0023633: New basegame frigates to round out deficient techs - DEV Arcen

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0023633	AI War 2	Gameplay Idea		Sep 1, 2020 8:41 pm	Sep 1, 2020 8:42 pm

Reporter	ZeusAlmighty	Assigned To
Status	new	Resolution	open
Product Version	2.130 Redux: Dutch Cities and Softer Eyeballs

Summary	0023633: New basegame frigates to round out deficient techs
Description	In the base game, there are several underperforming techs when it comes to frigates. These proposals aim to round these out while respecting the theme of the techs and addressing the techs respective deficiencies: Plasma Frigate (Technologist -- basegame) Technologist has only one frigate and that is DLC 1's Torpedo frigate. A "Plasma Frigate" works within the basegame framework. This frigate could be a variant of the siege frigate (base stats) but it has a x5 multiplier against ALL shields and a x2 multiplier against bubbleshields. This unit would devastate bubbleshields and is otherwise a solid generalist that specializes in draining the shields of your enemies. This makes it contrast nicely with fusion weapons Volatile Tesla Frigate (Splash -- basegame) As with the Plasma Frigate, this concept is to fill a void in the Splash tech by having a new basegame frigate that compensates for the splash tech's weakness against non-strikecraft. The Tesla Frigate could be a variant of the assault frigate (base stats) but it has the tesla weapon that targets up to 50 units with the eyebot bonus (multiplier to damage based on targets energy usage). Has a long weapon cooldown (15 seconds). Additionally, when this unit dies, it does AOE damage 3x its base damage. This unit would then be solid against super units given their high energy usage and makes this unit do solid damage even if it dies prematurely. Assassin (Ambush Frigate -- basegame) Like the Plasma frigate and volatile tesla frigate, there is a lack of a base game Ambush Frigate, and ambush is generally among the weaker techs at the moment. The Assassin has the base stats of the Apparation (including cloaking and the defensive bonus) but revised weapons. It has the "burst fire" mechanic (https://bugtracker.arcengames.com/view.php?id=22368) to allow it to unleash a fast salvo but otherwise has a long weapon cooldown. It does high single target base damage and has the eyebot damage bonus against units with high energy and/or bonus damage against high mass units
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