What if there was a new stat that weapons possess: reliability. What I mean by this is that a weapon has a set chance of jamming on every shot. For example, a weapon with 97% reliability has a 3% chance of jamming on every shot. A weapon must be reloaded to clear the jam.
This could be used as a balancing mechanism. Currently the VS having low damage an high damage drop off can make them seem inferior to the TR and NC, but what if reliability was added in accordance with lore and faction traits. Keeping with the lore, the NC use experimental weapons, so they should have the lowest reliability. The TR use tried and true weaponry, but like all mechanical weapons systems they have the chance of jamming up. VS weaponry being plasma based I would presume they would have very few mechanical parts to get jammed, so they would have the highest reliability.
TLDR:
weapons have a chance to jam, determined by reliability
VS-->Most reliable-->Least chance of jamming
NC-->Least reliable-->Highest chance of jamming
Edit:
I meant to post this in the Idea Vault. If an admin could move it there that would be great,
Last edited by fierce deity; 2013-03-31 at 04:03 PM.
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2013-03-31, 03:57 PM
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