Mini-Implant Idea: To Increase character individuality

Death909 · 2004-12-05, 07:11 AM

I've been thinking about ways to increase character individuality and my best idea so far is adding 2 mini-implant slots, one available at br 6 the other at br 12. Each mini-implant would be an auto-activating passive information gathering tool or a small bonus to a normal aspect.

Mini-implants:

Spotting: Increases size of blast/flash from all weapons. (To assist the spotting of snipers and cloackers with repeaters).

Dampeners: Decreases fall damage by 1/3. (Would help surge users inside bases).

Health boost: +10 hp. (Cloackers would benifit from this, 1 sniper shot wouldn't kill them).

Occular Aid: Zoom range is 5x without any weapons equiped. Doesn't effect any other zoom ranges. (Would help in sizing up enemies for those that don't have 5x or greater zooms on their weapons).

Silencers: All weapons fired by those with this mini-implant sound as though the user is 15m further away than he really is. (This would easily confuse people you ambushed/suprised).

Empire Specific:

TR Mini-Implant: Reload speed is 2/3 of what it normally is.

NC Mini-Implant: First shot of every clip does 130% of its normal damage.

VS Mini-Implant: Extra shot before COF bloom on every infantry weapon.

The idea behind these mini-implants is to increase the effectiveness of infantry. Imprinting in the core for bfrs automatically overwrites the first mini-implant slot, and darklight requires a mini-implant slot and an implant slot. The reasoning behind this is to discourage people from being so similair and to encourage them to get more varied implants and certifications.

I'ts late and I've run out of ideas for mini-implants, feel free to criticize and add to this idea.

Hamorad · 2004-12-05, 02:11 PM

Hmm... its not a bad idea.

drsomewhere · 2004-12-05, 02:42 PM

Hrmph, so the phoenix would do 130% percent of the damage it does now on every shot?

Lartnev · 2004-12-05, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Death909

NC Mini-Implant: First shot of every clip does 130% of its normal damage.

Bolt Driver + that implant =

SecondRaven · 2004-12-05, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Lartnev

Bolt Driver + that implant =

Indeed all you had to do is keep reloading your clip and its kill spam time !

Death909 · 2004-12-05, 03:41 PM

Damn one shot weapons. Maybe 150% damage per shot every 30 seconds?
Ill think of something better after i get home from school.

ChewyLSB · 2004-12-05, 04:37 PM

You could do something like every third round, but then you would have some really strong last Deci's...

Death909 · 2004-12-05, 10:10 PM

How about 150% damage to infantry armour for one shot, with a 45 second cool down timer?

I thought of some more aswell,

Jammer: 2 min to activate, drains 60 stamina and creates a jammer blast directly on the user. 2 min cool down timer and Personal shield, Darklight, Audio Amp and Sensor Shield are deactivated on the user. Can't be acquired if you have Jammer Resistance mini-implant. (Instant jammer you don't have to throw, but uses alot of stamina and deactivates some of your own implants)

Jammer Resistance: The first jammer blast to hit the weilder of this implant only deactivates this implant. Can't be acquired if you have Jammer mini-implant. (Usefull for those who relly on their implants alot or get jammered often)

Stamina Steal: Steals 55 stamina off any enemy who is being faced by the user and gives 35 of it to the user. 1 min cool down. (Good for anyone who uses alot of stamina or likes to sneak up on their prey and make them a easier target)

Enhanced Jump: Makes the user jump 2/5 higher than they normally would be able to. (I'm assuming it would be good for snipers in rexo that like to snipe of towers and people who like reaching higher places).

Sprint: Makes the user run faster at the same rate as surge but drains twice as much stamina. (Good for those who don't want to use an implant slot for surge but still want a speed boost now and then. Or anybody who's against using vehicles as transport and gets this inconjunction with surge and wears cloacker armour).

Steady Hands: User can crouch walk with the same cof bloom/recovery as if they were crouching at the cost of stamina. 1 min activation timer and 2 sec cool down. This mini-implant uses more stamina with heavier weapons. (Better ability to avoid damage, but not an overpowering ability).

AztecWarrior · 2004-12-05, 10:53 PM

Character individuality? Why don't they just dole out "Merit Commendation +3 to attack" and varieties?

OfaLoaf · 2004-12-05, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

Character individuality? Why don't they just dole out "Merit Commendation +3 to attack" and varieties?

Because this idea is better, and doesn't take any graphics add-ons involving little strips of colour no-one notices when you're shooting them.

GeneralRazor · 2004-12-05, 11:01 PM

Good ideas I suppose.

But this is exactly what is taking away from what made PS original, teamplay and strategy. :BFR idealogies implimented:

I'm wasting my breath to say that teamplay and strategy have any place in PS anymore, because it is long gone, and won't be back.

The more the community screams me me me! The more they will get it, and PS will evolve into something other than what made it original.

I don't and won't pay a monthly fee to help PS become other FPS games.

Death909 · 2004-12-06, 04:14 AM

I understand your point GeneralRazor, the idea behind this isn't just for character individuality but to get people out of those even more teamwork damaging BFRs to play with all the nice little toys that won't give infantry a huge edge over anything but a small edge over each other, something that should get more BFR users going "hey, I save 6-8 certs AND get an extra mini-implant slot just for de-certing this near-skilless death machine".

I would also like to encourage users to use those 6-8 certs to cert AV weapons and hunt down BFRs.