The Shields! Think of the shields

bladebss · Jan 24, 2018

All the engeneers modifications have been made to be at a higher potential max than previously to match 'god' rolls...

Shields and boosters then... are we about to see ships with EVEN MORE UNPENETRABLE shields and hull?

Whats being done about this!

Some thing hast to be done... right?

Combat grind just shouldn't be a thing

MarcusKross · Jan 24, 2018

bladebss said:
All the engeneers modifications have been made to be at a higher potential max than previously to match 'god' rolls...

Shields and boosters then... are we about to see ships with EVEN MORE UNPENETRABLE shields and hull?

Whats being done about this!

Some thing hast to be done... right?

Weapons are getting the same treatment so even though numbers may change there wont be a visible difference in TTK i think.

IndigoWyrd · Jan 24, 2018

bladebss said:
All the engeneers modifications have been made to be at a higher potential max than previously to match 'god' rolls...

Shields and boosters then... are we about to see ships with EVEN MORE UNPENETRABLE shields and hull?

Whats being done about this!

Some thing hast to be done... right?

Combat grind just shouldn't be a thing

Shields up 20%
Hull Strength up 20%
Weapon Damage up 40%

Net result: Same thing.

MUSKETEER · Jan 24, 2018

IndigoWyrd said:
Shields up 20%
Hull Strength up 20%
Weapon Damage up 40%

Net result: Same thing.

Your maths amazes me. Count again.

IndigoWyrd · Jan 24, 2018

MUSKETEER said:
Your maths amazes me. Count again.

Have coffee, re-think.

Muetdhiver · Jan 24, 2018

IndigoWyrd said:
Shields up 20%
Hull Strength up 20%
Weapon Damage up 40%

Net result: Same thing.

Someone missed a step lol.

Shields up 400% to 500%, Hull up +200%

Weapon damage up 40-60%

Net result : slug fest and NPC turkey shoot

Rubbernuke · Jan 24, 2018

Simply kick shield boosters in the nuts, and make returns much smaller. The numbers need to go down, not up.

Han_Zen · Jan 24, 2018

Muetdhiver said:
Someone missed a step lol.

Shields up 400% to 500%, Hull up +200%

Weapon damage up 40-60%

Net result : slug fest and NPC turkey shoot

You forgot the resistance.

Winterwalker · Jan 24, 2018

Rubbernuke said:
Simply kick shield boosters in the nuts, and make returns much smaller. The numbers need to go down, not up.

Sage advice!

Muetdhiver · Jan 24, 2018

Han_Zen said:
You forgot the resistance.

No I did not. Though I didn't go above 6 boosters.

I don't often do it, but when I do, it boggles my mind.

Agony_Aunt · Jan 24, 2018

Winterwalker said:
Sage advice!

And just in Thyme!

StiTch · Jan 24, 2018

bladebss said:
All the engeneers modifications have been made to be at a higher potential max than previously to match 'god' rolls...

Shields and boosters then... are we about to see ships with EVEN MORE UNPENETRABLE shields and hull?

Whats being done about this!

Some thing hast to be done... right?

Combat grind just shouldn't be a thing

They will not match god rolls. They will match "good" rolls from the current system.

Existing god rolls will still be better, especially where secondary effects have had their say.

Of course, that makes me feel no better about the general power creep.

Rubbernuke · Jan 24, 2018

Agony_Aunt said:
And just in Thyme!

Don't give him any encouragemint.

AbsinthSvK · Jan 24, 2018

biohazard15 · Jan 24, 2018

Hands off my shields!

UnhappyDev · Jan 24, 2018

Rubbernuke said:
Simply kick shield boosters in the nuts, and make returns much smaller. The numbers need to go down, not up.

Well, I agree. But FDev have threatened to bring in diminishing returns for booster stacking in the past only to pull the changes after beta testing. I would be surprised (but happy) to see it happen in the Q1 patch.