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[Kamile]

This is my resolution to the Orbsorbing problem. Remove Orbs as an item and after death drop to place them at spawn points across the map. Sort of like a refueling station. It doesn't need to be large like the EU station. I'm thinking something simple like a little small jump platform but spawns an orb every 30s instead. I seen it in Overwatch so it must be good. Many older games do this too. Recently I played Transformers which was similar and it works really well. It enforces better map placement by everyone knowing where certain life and death is.

 

There are probably more upsides and even some downsides to this I haven't thought of yet. Specifically map design and placement of the orbs could be problematic. Problems like Predators camping and laying mines split up over the repair stations. It'd also take time for something like that to be set up and then consistently placed and watched on. Maybe a good Pred who is quick enough might be able to cover enough ground while watching map rotations to split up mines on at most two different repair stations.

 

How much should the repair station repair, would you need to stand on the orb to get the full repair or could it work as a set numbered heal over time with an extractor allowing faster repair ticks, and how many repair stations can a map hold? I was thinking no more than 3 to 4 making them fairly spread out.

I could see this idea being expanded upon other items too. Remove turrets as an item to design a mech that places down turrets instead to make a legitimate builder. I don't want to type anymore. Bye

[Merl61]

The reason that these don't exist already is that we can self heal. Orbs don't need to be replaced. Only removed.

[Kamile]

I definitely want them gone. Straight up. Neither item nor drop. Gone. Glad that's not too harsh an opinion.

[FEF-FEFington]

I seen it in Overwatch so it must be good.

I also saw top-down shooting elements in lots of games, too. Maybe Hawken could benefit from that action also!

What I'm saying is that Hawken is Hawken, and other games are worthless other games. Hawken is (in my opinion, which is apparently now a horrible thing to have on the internet) Perfectly fine.

[Amidatelion]

Don't make me say it.

[Call_Me_Ishmael]

No?

[DallasCreeper]

I honestly have trouble seeing the "fundamental issues" with orbs. They seem fine in their current state (except Orblording. That stuff should be gone).

[OdinTheWise]

[StubbornPuppet]

There used to be 'health stations' in Hawken.  They were located in the bases.  The graphics are still there on the early maps, they just don't work anymore.

[Amidatelion]

You have no idea how much I want to make a montage to this video.

[OdinTheWise]

You have no idea how much I want to make a montage to this video.

[Kamile]

Don't make me say it.

 

Okay.. Are you just so triggered right now you can't or do you actually want to say it?

 

No?

 

Yes!

 

There used to be 'health stations' in Hawken.  They were located in the bases.  The graphics are still there on the early maps, they just don't work anymore.

 

We can talk about that?

 

 

I have no hopes for any suggestion thread to get implemented. I just wanted to note my concern about Repair Orbs and alternatives to it. Especially after matches where fights can go on so long orbs will cover the floor.

Edit: Instead of a Repair Orb placement we can have Armor Pack Placements that give a temporary small shield that last a short period. Allowing enough time to escape or barely enough armor to finish a fight. JUST ANY IDEA THAT REMOVES ORBS FOREVER!!!~ <3

Edited by Kamile, 29 April 2016 - 11:21 AM.

[Amidatelion]

Okay.. Are you just so triggered right now you can't or do you actually want to say it?

 

 

Okay.. Are you just so triggered 

 

 

triggered 

 

 

I think 4chan is cool

[CraftyDus]

no

he's trying not to say no

because amidatelion usually says no

[CraftyDus]

I definitely want them gone. Straight up. Neither item nor drop. Gone. Glad that's not too harsh an opinion.

 

same, also lower ttk, increase the speeds, and erase the turn cap

[Kamile]

no

he's trying not to say no

because amidatelion usually says no

 

I had higher expectations of him. Total let down. Are other people impressed by that?

 

 

same, also lower ttk, increase the speeds, and erase the turn cap

 

 I think removing AC would have the same effect. Wanna fight about it? ;3

[Amidatelion]

I had higher expectations of him.

 

You get out what you put in.

[OdinTheWise]

You get out what you put in.

that is what she said

[ATX22]

They should replace all health orb internals with... a brick.  So if you keep the internal equipped, trying to use it will cause your mech to drop a brick on the ground instead of a health orb.  Maybe reduce the cool-down to 1 second with that swap.