Jathniel
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Posted - 2013.02.19 19:37:00 -
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Wasn't a bad read. Not a wall of text. Anyone with an attention span longer than a 4 year old should be able to follow easy enough.
I like the idea. I thought of something similar, though it was more for currently existing heavy suits. I really wouldn't want a Titan suit to have too many balancing negatives, since the point IS to be OP.
Just like you need a whole team to take out a Titan in EVE, you should need a whole team to take out a TITAN suit. Simply put, the other team better get their **** together and co-op, otherwise that Titan suit will dominate everything.
The description you give sounds more like a mini-mech as opposed to a dropsuit. I'd classify it as a war vehicle. Not a MAV, but definitely a mech-suit of some sort... like Iron Man. lol
For current dropsuits I'd propose some native bonuses:
1. Heavies = Armor Hardening Mode (Like vehicle hardening. With a -25% movement/sprint penalty. Heavy becomes immune to getting run over or crushed by vehicles. Active skill.)
2. Scouts = Cloaking Mode (Stop moving for 3 secs, and cloak engages. With a 20% bonus to profile dampening. Passive skill.)
3. Logistics = Enhanced Strengthening (Enables them to grab and carry vehicles. Like overturning turtle'd dropships, or jammed LAVS. Can't move when holding a vehicle, but can turn in place. CAN be used offensively. CAN stop LAVs dead in their tracks, pull down enemy dropships that get too close and try to crush, but can only slow and NOT stop tank movement.)
4. Assaults = (Haven't thought of anything for them. I'm biased against them actually. When I'm sniping an assault with triple dmg mods and a Genesis rifle, and he's darting around super fast, AND is as hard to take down as a heavy -3 shots-.... something is broken...)
I like your Titan dropsuit idea, but again, armor hardening for current heavies would be a plus.
The heavies are supposed to be a team's linebackers. It's stupid to see little guys strafe around them with ARs and win.
I say, let the Titan idea have all those benefits, and just reduce or eliminate the penalties. Make the suit cost 20mil ISK, and I promise it won't be spammed. lol |