Howitzer too nerfed - MXO Forum Archive

#35300001532 04/14/2006 15:04 Re: Howitzer too nerfed

The problem with the AoE radius was that it was always intended to be increased by a % not by a flat value. Meaning if you had a +5% to radius and your ability was 5m radius to start with the bug was your radius ended up being 10m instead of 5.25m.

In effect any aspect of CR 2.0 is designed if you want something to be alot bigger you have to give up something to get that large bonus. Usually in the way of ignoring other bonuses.

#35300001538 04/14/2006 16:26 Re: Howitzer too nerfed

What ability are you using? what is its base radius? What is your Debuff Area Radius Bonus? Things I need to know inorder to check stuff! :smileywink:

Sepster wrote:
Ok norepro, now that is very understandable. But try the tree yourself please. Because if what you are saying is true, i should be able to do 21m some odd radius because I have a 23% area radius which only about 5m actually works. Please look into this.

#35300001556 04/15/2006 17:16 Re: Howitzer too nerfed

A lot of people are disappointed with the fix to the area radius. In my faction alone 4 people have elected to sell their hacker trees and concentrate on the soldier ones. I suggest that the % increase for the range booster should be 200% as it does not last very long anyway, and has a long recast time, it would be a nice ability worth loading up. It would actually be useful in certain situations like PVP.

I also suggest that loading the hacker upgrades give a minimum of 100% increase to the radius. Loading tree upgrades should give worthwhile boosts.

As it stands the puny bonus increases to the area radius are not worthwhile and are perceived as 'not working'.

Alternatively, increase the base radius, 6m is pretty low, when caught in interlock if you activate any area hacks you only seem to get the one who is fighting you because they others stay within the range of the guns they are using while the npc fighting you tends to push you around everywhere. Hackers should be stronger than this, they already give up damage resistances to enable them to connect with their hacks.