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Thread: Anyone else noticed this is the Friday Feature about armors?
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kgmkiorys
Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:35 am
#1
I was reading this and found this very disturbing :
Encumbrance, the second functional characteristic of armor, will continue to have an impact. We have redefined how encumbrance works as we were not happy with the severe potential punishments that were possible by wearing armor. Rather than reducing both drain and regeneration stats, it will now only reduce the relevant drain stat. We have also added four new hindrance types that will be mitigated by various profession skills. These hindrances will not be able to be altered during the crafting process and will remain a fixed value on the armor to maintain an overall balance. This will enable us to envision what level of armor we see everyone wearing at a specific stage of their advancement. A player will take full set armor hindrances for wearing any piece of armor of a particular type and the highest hindrance stat will take precedence. We wanted to ensure people do not try and beat the system by mixing and matching high and low hindrance items, hence why we added the rule about the highest hindrance value determining your overall hindrance level. Encumbrance to the drain stat however will remain cumulative for the total amount of pieces you actually wear.
Is it my poor english skill or do i have to believe that other people than smugglers will have the ability to "slice" armors?
More generally speaking, i find it a bit strange to make a full feature on the new armors and their place in the CURB, and not to talk of their being sliced. Who has a non-sliced armor today?
Please, if that's my poor english comprehension, let me know what they meant because i still don't see.
Message Edited by kgmkiorys on 02-01-2005 01:36 PM
Kryxal
Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:53 am
#2
I read it as not being something you do to the armour, but something that just happens when you're wearing the armour. Think of it as being like certifications, in a way ... anybody can use an armour, but some classes have the "extra" penalties reduced.
cpz
Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:03 am
#3
Yeah I read it that say Commando's would have reduced Enc on say Battle armor and say Scouts severely increased
I saw it as a way of basically moulding armour types to professions, which would then allow for a greater degree of system control
kgmkiorys
Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:18 am
#4
ok, thx for cleraing that for me, i was somewhat worried, but once again, i'm just a little bit too paranoiac...
Daturaze
Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:05 am
#5
kgmkiorys wrote:
ok, thx for cleraing that for me, i was somewhat worried, but once again, i'm just a little bit too paranoiac...
You can never be too paranoid when it comes to Dev communications 
Shrendyc
Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:09 am
#6
Daturaze wrote:
kgmkiorys wrote:
ok, thx for cleraing that for me, i was somewhat worried, but once again, i'm just a little bit too paranoiac...
You can never be too paranoid when it comes to Dev communications
Alway question things in this game. It can't hurt.
yimaz
Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:18 pm
#7
Kamileon wrote:
I'm sure (I'd really like to hope at least) that the Smuggler slicing skills will still be able to reduce the new encumbrance costs on the new armor system, but I also read it as say, a Master Commando would have bonuses to wearing the heavy assault armor, and a Pistoleer would have bonuses against wearing the lighter Reconnaissance armor, etc.
Well it does make sense to have a class style affect the armor you wear but what happens if your a tka and pistoleer, does the bonuses change when you have said weapon in hand? This would sux if you have say an armor onthat bonuses for pistol but neg's out if you switch to melee. /shrug
Kamileon
Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:27 am
#8
I'm sure (I'd really like to hope at least) that the Smuggler slicing skills will still be able to reduce the new encumbrance costs on the new armor system, but I also read it as say, a Master Commando would have bonuses to wearing the heavy assault armor, and a Pistoleer would have bonuses against wearing the lighter Reconnaissance armor, etc.
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Fernas
Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:21 am
#9
assuming that this armor requires overtness to wear (it would just be silly if it didn't) i wonder if composite and the other armors we see today will become the "neutral" set of armors?
Nicolas_Frost
Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:48 am
#10
Personally, I'd prefer it if Factional Armor didn't require you to go Overt, but made you Overt. In other words, we could equip the armor without visiting a Recruiter, but equiping(even just one piece) it sets us to Overt status automatically. Taking the armor off, would likewise, make us Covert. However, to avoid people using this to keep from dieing in PvP, taking off Factional Armor TEFs you, so that you remain a valid target in firefights.
This would allow for Covert Infiltrations of areas. And to keep base destructions balanced, simply keepan Overt timer on for using terminals. Meaning you have to be Overt for X amount of time before you can use a base's terminal, for defence or offence. That way, you don't have people run into bases, equip a Bicep or something, and hit a terminal.
Just an idea to think over, anyway.
maxtheusher
Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:12 am
#12
on a related note, anyone else hoping tk m 's won't have to wear armor? like Jedi, they shouldn't really have to, IMO
ana-mo-cara
Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:10 am
#13
Actually from how I read it I am not sure if its good for smuggler or bad for smuggler.
I am guessing if we slice a whole set of armor only one slice will stick. The worst?
If this is the case will we still have to slice armors one peice at a time, or will we slice armors as a unit?
If armor is slices as a unit. Will it be viewed as a single item in inventory, or will say chestplates be the slice?
I do not think your paranoid. Though I think the cert issue is not the big one. I think the big one will be will anyone use a non armorsmith smuggler to ever slice their armor? If armor becomes a unit slice. Its that much faster for a smith to do it. If its one peice at a time as usual. Then players will only be buying 35 percent slices from smiths. Especially if the worst slice is the one that sticks. Plus surprise surprise with the armor loopholes removed we already lose 2 sliceable items the gloves and the boots.
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