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CCP Fozzie
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Posted - 2014.05.21 16:50:00 -
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Hello again everyone! This forum section doesn't have nearly enough stickies in it yet, so let's add some more!
In Kronos we are making some improvements to the existing pirate implant sets, as well as adding a new collection of lower grade pirate implant sets that will be obtained through low-sec exploration.
The first change we are making is to rename the existing low-grade Snake, Slave, Crystal, Talisman, Halo, Nomad, Centurion, Edge, Harvest and Virtue implants to mid-grade.
Next we are increasing the attribute bonus from existing pirate implants by 1. This means that all high grade implants will give +4 attribute bonuses, and the renamed mid-grade implants will give +3 attributes.
Finally we are adding a new set of pirate implants to take over the low-grade slot. These implants will give +2 attribute bonuses and their pirate set bonuses will be approximately 63-68% as strong as the mid-grade (formerly low-grade) sets.
For most of the sets, the set bonus provided by the new Low-Grade Alpha through Epsilon implants will be 2.5%, and the Omegas will provide a 10% set bonus.
For the new Low-Grade Snakes, the set bonus provided by the Alpha through Epsilon implants will be 5% and the 110% for the Omega.
This means that the complete set bonuses from the new low-grade sets will be:
Snake: 10.5% velocity bonus
Slave: 20% armor hp bonus
Crystal: 20% shield boost bonus
Talisman: -17.4% energy emission systems duration bonus
Halo: -9% signature radius bonus
Nomad: -17.4% agility bonus
Centurion: +20% ewar optimal range bonus
Edge: -17.4% reduction to booster side effects
Harvest: +20% mining laser range bonus
Virtue: +20% probe scan strength
These implants will initially be available exclusively through lowsec exploration. At a later point they will be added to appropriate LP stores.
The existing implants (high-grade and renamed mid-grade) will continue to drop in the same places as before and be available in LP stores at the same prices as before.
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CCP Fozzie
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Posted - 2014.05.21 16:57:00 -
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TrouserDeagle wrote:anything happening with the FW sensor strength implants?
The High grade FW sensor strength implants are receiving the bump to +4 attributes along with the other high-grades, but the low-grades are remaining low-grade and staying at +2.
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CCP Fozzie
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Posted - 2014.05.21 17:06:00 -
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Arthur Aihaken wrote:These are awesome! Two followup questions:
1. What about the rumoured 5th Genolution implant?
2. Will there be a +4 version of the Ascendancy implants?
No new Genolution implants in Kronos, but probably someday.
Yes, I've clarified the OP to state that the Ascendancy Implants are getting the same bump up to +4 HG and +3 MG, although they aren't getting a new low-grade set at this time.
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CCP Fozzie
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Posted - 2014.05.21 17:08:00 -
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Makoto Priano wrote:Fozzie! Lowsec exploration. Does this mean ghost sites? Does this mean data sites? Relic sites? Some new site class? Also, are we pulling implants, or implant BPCs?
These implants will drop as complete items at this time, not blueprints.
And more information will be coming about the sites that these come from in the coming days. I can say it's a new development in the saga of the pirate research efforts that take place at the Ghost sites.
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CCP Fozzie
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Posted - 2014.05.23 15:06:00 -
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Awkward Pi Duolus wrote:So, does this mean that all the low-grade implants in our heads become mid-grade? And therefore automatically +3 from +2?
Yes.
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CCP Fozzie
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Posted - 2014.05.23 15:07:00 -
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We're aware that some implant sets are a lot less useful than others, but we're not going to change the bonuses provided by implant sets in Kronos. That's a task for later.
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CCP Fozzie
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Posted - 2014.06.02 15:14:00 -
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Arkolino wrote:will med grade remain as drops in high sec from faction rats?
The mid-grade implants will drop from all the places that low-grade implants dropped before Kronos.
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