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Add two new boosters to the game.
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Caleb Seremshur
Bloodhorn
Patchwork Freelancers
#1 - 2013-12-12 17:14:13 UTC
I open this thread with the intention of fixing a few holes in booster variety. Currently we have

  • Sig radius
  • missile explosion radius
  • capacitor amount
  • shield boost volume
  • armour boost volume
  • optimal range turrets
  • falloff range turrets
  • turret tracking


So to complete the picture here I would like to introduce
a) Missile velocity bonus (at around the same rate as either of the other boosters that affect range)
b) Ship velocity bonus (modifier set quite low and a sig radius penalty that is proportionally and slightly higher than the speed boost)

Why should these be added to the game? To round out the booster itinerary and give players a couple of more options how to fit their ships especially those who use boosters already.

I think that if I were a missile user and wanted to push that to the limits I could run with

Crash booster slot 3
[missile Ev booster] slot 2
Blue pill slot 1

for your typical caldari pilot this set up would be crippling if they got hit by too many side effects, they're effectively exposing themselves to 12 side effects that may or may not cancel out the benefits of other boosters. If they get no side effects then they're applying their damage further and better the same as someone with the turret boosters.

For a minmatar pilot they might choose x-instinct and the speed booster, giving them the possibility of being scary fast, scary hard to hit. With side effects they too might suffer too many detrimental effects and ultimately cause their own deaths.

As a tangential bonus, these boosters might encourage more creation/consumption of edge implants which just aren't that good frankly.
FightingMoose
Chroma Corp
#2 - 2013-12-19 19:15:36 UTC
Yeah, makes sense to me. Always for additions to the game that take very little coding and art department time.

Proud owner of an Ibis.
Jack Carrigan
Order of the Shadow
#3 - 2013-12-20 07:11:59 UTC
I support this product and/or server.

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Terranid Meester
Tactical Assault and Recon Unit
#4 - 2013-12-23 23:05:06 UTC
We need a drone booster for slot 3, cos at the moment missile users can have the advantage of three boosters with crash being in slot 3.
Jack Carrigan
Order of the Shadow
#5 - 2013-12-25 20:08:18 UTC
This isn't a terrible idea either.

What I would also recommend would be the following:

- Booster that enhances scan deviation and scanner probe scan time
- Booster that enhances mining/gas yield (for our combat indy pilots who run Ventures into the unknown)

Just a thought

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aetherguy881
Grouchy Rediculous Ugly Man Pigs
#6 - 2013-12-27 13:18:45 UTC
Quafe is a speed booster. No need to introduce another.
Caleb Seremshur
Bloodhorn
Patchwork Freelancers
#7 - 2013-12-27 21:19:38 UTC
aetherguy881 wrote:
Quafe is a speed booster. No need to introduce another.


Quafe has no side effects. Just because the nghugeovi blue pill exists doesn't mean standard blue becomes irrelevant
Jack Carrigan
Order of the Shadow
#8 - 2013-12-28 08:04:30 UTC
Need moar drugs....

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Jack Carrigan
Order of the Shadow
#9 - 2014-01-21 03:10:09 UTC
This is still a good idea, and I think it should get some more support.

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Karynn Denton
Lekhantsi Salvage Depot
#10 - 2014-01-23 15:47:20 UTC
I'll give this a +1.

Although Quafe Zero covers speed-boosting, it can't be manufactured by players and it doesn't scale with the Synth / Std / Imp / Strong varieties and the associated benefits and side-effects.

Karynn Denton

Caravan Master