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kandyman2012
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Ok, I really hope the devs read this. I know I as will many people agree with this. I welcome ALL feedback!!
Ok so the 3 main T5 ships, Galaxy, Intrepid, Defient, all come with a special ability console. They all can be turned on/off. The Galaxy saucer seperates and it stays that way untill you either blow up or reconnect manually. Then there is a long recharge. The Defient cloaks, and once again, stays thay way untill you die or decloak. So why doesnt the Intrepids Ablative Armor not follow the same route?? Why does it only last for 15 sec? Why cant it be turned on/off. As in the show, all you could do is fire torpedos. That would be fine. Why is the Intrepid left out? In fact all other T5 ships special abilities are on/off. At its current nerfed condition, I wouldnt recommend that anyone buy this ship. I dont think its worth it. Now if they were to update it, then i but many people would, possibly consider purchasing it.
Good day to all,
Kandyman!
Ok so the 3 main T5 ships, Galaxy, Intrepid, Defient, all come with a special ability console. They all can be turned on/off. The Galaxy saucer seperates and it stays that way untill you either blow up or reconnect manually. Then there is a long recharge. The Defient cloaks, and once again, stays thay way untill you die or decloak. So why doesnt the Intrepids Ablative Armor not follow the same route?? Why does it only last for 15 sec? Why cant it be turned on/off. As in the show, all you could do is fire torpedos. That would be fine. Why is the Intrepid left out? In fact all other T5 ships special abilities are on/off. At its current nerfed condition, I wouldnt recommend that anyone buy this ship. I dont think its worth it. Now if they were to update it, then i but many people would, possibly consider purchasing it.
Good day to all,
Kandyman!
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Here is the description of the Ablative Armor console from the C-Store description:
Just to put your request in perspective, basically what you are asking is that a console that makes your ship virtually immune to damage should be able to able to be kept active indefinitely. And you don't see any balance issues in that?
So, what you're asking for is an impenetrable torpedo-boat with more science abilities than an average sci ship because this one doesn't even need to heal or have shields.
I support a toggle on/off that can only be used out of combat.
I think 900 armor is too much. Make it 2x Neutronium Armor, so in essence you get 2 Engineering consoles at the price of any other one.
This locks you into a torpedo boat role with no shields for all of combat.
I dont think this is overpowered, especially with the mere 27000 hull rating.
15 seconds is ridiculous, I think everyone agrees to that. Most people want the armor for the visual effect.
In PvE, when are my shields ever depleted??
In PvP, if I turn on the armor, its because I am threatened by multiple ships on me. If I use the armor, shields go down for 2 whole seconds. A high yield could kill me in that time frame.
Vote for a toggle.
You obviously haven't used ablative in pvp then. Ablative WILL allow you to tank through damage with out shields up. Making it a toggle is just silly.
Tachyon Detection grid would like to say Hi.
However, I do agree that 15 seconds is a bit short, and we ought to have 20-30 seconds instead.
You obviously haven't been hit with a THY III + RF III in the 2 seconds it takes for the armor to activate.
You obviously havent faced any decent sci captain who will wait for your RSP/Ablative/ES to go up, then nuke you.
If I am scared enough to use the console, its because all other options are exhausted; TSS, HE, TT, S-Field, and Im low on shields and being hit by multiple enemies. Ive PvPed with it for months, when I took it out, I did better. It wasnt game changing, just that I gained one console back.