Oregin
Red Sky Morning
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Posted - 2011.04.23 03:31:00 -
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Edited by: Oregin on 23/04/2011 03:32:15
Edited by: Oregin on 23/04/2011 03:31:36
I haven't read this whole thread because I simply haven't the time so I hope this hasn't already been said...
TLDR: The descriptions for ship bonuses are sometimes ambiguous or incorrect.
There are a number of different examples where descriptions should IMO be standardised or corrected:
1) The 'BONUS' that isn't...
On the Noctis:
ORE Industrial Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Tractor Beam and Salvager cycle time and 60% bonus to Tractor Beam range and velocity per level.
'Bonus' refers to something 'extra'.
Therefore, the bonus should, if acting as described, increase Tractor and Salvager time rather than reduce it, as it actually does.
2) A spade is a spade...
The Myrmidon and the Brutix, for example, both have Armour (yes I'm English) Repair Amount bonuses. Much as the effect is the same, the wording is totally different:
Myrmidon: 7.5% increase to armor repair amount per level
Brutix: 7.5% bonus to Armor Repairer effectiveness per level
3) Lists or prose?
In many cases, most obviously with capital ships, the ship bonuses are displayed in list form.
e.g. Thanatos
Gallente Carrier Skill Bonuses:
50% bonus to Capital Shield and Armor transfer range per level
5% bonus to deployed FightersĘ damage per level
99% reduction in CPU need for Warfare Link modules
Can fit Tactical Logistics Reconfiguration modules
Can deploy 1 additional Fighter or Drone per level
200% bonus to Fighter control range
However, in most cases bonuses are displayed as a single sentence.
e.g. Dominix
Gallente Battleship Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret damage and 10% bonus to drone hitpoints and damage per skill level.
This does not simply apply to ships where a pair of bonuses applies to the skills.
e.g. Hulk
Mining Barge Skill Bonus: 3% better yield for Strip Miners per level.
7.5% bonus to all shield resistances per level
The fix...
I suggest that any 'bonuses' which are, in fact, reductions, be labelled as 'reductions'.
I also suggest that formatting of all ship bonuses be standardised into a list format, as opposed to prose.
There are other examples I could use but these are the most prominent.
I realise it might come across as a petty complaint but it's surely a very simple and quick job and would present ship bonuses much more clearly.
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