Synergies for infectors, detonators, and rocket launchers.

[Valentine]

These all seem to need synergies more made for them imo so lets brainstorm! Added charge blades too!

I'll leave an example for each, obviously some may need balancing...

Infector

Pandemic
1)nearby targets are infected to stage 1 when you kill at target with an infector
2) " " to stage 2.
3) " " to stage 3.
4) In addition to previous effects your target now explodes dealing damage to nearby enemies.

Detonator, Rocket launcher

Mass Destruction
1)+.20 full damage radius
2)+.40 " "
3)Deals 5% extra damage per target
4)Deals 10% " "

Charge blade

Crusader
1)Move 5% faster
2)Move 10% faster
3) Heal 10% health and shields on kill
4) " 20% " "

[Valentine]

Well I tried lol, I hope they put some synergies in for these weapons though they need them.

[inox2980]

Some good ideas there. I'm hopeful that the Trion team will get synergies like this aligned for weapon types.

[Lorchra]

We would also need a method to obtain them without camping vendors / hopping back to them, only to find that they have non-synergy mods all day.

[Shadow Andreas]

These all seem to need synergies more made for them imo so lets brainstorm! Added charge blades too!

I'll leave an example for each, obviously some may need balancing...

Infector

Pandemic
1)nearby targets are infected to stage 1 when you kill at target with an infector
2) " " to stage 2.
3) " " to stage 3.
4) In addition to previous effects your target now explodes dealing damage to nearby enemies.

Detonator, Rocket launcher

Mass Destruction
1)+.20 full damage radius
2)+.40 " "
3)Deals 5% extra damage per target
4)Deals 10% " "

Charge blade

Crusader
1)Move 5% faster
2)Move 10% faster
3) Heal 10% health and shields on kill
4) " 20% " "

Val....good ideas! They could even expand on these. My problem is that half of my inventory is currently tier 3 mods

[Valentine]

Val....good ideas! They could even expand on these. My problem is that half of my inventory is currently tier 3 mods

They should hire me! ;D lol

[Shadow Andreas]

They should hire me! ;D lol

LOL....well....after my "Ideas for Civilization" I thought they should hire me too!!!!

I PM'd it to E today

[Firefly]

Got to agree: these are interesting ideas. Of course, charge blade synergies have the obvious requisite of fleshing them out as a weapon category (giving them an associated proficiency, relevant mod slots, and so on). Part of that would be addressing the question of 'can you block/parry a charge blade?' I would think the answer to be 'yes - provided you're using one of your own', with the actual mechanics perhaps being inspired by the likes of Batman: AA (i.e. assuming the attacker is in the appropriate arc, if you tap X at just the right time). Another idea (kudos to the originator; their name escapes me at present) would be adding a chargeable dash-attack similar to that used by Volge Viscera, mapped to LT.

Indeed, one could argue that two-handed charge blades could easily exist, trading speed for power and reach. Implementing those, however, would require a good bit of work on Trion's part, mostly in animations.

Another idea, for either type of charge blade, would be adding a second vanity slot, this one for altering the shape of the blade...

[Atticus Batman]

LOL....well....after my "Ideas for Civilization" I thought they should hire me too!!!!

I PM'd it to E today

I still like MY weapon ideas, even if nobody is voting for them on their google voter thing.

[Lorchra]

Another idea (kudos to the originator; their name escapes me at present) would be adding a chargeable dash-attack similar to that used by Volge Viscera, mapped to LT.

Or a blade throw attack, like that spinning thing that the Elite Volge Viscera hurls at you.