Goonhub
12-24-2012, 01:33 PM
If robotics research is ever reintroduced, I'd like to see something like Complicated Artlab™ in which you figure out the function of Untested Prototype components that Centcom sends the specs for through every ten to fifteen minutes. Let us keep the list of things available now, and add some good, awful, fun, and weird effects attached to the new gear.
Let's say we print off a new prototype arm. The roboticist sticks it in a stress testing machine and pulls it taut to test how much strength the part has compared to standard parts. Instead of returning a strength value, it turns out that its an extend-o-arm that lets a cyborg use modules up to a couple tiles away! The roboticist names it as such for easy reference, and uploads it to the manufacturer.
There's plenty of room for robotics research, but it should involve actual research and reward players with something new. It shouldn't reward players with a 30 minute wait to get stuff they've had for the last several months.
Let's say we print off a new prototype arm. The roboticist sticks it in a stress testing machine and pulls it taut to test how much strength the part has compared to standard parts. Instead of returning a strength value, it turns out that its an extend-o-arm that lets a cyborg use modules up to a couple tiles away! The roboticist names it as such for easy reference, and uploads it to the manufacturer.
There's plenty of room for robotics research, but it should involve actual research and reward players with something new. It shouldn't reward players with a 30 minute wait to get stuff they've had for the last several months.