Report 1343

Report #1343
Skillset: Aethercraft Skill: Bosun
 Org: Symphonium Status: Completed Apr 2015
Furies' Decision:
Approved for solution 2.
Problem: While this is about as far a cry as possible from Overhaul mechanics, I
wanted to throw in a quality of life change in that I think isn't too
controversial or difficult to patch. Right now, TURRET STRIP in Bosun eats 3
power and has the same message for when you use it on the target ship, and
furthermore the message implies that it had a forcefield up when it may or may
not have actually had a forcefield up, making it difficult to track when it is
the right time to TURRET STRIP a target ship. This report seeks to clear up that
ambiguity, since the Aethercraft power pool is so key and is shared throughout
the crew.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Allow the TURRET STRIP command to fail and not take
 power if the target ship has no forcefield up.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Have the TURRET STRIP command eat power, but have a
 specific message that implies that the ship does
 -not- have a forcefield up, so that other turreteers
 don't waste their ship power trying to strip. Kind of
 like when a warrior razes but finds nothing to raze.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: In addition to Solution 1 -or- 2, let there be a 3rd
 person message when a ship puts their forcefield up
 to all ships in the area. Perhaps make it only
 visible to the pilots.
Player Comments:
---[Shuyin on 4/14 @ 04:18 writes]:
Definite no to solution 1 since properly managing power is key to aethercraft
combat, and you're looking to take that away. Solution 2 only.
---[Marcella on 4/20 @ 04:17 writes]:
Agree with Shuyin.
---[Viynain on 4/23 @ 04:33 writes]:
Solution 2 only - no need to have Strip not cost power and just be spammed willy
nilly by one of three turrets.
---[Raeri on 4/23 @ 05:20 writes]:
Solution 2
---[Elanorwen on 4/26 @ 22:43 writes]:
Solution 2 AND 3. Otherwise it's much simpler to just wait up for enemies to get
a failed strip message, then raise forcefield and benefit from the otherwise
available solution 2
---[Ushaara on 4/29 @ 13:04 writes]:
Solution 2 supported.