I was thinking about this a while ago and now it seems like a good idea.
Title makes it sounds stupid but this could work.
OK So phasefront is here, shiny Bikes, boards ect well i was thinking that Mecs Should be Scraped from the Vehicle Tab and Turned into Actuall Vehicles.
Now I know what your thinking
How could that Possibly work?
Well you buy a Mec in the Phasefront shop there is 2 basic models
QL 1 Basic Scouting Mec
Ql 1 Basic Assault Mec
QL 1 Basic Mec (The balanced one)
But they would be called that they would have actual names like the Jetbikes.
So you have these 3 basic Mec molds that will be used to Sculpt YOUR perfect Mec, Threw Finding diffrent Materials that are needed you can upgrade your Mec to Ql 25, 50, 75, 100, 125,150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300.
With each of these levels the Mold gets better
E.g.
All mec molds will have the Same Hp and Power of what Each one would have at its approriate level but then you have Slots.
A Ql 1 Mec has 1 Slot
A Ql 25 Mec has a Max of 2 Slots (Req of Mec level 1)
A Ql 50 Mec has a Max of 5 Slots (Req Of Mec level 2)
A Ql 75 Mec has a Max of 7 Slots (Req of Mec level 3)
A Ql 100 Mec has a Max of 10 Slots (Req Of Mec level 4)
A Ql 125 Mec has a Max of 12 Slots (Req of Mec level 5)
A Ql 150 Mec has a Max of 15 Slots (Req Of Mec level 6)
A Ql 175 Mec has a Max of 17 Slots (Req Of Mec level 7)
A Ql 200 Mec has a Max of 20 Slots (Req Of Mec level 8)
A Ql 225 Mec has a Max of 22 Slots (Req Of Mec level 9)
A Ql 250 Mec has a Max of 25 Slots (Req Of Mec level 10)
A Ql 275 Mec has a Max of 27 Slots (Req Of Mec level 12)
A Ql 300 Mec has a Max of 30 Slots (Req Of mec level 15)
Each of these slots is used to Put in Upgrades much like the ones put into implants BUT they arent going to benefit people in any way for Twinking.
Slots items would include:
Add Mec Run Speed.
Decrease Mec Attack Speed.
Decrease Mec Recharge Speed.
Add Mec Primary ammo Capacity.
Add Mec Secondary ammo Capacity.
Decrease Mec Fling Shot Recharge.
Decrease Mec Full Auto Recharge.
Decrease Mec Burst Recharge.
Decrease Mec Equip Delay.
Add Mec Health Points.
Add Mec Agility.
Decrease XXX Dmg Taken.
OK so you can put in at lvl 220 if you have a Ql 300 and was Mec level 15 mec 30 of those but im sure your thinking OMG Nerf!!. But For example with the Attack and Recharge Speed Decreasers you would think. "Oh ill just get 15 of each of those and il do 0.10 attack 0.10 Recharge and Own everyone. With something like that you would get a cap. So for example that fastest you would be able to attack would maby be twice the speed of someone who hadnt added to it at all.
All these Slot Adds would be Able to be taken out and replaced with new ones at any time but, it costs money each time you do it, there is no shop to buy them from they are put in Via A Mec Tab.
IN the Mec Tab you would get your 30 slots
And a Slot for A Primary and Secondary Weapon.
Your Primary Weapon is the Damage Dealing one, it is normally going to be a Chain gun type weapon and Is dependant on Mec level as well as the Ql of your Mec.
Your Secondary weapon is A Either a Alternate Damage Weapon or Debuff weapon which is Usable By a Perk action.
E.g. Your Primary weapon may be A Chain-Gun Which would be Called something like (Talon-X300GI) to sounds fancy then your Secondary weapon may be something like a Net, E.g. IF it was a net you could launch it via a perk and IT would hit the target (the net would just appear like a Muzzle Flash Action) then the target would have a Debuff called "Net" which is a Snare and could be used to help infantry in battle anywhere to hit a Moving Target. Or you Might have something like A Mine Which is Very Visible, Super Visible but if someone touches it they would take a Decent ammount of Damage, like a hit from an Ap. This could lead to entirly new strategies such as Setting up mine fields To protect a base ect but such would be limited to a certain ammount per player.
E.g. If you USed all your slots on Add Secondary Ammo you could hold Maby 31 mines at most whereas someone who didnt have any slots used in that could hold 1.
And now all of a sudden all the players are like "Why didnt I Ip Trap Disarm your sitting in your Mec or inside your mini fortress of mines doing /disco... just outta shooting distance. but ofcource then you have anyone with decent health running threw them and taking it or someone with coon. Naturally these Mines would do More Damage to Mecs and would be able to be Set up in a way which Could make The game Unfair such as on top of Caps and on Spawn points.
Other Secondary weapons would include:
Nets( Ofcourse )
Sticky Gooy Stuff ( Decreased Evades )(With some Weird Name)
Gas Clouds ( AoE Dot )
Blind Mines.
Stun mines.
Droppable Countdown bombs (AoE Damage)
Flare.
Energy Drain Gas.
Ect
Other Primary Weapon would Include:
Rocket Launcher (Higher damage, slow Attack time)
Chain Guns (Fast attack, lower damage)
FlameThrower (Medium Attack, medium damage, DoT)
And Last Of all in the Tunning section (IF your still reading.... I Salute You :P)
The Body
Basically you could purchase new body part Upgrades in the shop as well as Paint Jobs.
But you wouldnt be able to be like really Diffrent like to the extent of having mutant mecs.
Body Parts Could Include:
Mec Shoulder Peices - Goes above the Legs and Unlocks Secondary weapon Slots.
Head Lamps - Sounds Useless right? Well Consider a situation where you are sorrounded by enemies and you are unaware of who is the one everyone is attacking, dont have a macro. A mec Turns on there headlight and they highlight some Newbie Soldier who everyone else is attacking, Suddenly the rest of the people know who to attack and its easyer then target calling.
I cant think of anymore. :S
OK Mec levels.
Well ingame atm we have Lost Eden level, Shadow levels, Alien levels and levels.
Mec levels are Basically level you achieve while killing Monsters OR players in your Mec. THey are not Very hard to Obtain and go to 15. So All of a sudden using your Mec out of Bs is Usefull. The More mec levels you have the more you can Tune your Mec out to your Preferences.
So Why would people use this?
Well, Suddenly the Non-Twinks and Lowbies IN Bs can Make themselves Usefull-er and Mecs are being used more regularly, Suddenly people can be more usefull and MEcs can be used in More anti Personel Warfare.
Suddenly Tower Battles our Fought with the attacks being a group of Players Crossed with Mecs for Support Dot/Debuff and Mine Laying.
And Here is where Engis get the Love they Crave so Despirately.
An Engi in a mec has the most power of anyone else in one, Because Engis are robots go well together.
They can repair there own with small cost.
They have 20 slots instead of 15.
There are engi locked Mec weapons that have certain advantages.
They Can still use there Robots in Mecs because the robots our Remote controlled.
They have Slight Hp Bonus aswell.
They have a Nanoline of Mec related Usefullness which lets them Construct Temporary Parts(Costy but effective).
So once again you are asking well if Engis get that what do we get?
First of all in the long run in your mec all that looks like alot more then it is.
And Secondly if a Enforcer uses a gun he may do good damage if hes Ip'd it (Bought parts for Mec) but he wont be as good as the one to hoom the gun Belongs (Soldier)
So they you are thinking wont that just give them a permanent shield from death?
No it wont because of one simple factor Once your mec s destroyed Totally in battle it is Unusable for the rest of that battle. Repairs can only be performed in Cities and the Mec molds are all unique to each other. 1 Mec - 1 Life - 1 Death THis rule is Specifically for BS doesnt apply to tower battles. Also an Engi with only a Mediocre Gun which would take down a decents players hp and there robots wont be much both to that player anyway, he cant kill you, you cant kill him, its when they come with groups that you should be scared, In a 1v1 the mec is useless in a 20v20 somewhere with the support of Soldiers, adventurers Agents and so on Dishing out the Damage they can be very usefull.
So whats all this about Repairs you are asking me?
well Engis can repairs mecs themselves via basic tradeskilling. Mec + Mec Fixing Tool (Engi Only) = Mec(Fixed)
UNfortunately for the rest of us we have to pay to get ours fixed.
This can be Done at the "Battle Engineers" who would stand outside the BS of each level and Sell Diffrent Ammos E.g. Bullet, Fuel Gel, Rockets, Nets, Tear Gas Canister, Energy Drain Gas Canisters ect.(Sold in 100s and the ammount u can hold depends on if you capacity sloted)
You can ask him to repair by trading Mec to him with some money.
The cost would depend on whether your side Won or not, If not he feels sorry for you and gives you a small Discount.
Prices:
Ql 300 Mec Would cost 500k
Ql 25 Mec Would Cost 5k
Ql 100 Mec Would Cost 75k
So Now you ask me so why dont we all just go around in these mecs?
Well, your side will lose without Ground support from those who are cappable of both taking damage and Dealing it.
If you are stupid enought to run straight into battle with your mec you will be seeing a large repair bill.
Mecs wont be of use to you at all times sometimes you gotten get down and in there with the fighting.
Mecs will be totally useless if you are not with a group (Except to take out Turrets and Other mecs)
So how do these differ from normal mecs except for all thise tuning, how will they show Improvement to the current ?
Well they are tougher or weaker
They can inflict pain on infantry by means of Debuff.
Suddenly the Infantry will have a reason to stick with you. (IF they want to win)
Suddenly PvP is more Meaningful
Suddenly You arent being chain killed.
But you arent getting any closer to your pvp title.
The way I see it al they would have to add for this is:
New Ammo and Muzzle Flashes.
New Nanos.
New Items.
New Mec Mesh.
Some New Perk Actions.
And Not VERY Much Coding Compared With Major Things To Make It All Work.
Before anyone points it out i am aware that You didnt actually ask me anything. one less thing to flame me about.
Secondly I am aware the chance of this being implemented even partially is like (4392075873087234095872304/1) I means its Roughly that correct me if im wrong.
I would appreciate a Bump if u think it would be awsome ingame, not whether you think it even would be put it.
Any Reply is Appreciated seeing as replys get me more views.
Feel Free to criticise me, IF you tell me this is crap with no reason i will ignore you.
If your in a Bad mood please dont Reply to this cause it wont be usefull.
Omg..... That is Long, got Carried away.
Well enjoy reading it to those who actually read it (I Salute you) to those who didnt dont be negative.
It sounds all alot bigger then it would be if u think about it.
I wrote this because mecs are So underused, when LE came out i was so dissapointed... Seriously it was just Run around around make cool noices and shoot, and it still is and i think that for mecs to be seen as an important aspect of war in the game they need to be upgraded abit.