius Fidelitas
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.10.14 05:16:00 -
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Altina McAlterson wrote:Exploit or not is it really a big deal? Supply depots don't move, so it only gives a "bonus' to defenders and that is fitting with most people's concepts of war. The defenders always have a slight advantage in resources but lack mobility. I'm in a heavy suit, couple of people run up on my and I kill them, get full armor on the depot and wait for the next group. Everyone knows where I am, so the next time they bring 4 guys and I die. Seems perfectly reasonable to me, since defending a position removes your ability to retreat it all evens out.
This.
Besides, the character making the switch is vulnurable to sniper fire, especially if the sniper is a far away cliff, so one has to be fast with the buttons.
Also.... don't like this tactic, crybabies, how is this for suggestion: Destroy the Supply Depot? They aren't invulnarable you know, you can negate that advantage for all. A couple of well placed rockets, and boom, no more supply depot.
Adapt or die you babies. |
Andius Fidelitas
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.10.14 05:51:00 -
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Prince Ombra wrote:How do suit changes work lore-wise, anyway? Is your character actually getting naked on the battlefield and then struggling to get into their pants while bullets whiz overhead?
Prince Ombra wrote:How do suit changes work lore-wise, anyway? Is your character actually getting naked on the battlefield and then struggling to get into their pants while bullets whiz overhead?
For me, one way I can imagine what is occurring is similar to what occurs in Iron Man 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZm9fC7UsFc&feature=related
The mechanisms to rapidly get out and in out of a suit of armor inside a supply depot (or outside in this case), is not something far fetched in the super advanced tech of the Eve universe, especially when mixed with nanite construction (speeding up the process of Iron Man by who knows how many folds).
And from a lore stand point, it would make sense. Since we are the planet side equivalent of capsuleers, it is also natural that we get the best equipment as they also have, since we command the wealth and power that regular expendable mercenaries cannot afford to do. So it is natural that we can quickly switch from armor to armor at a moments whim. |