category Ideas for Augments!

[Maf 32,300]

isn't this like... vulcan on incendiary band without doing damage to itself?

Yeah pretty much. I guess it works as an alteration for Shaft though, since a lot of the existing alterations already basically turn one turret into another.

[Hex 11,520]

Yeah, but the damage is not restrained to distance between the enemy and you and neither does it remain constant.

[ZloyDanuJI 409]

Yeah pretty much. I guess it works as an alteration for Shaft though, since a lot of the existing alterations already basically turn one turret into another.

yeah i suppose itd be okay if you enjoy living in a swiverling vortex of entrophy

Edited March 5, 2019 by ZloyDanuJI

[u812ic 1,629]

Ricochet alteration: Ammo bounces from tank to tank that are in close proximity of each other. First tank hit gets most of the damage and each hit after that gets less damage than the one before. Will not destroy a tank with full health, but can deal significant damage. 

[lukey0 27,543]

This would be fun to try, but doesn't seem to OP either considering it loses the ability to shoot. Another reason to avoid them lasers...

[r_Given6 859]

The bridge on Magistral would become a cemetery.

[Lose 881]

highways ASL will become a complete standstill

[Hex 11,520]

The Incendiary Band alteration has already taken care of those though... 

 

^_^

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

Wait..... so how many damage do we start with when the laser is touching the enemy tank?

Edited March 5, 2019 by FrozenRailgun

[Benefactor 6,888]

Like using a magnifying glass and the sun to burn an anthill.

[Initiate 1,306]

Yes, love the idea. 

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

This is a stupid idea, imagine just sitting there trying to hold ur laser on an enemy for 11seconds in a game where movement is key. You would never get a kill.

[Hex 11,520]

This is a stupid idea, imagine just sitting there trying to hold ur laser on an enemy for 11seconds in a game where movement is key. You would never get a kill.

Values are at the discretion of the developers, I just gave an example.

[GorgoBlesk 831]

That is a great idea. That alt basically turns Shaft into epic laser gun.

 

I think it should deal constant damage per second and it should also deal afterburn.

[r_Given6 859]

What about certain walls reflecting the laser to a certain extent?

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

Values are at the discretion of the developers, I just gave an example.

Even still, I think having a laser that deals constant dmg is useless, a laser that you can shoot and do burst dmg would be better, but that's railgun. So this idea is still stupid.

[Hex 11,520]

Even still, I think having a laser that deals constant dmg is useless, a laser that you can shoot and do burst dmg would be better, but that's railgun. So this idea is still stupid.

Did you even read the whole thing? Damage is not constant, it increases exponentially the longer you keep the laser on your enemy. 

[GorgoBlesk 831]

Even still, I think having a laser that deals constant dmg is useless, a laser that you can shoot and do burst dmg would be better, but that's railgun. So this idea is still stupid.

Fire, Freeze, Isida deal constant damage. Twins and Vulcan deal almost constant damage. Do you think these turrets are useless? They are not.

[SporkZilla 1,775]

I really like this idea, although constant damage might be better.

 

It would make Shaft in to much more stealthy turret instead of one that reveals its presence and / or position whenever it hits you. You wouldn't know you were being "lit up" until you noticed your HP dropping.

 

Might work even better without the laser. Can't see the point of the laser anymore. Once you are hit or killed by a Shaft, you know at least one is in the battle and you spend the rest of the battle looking for them and making more use of cover. It's not as if they are invisible. 

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

Did you even read the whole thing? Damage is not constant, it increases exponentially the longer you keep the laser on your enemy.

Oh now that I read it again, this seems even more stupid than it already sounded.

 

So imagine sitting there across and you spot an enemy at the other end of the map, usually as a shaft you'd take your laser out of hiding and aim and you're done. But now, you have to put that laser on the enemy and hope they don't notice while you do 1, 10, 15, 20, 30 dmg to them OVER TIME and have it planted on the enemy if they do start moving, and if they manage to shake you off you have to point the thing at the enemy again and start all over from 1  :rolleyes:

Edited March 6, 2019 by HichigoShiiro

[ZloyDanuJI 409]

Oh now that I read it again, this seems even more stupid than it already sounded.

 

So imagine sitting there across and you spot an enemy at the other end of the map, usually as a shaft you'd take your laser out of hiding and aim and you're done. But now, you have to put that laser on the enemy and hope they don't notice while you do 1, 10, 15, 20, 30 dmg to them OVER TIME and have it planted on the enemy if they do start moving, and if they manage to shake you off you have to point the thing at the enemy again and start all over from 1  :rolleyes:

they won't even have to shake it off, just move 1 centimeter and the laser will be shining on a different spot and it will have to restart

[r_Given6 859]

Oh now that I read it again, this seems even more stupid than it already sounded.

 

So imagine sitting there across and you spot an enemy at the other end of the map, usually as a shaft you'd take your laser out of hiding and aim and you're done. But now, you have to put that laser on the enemy and hope they don't notice while you do 1, 10, 15, 20, 30 dmg to them OVER TIME and have it planted on the enemy if they do start moving, and if they manage to shake you off you have to point the thing at the enemy again and start all over from 1 :rolleyes:

More of like 100, 150, 200, 300 and so on. Remember, Hexed's idea is about a flame-inducing laser, the damage would be decided by the developers. You can't reject an idea because you think the values you assumed wouldn't work. The idea is surely plausible.

[Hex 11,520]

Oh now that I read it again, this seems even more stupid than it already sounded.

 

So imagine sitting there across and you spot an enemy at the other end of the map, usually as a shaft you'd take your laser out of hiding and aim and you're done. But now, you have to put that laser on the enemy and hope they don't notice while you do 1, 10, 15, 20, 30 dmg to them OVER TIME and have it planted on the enemy if they do start moving, and if they manage to shake you off you have to point the thing at the enemy again and start all over from 1  :rolleyes:

"Usually as a Shaft".  <_<

 

If you were actively playing the game you would know that's what alterations are for, they make turrets different from their usual characteristics. Also, you should've payed attention to math classes because exponential damage over time times twice goes like this: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048.

 

Secondly, I'm not even sure what your argument is about... Normally, it takes several seconds to fully load your shot in sniping mode which is exactly the time the developers could set with this alteration.

[GorgoBlesk 831]

"Usually as a Shaft". <_<

 

If you were actively playing the game you would know that's what alterations are for, they make turrets different from their usual characteristics. Also, you should've payed attention to math classes because exponential damage over time times twice goes like this: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048.

 

Secondly, I'm not even sure what your argument is about... Normally, it takes several seconds to fully load your shot in sniping mode which is exactly the time the developers could set with this alteration.

Just imagine Shaft with this useless alt fighting against Rail. Rail peeks out, Shaft starts shooting. 1,2,4,8,16, Rail shoots, deals 1000 damage and hides.

 

Total damage:

 

Shaft - 31

Rail - 1000

Edited March 7, 2019 by GorgoBlesk

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

Just imagine Shaft with this useless alt fighting against Rail. Rail peeks out, Shaft starts shooting. 1,2,4,8,16, Rail shoots, deals 1000 damage and hides.

Total damage:

Shaft - 31

Rail - 1000

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