What are you talking about
I'm not suffering in performance from this. I can have shield cells too!
I just think that they're bad and should change.
Shield Cells OP
- Thread starter Miimis Maks
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What are you talking about
I'm not suffering in performance from this. I can have shield cells too!
I just think that they're bad and should change.
If you fit all Cells you cannot:
A. Pirate
B. Scoop loot
C. Complete mission specific tasks that come about
D. Equip a D Scan, limiting yourself to known space
E. Use Limpets
F. Use Field maintenance, so even if you have won a battle you may also be stranded, or without several working pieces making you very vulnerable if interdicted.
What do you mean with ''all cells''?
The shield cells are fine,
it is a tradeoff restricting you on internal slots.
However this also is a problem,
if you want to pirate with a starting ship (eagle)
you will have no FSD interdictor, which is necessary to pirate without being suicidal at nav-points
or check the area for U.S.S..
The purpose of the module is fine,
the effect it has on your shield recharge feels right to my experience.
I would really love the developers think through their module system again.
To me an FSD-Interdictor is a utility mount, and a scanner is a scanner upgrade, not
something you have on your hull, to blasted into pieces.
it is a tradeoff restricting you on internal slots.
However this also is a problem,
if you want to pirate with a starting ship (eagle)
you will have no FSD interdictor, which is necessary to pirate without being suicidal at nav-points
or check the area for U.S.S..
The purpose of the module is fine,
the effect it has on your shield recharge feels right to my experience.
I would really love the developers think through their module system again.
To me an FSD-Interdictor is a utility mount, and a scanner is a scanner upgrade, not
something you have on your hull, to blasted into pieces.
This, I only use the one bank and it's adds a ton to the combat when fighting the bigger ships, I have it bound to a key along with chaff on another and I'm constantly flicking between the two.
It can really get down to the wire sometimes and I always lose track of how many charges I have left, this really adds to the drama of a battle.
How exactly does it add a ton to the combat? Am I missing something?
And come on, not remembering how many you have left because it doesn't show up in the front UI unless you have it as a firegroup adds ''drama''?
Stacking Shield Cells and forgoing the use of the other choices. For every shield cell ypu limit yourself more to a specific task which can effect profit.
For example. You kill a ship in an Anarchy system that was a hard fight. You won but they had no bounty, they did however drop alot of good loot. You can only scoop 4 of those, (or possibly none if all you have are shield cells) netting you maybe 20k at the most for something that took considerable effort.
For example. You kill a ship in an Anarchy system that was a hard fight. You won but they had no bounty, they did however drop alot of good loot. You can only scoop 4 of those, (or possibly none if all you have are shield cells) netting you maybe 20k at the most for something that took considerable effort.
All right.
I don't think that has anything to do with the problems that I find with shield cells.
He means you can replace all extra modules (cargo etc..) with shield cells, the cobra can carry something like over 30 cells.
I have to wait till the last moment before hitting the recharge button, if I do it too early I'm wasting a valuable resource, too late and my shields will drop, this is something else to do and worry about in a battle and it adds to the tension.
Removing this mechanic would remove that extra element that I have to track in a battle along with everything else.
And if you do that you are gonna be fumbling through alot of firegroups.
Because the macro doesnt use just one shield cell, but one of every shield cell equipped.
Removing this would mean that we actually have to care about shield management again
You know, the stuff you have to do when you can't instantly refill your shields
A silly element. Shields are already like body armor in other games, cells make it easy mode not more challenging. If you could only carry a single use cell it would be ok, but more than one module with multiple reloads is ridiculous.
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Nope you just bind 1 key (shield cell key in control options) and it will chain them automatically. (dont use a fire group)
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There was a mech game Starsiege back in the late 90's that had a similar mechanic - It was a shield capacitor, that when used, would instantly recharge shields.
It was balanced by having a chance to malfunction and collapse the shields entirely (making it a high risk, high reward option)
It was balanced by having a chance to malfunction and collapse the shields entirely (making it a high risk, high reward option)
I have to manage my shields too, I only have a limited supply of shield cells and so I try to keep my shields as powered as possible, I take down anacondas with my viper so it's not like I'm going at them with an ASP. It's a real balancing act.
Go do a Anaconda target mission with a cobra. Use as many cells as you want.
But, you cannnot put any pips in Shields. Go ahead.... Try it.
What do you mean