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zophah
Joined: Sat May 22, 2010 6:22 pm Posts: 1760 Location: On the bridge of the Vikiera
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Although the artifact follows the same frame as Shield Sentries and Sentry Guards, a temporary planet cloak boost has great drawbacks. 1. it may help prevent others finding the planet, but only for 1 day, and how many people scan on any particular day? 2. it has absolutely no effect against players who have already scanned the planet. 3. for what it's worth, I would not spend 550 AP and a cargo space to get it, and I would not spend 5 precious energy to use it.
As an alternative, perhaps making it into a planet trap that might deflect 1 person from scanning it? (like a flux, but only as a prevention and has a chance to fail?)
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:33 pm |
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OneHitPoint
Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:54 pm Posts: 86
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I agree that void shell sucks, I'd rather it be more like a faux flux where it only temporarily vanishes from everyone else's scan for 1 day and then discreetly comes back once the effect wears off
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:02 pm |
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hunter
Joined: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:27 am Posts: 672
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i like the one that blocks one successful scan of the planet. that would be very useful and could last 7 days. the only drawback is that if someone had enough of them it will be impossible to find unless hacked. maybe one that increased the defense % making it that much harder to detect, but for 7 days?
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:38 am |
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Redlaw
Joined: Fri May 28, 2010 3:38 am Posts: 1280
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Do as it has been for 1 day for 7 days and stoping the first hack on the planet? Making it an amazing trap?
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:41 am |
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hunter
Joined: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:27 am Posts: 672
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Redlaw wrote: Do as it has been for 1 day for 7 days and stoping the first hack on the planet? Making it an amazing trap? i think extending it to 7 days is enough
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:55 am |
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silentknight
Joined: Sun Aug 01, 2010 3:20 am Posts: 616
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I agree, this artifact is practically useless. Even the one's from this weeks mission are a waste. I scrapped mine.
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Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:16 am |
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furlfoot2
Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:30 pm Posts: 125
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*signed* all temporary cloak items for planets = suckage because once scanned they don't become 'unscanned' via cloak
If the void shell was changed to add 5 permanent cloak to a planet, then it would be awesome.
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Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:41 pm |
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zophah
Joined: Sat May 22, 2010 6:22 pm Posts: 1760 Location: On the bridge of the Vikiera
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furlfoot2 wrote: *signed* all temporary cloak items for planets = suckage because once scanned they don't become 'unscanned' via cloak
If the void shell was changed to add 5 permanent cloak to a planet, then it would be awesome. That is worth it.
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Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:13 pm |
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Cothordin
Joined: Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:49 am Posts: 2606 Location: Cowland
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zophah wrote: furlfoot2 wrote: *signed* all temporary cloak items for planets = suckage because once scanned they don't become 'unscanned' via cloak
If the void shell was changed to add 5 permanent cloak to a planet, then it would be awesome. That is worth it. Yes but it would have to have an increased cost and an increased rarity. It could be turned into a cloaking chassis.
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Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:17 pm |
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silentknight
Joined: Sun Aug 01, 2010 3:20 am Posts: 616
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Quote: It could be turned into a cloaking chassis. YES YES!!!
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:45 am |
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OneHitPoint
Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:54 pm Posts: 86
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silentknight wrote: Quote: It could be turned into a cloaking chassis. YES YES!!! I get the feeling you fell into the trap of having the suggestion get redirected to something already in-game...
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:02 am |
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Cothordin
Joined: Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:49 am Posts: 2606 Location: Cowland
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OneHitPoint wrote: silentknight wrote: Quote: It could be turned into a cloaking chassis. YES YES!!! I get the feeling you fell into the trap of having the suggestion get redirected to something already in-game... There are currently no chassis in game that are purely cloaking only that can be gained through AP, so its not in game.
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:33 am |
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OneHitPoint
Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:54 pm Posts: 86
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the Zolazin Void Tower might not be randomly obtainable through AP, but that only increases it's rarity. that's what I thought you had tricked him into asking for
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:49 am |
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