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madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 11:19:00 -
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I think that there needs to be a passive effect on all players in Dust 514. The effect that i would propose is taken directly from EVE Online. The effect would be: That when a players/vehicles shields drop to or below 25% capacity, there would be a chance to take damage to the players/vehicles armor through their shields. The effect would start off at a 25% chance to do damage through the shields when they are at or below 25%. What i would like to see along with this passive effect would be the Tactical shield manipulation skill. What the Tactical shield manipulation skill does is decrease and eventually eliminate that chance of taking damage through your shields when they are below 25%, with each level spent into the skill reducing your chance of taking damage by 5%. At skill level 5 a player would no longer be at risk of taking armor damage until there shields are completely gone. Adding this skill will do more than just give players another skill to spend points on, but it would continue on a shield trend that is already active in the New Eden universe, why would dropsuit or smaller vehicle shields be any different than the shields that larger space ships use? I would assume that they would be using the same shield technology. Also not having this effect active on stationary emplacements like turrets or supply depots/CRU's would not bother me at all. |
madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 12:06:00 -
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I agree with you almost completely. Using your tank as an example, 25% shields would leave you at 1000 shields and lets say for argument like what about 800 armor? when you get hit with an explosive which does less damage to shields and more damage to armor, lets say from a missile launcher or remote explosive, you could potentially lose your 800 armor and explode while still having 1000 shields, rendering your shield tank not as effective as previously hoped unless investing further skill points into your shield skills. currently i find there is a lack of shield and armor skills available in dust. As you mention specific passive shield/armor resistances would be nice as well, and as a bonus to keeping with the EVE theme, the skills can be taken directly from EVE again, in the form of shield/armor compensation skills. For example the Thermic shield compensation skill would reduce the amount of damage your shields take from thermal weapons like lasers. |
madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 12:09:00 -
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KalOfTheRathi wrote:Nah, it is just another EVE player that doesn't want to learn a new mechanic.
why would you say that? |
madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 12:23:00 -
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Some more input would be great. I would like to see what others think about this idea. |
madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 12:24:00 -
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Axirts wrote:madd greazy wrote:KalOfTheRathi wrote:Nah, it is just another EVE player that doesn't want to learn a new mechanic. why would you say that? Yah, not sure what you mean Kal. Seems like Madd just wants more shield customization and is taking working examples from EVE. I just think the scaling from space ships to a tank, and definitely a dropsuit, doesn't work as well.
Thank you by the way! |
madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 12:50:00 -
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Some more input would be great. I would like to see what others think about this idea. |
madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 13:29:00 -
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Thanks for the input Takahiro Kashuken. Also just to inform anyone who may not know, the militia caldari tank (sica) actually has more shields and armor than an intermediate level caldari frigate (merlin) from eve.
(EVE ships have shields, armor and hull hp values, so I included hull and armor into one to match Dust's armor stat)
In fact the militia sica almost matches the caldari destroyer (cormorant) in shields and armor.
Caldari Cormorant Destroyer stats without skills:
Shields: 782 hp
Armor + Hull: 1302 hp
Total: 2084 hp
Caldari Sica HAV stats without skills:
Shields: 2000
Armor: 770
Total: 2770
Nuff said |
madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 13:46:00 -
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Yes but my point to that comparison, was that the tank has more total starting hp than a spaceship to begin with. So how would it be scaling down to go from a spaceship to a tank when size is the only matter?
The tank has a higher hp total than the destroyer therefore the skill would be more of a viable choice for the tank, as you would have a higher shield hp amount when rounds start penetrating your shields, rendering your aweome shield hp amount useless without the skill points invested.
Besides in all seriousness, if we wanted to really get into the theory of force fields or energy barriers, as they decrease in strength/capacity, it would be easier for penetrations to occur. |
madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 13:53:00 -
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Christ, a free starter LAV almost matches a damn frigate in total hp....
Caldari Merlin Frigate stats before skills:
Shield: 469 hp
Armor + Hull: 664 hp
Total: 1133 hp
Caldari Onikuma Impact LAV stats before skills:
Shield: 730 hp
Armor: 310 hp
Total: 1040 hp
That is the vehicle stats btw, no mods. |
madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 14:14:00 -
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Anyways this topic was supposed to be about the use of one shield skill and adding a passive effect to all players/vehicles, not comparing spaceships to land vehicles. lol |
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madd greazy
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Posted - 2013.01.19 14:22:00 -
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I think it just adds more complexity to the game (which is totally CCP's style), it makes the game more interesting for those who actually want to put the time and effort into it, and properly build their character towards specific roles. This will also encourage players to use different tank styles, rather than just load up on boosters and activate as you need.
Players might not get that same effect by activating their booster, sure they might heal a couple pulses but then *pow* that forge gun shot passed right through your shields and blew you up. Along with other mechanics and Engineering skills that could be transferred from EVE to dust, it would open up a whole new way to look at building your vehicles and dropsuits. Favouring shields would then require you to have a little bit more of a specialization rather than spreading your skills across the board.
And in turn armor fans would be able to use other options, like say maybe a skill that could reduce the amount an armor plate slows the wearer, or some other comparable skill that would reflect an armor users needs. |
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