Eruend Aestoth
Astroya Guard
Astroya Conglomerate
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Posted - 2013.04.23 02:17:00 -
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Alright. So lets be honest here. At present, the scout suit is trash. Every one of them. They have no HP, low CPU and a low module count. All that for increased movement speed and a lower profile. Not entirely worth it considering everyone still has eyes to see you and will likely one-shot you with a stray shot of pretty much anything.
From what I've read, there are those who can pull out the most of this suit and actually do well thanks to that increased movement speed. To them, I tip my hat. However I still say that it's a worthless suit in general. A person can master trash, that doesn't make it any less trash.
Now that I've made my point of view on the matter clear, let's move on to how I propose to fix this. Many people will likely call blasphemy on it though, but humor me for a bit. Maybe this will spawn a better idea in someone else's head.
An optical camouflage device. "Braces for the flames"
Hear me out. A device placed in the grenade slot, requireing insane amounts of CPU. It would only be active for something like 10 seconds, and would have a 10 to 20 second cooldown and on top of that, it would be canceled out if hit or if the user fires a shot from a weapon or repair device. Ofcourse, scout suits would need a higher CPU to carry it. Basicly, it should be a high enough cost as to make it particularly effective only on the scout suit.
Now to be more specific, this would ONLY affect the visuals. It wouldn't hide you from the enemy's built in detection systems, thus making better use of the suit's lower profile. This would allow for hit and run tactics and even permit for some assassins to pop up with nova knives without being butchered at the first opportunity. It would also help for snipers to relocate more easily, or confuse the foe by evading his sight after a shot. Making the scout suit the best sniper suit, instead of the logistic suit. "though it would still be a close contender."
Anyway, I thought about this since, well, at the moment, anything a scout suit does, other suits do better. This would help level the playing field for them. Also, it's not like the tech doesn't exist in that universe. Heck, there are plenty of ships with cloaking devices in EvE. And to top it off, it's not like no other shooter has done it before, this game could simply do it "well".
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Eruend Aestoth
Astroya Guard
Astroya Conglomerate
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Posted - 2013.04.23 02:48:00 -
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I understand all this, but currently, all you've said can be done with an assault suit or logi, without sacrificing the need to keep away at all costs. Though admitedly, the logi sniper would still rather not be caught in a tight space. XD
Anyway, as has been said, it seems there's indeed a cloaking device planned for release sooner or later. This is very encouraging. |