DEB shields

WhiskeyGhost · Post by **WhiskeyGhost** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:22 am

If i read the core correctly, it's 1200 mass for deb2, which is 200 more then mass driver. Still insanely heavy though, considering an aleph res is only around 50-70 (1-3) and it's already horrible having one in cargo with a scout/patroller.

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:14 pm

i used them to catch miners /mrgreen.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="mrgreen.gif" />

they were intended to be dropped as soon as you left base to produce a shell around the base to provide (roughly) 12 sec of invulnerability.

basically to help defend giga ops, and teles (since you can rip to them)

apochboi · Post by **apochboi** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:57 pm

I deleted them from CC. So if you want them back I'd have to add them again, which of course isnt too much of a problem, but why I am saying that is, perhaps they should be rebalanced a bit if I were to add them back in.

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:05 pm

apochboi wrote:QUOTE (apochboi @ Sep 20 2008, 01:57 PM) they should be rebalanced a bit

in a way that gets people to actually use them.

i believe they were too expensive the first time round, so people didn't want to buy them.

perhaps make them cheaper, but not indestructible (and last a bit longer).

or perhaps make them more versatile by making them lighter so you can use them as aleph blockers or fly in front of an enemy bomb run and drop one or other general silliness (on second thoughts...)

DrBeginner · Post by **DrBeginner** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 2:56 pm

LIghter, cheaper, but also half the hp.

zdude1994 · Post by **zdude1994** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:20 pm

Noooo. Make a lt DEB shield, a hvy, and a normal. DEB lt would be light, DEB med would be perfect for alephs, DEB hvy would be the original....

DrBeginner · Post by **DrBeginner** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:59 pm

zdude1994 wrote:QUOTE (zdude1994 @ Sep 20 2008, 10:20 AM) Noooo. Make a lt DEB shield, a hvy, and a normal. DEB lt would be light, DEB med would be perfect for alephs, DEB hvy would be the original....

We do not need more then one type to confuse the idiots about which to use what.

Psychosis · Post by **Psychosis** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:06 am

look, I only need one big enough to cover an aleph, and priced enough that i can actually afford it

EDIT: clearly not enough begging in this thread:

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring them back, DEB was the perfect perk for giga sup, also, it has soo many uses, its one piece of "worthless tech" that I'm not sure why we ever removed.

WhiskeyGhost · Post by **WhiskeyGhost** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:35 am

Psychosis wrote:QUOTE (Psychosis @ Sep 20 2008, 07:06 PM) look, I only need one big enough to cover an aleph, and priced enough that i can actually afford it

EDIT: clearly not enough begging in this thread:

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring them back, DEB was the perfect perk for giga sup, also, it has soo many uses, its one piece of "worthless tech" that I'm not sure why we ever removed.

I agree, lets put DEB back, and take retro booster out in it's place

Psychosis · Post by **Psychosis** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:34 am

My arguement for the DEB shield is 3 fold, it gives a little endgame perk to giga, to protect LT bases that can be taken out by almost anything. DEB was taken out because it wasnt often used, mostly because it was hard to get, and hard to use. and my best reason: GIANT BLUEPURPLE BLOBS!!!!!!