Jathniel
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Posted - 2013.02.25 10:38:00 -
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If the cloak will kill your shields, then I don't think your cloak should fail if someone gets too close.
I think cloak failure should only occur on timer, OR by heavy movement like running and weapons fire.
I agree with Eyri, the above poster, on some things.
What Eyri is describing with the haze or outline is a Partial Cloak, but a Full Cloak (becoming totally invisible) would be fun too.
We should want cloaking devices with a variety of operations. For example:
Timer Cloaks - Full cloaks, total invisibility, that work for a specified amount of time, then shut down and have a cool down time. (Full cloak. Active activation. Also available for all vehicles.)
Camouflage Cloaks - Partial cloaks that automatically engage after a set amount of time of inactivity. Stays on indefinitely. It would not shut down if you move while crouched, but it will shut down if you attack or stand and start running. (Partial cloak. Passive activation. Only available for ground vehicles.)
Cloaking Fields - Item for the equipment slot. Deployable like a nanohive, but instead of a nano field, a large field will deploy rendering anyone and anything that is within it partially cloaked, like the camouflage cloak. Big enough to hide a LAV or a small group of men planning an ambush. (This allows other suits, like Assaults and Heavies to get some cloaking action too, without giving them the advantage of having a personal one, which I think only the Scout should get.)
I like your cloaking outline, OP.
That's my 0.02 isk. |
Jathniel
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Posted - 2013.03.01 01:47:00 -
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Tidaen wrote:
See, I like the idea of being able to run while cloaked but I feel like there needs to be some element of danger that runs the risk of decloaking early. Perhaps an active scanner module would be the suitable hard counter instead. Perhaps instead of a radius, it could be modified into 'if you physically bump into an opponent'. I really like your ideas about different variants, it would make things interesting. Can you imagine if people started setting up heavies to sit in cloaking fields along road ways and corridors? the forum rage would be epic. I like it.
Yeah, the tears would be wonderful. lol, but I see what you mean about adding an element of danger to it.
How about instant shield failure if you are shot WHILE your cloak is active?
Players storming around objectives can fire some rounds into spaces around them, to make sure it's clear. This rewards them for being thorough, and prevents people from behaving wrecklessly with the cloak. |