Goonhub
05-03-2021, 07:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-03-2021, 07:22 AM by Varali. Edited 1 time in total.)
Solid change. Some AZones might need adjustment so you can't get stuck forever maybe, but even then you decided to venture into the unknown so you should be risking not coming back. Will absolutely encourage more GPS usage, so maybe add a few more in maps as well, especially in public tool storages or hangars. I already encourage GPS usage, it lets people very easily recover you from the Trench or Space and its a lot more fun than a magic locker. Plus Telesci will get a lot more work to do, having to rescue people every now and then. Finally some decent work for you nerds.
The Port-a-Sci is extremely cheap and has shut down far, far too many interesting and fun situations due to how simple it is to just teleport back to the station. Kidnap the AI? Too bad, it can Port-a-Sci the HoS to you. Someone lost their sub in the trench? Sorry no rescue mission, they're already back. It's definitely an important feature for Telesci, but the app trivialized it and it became less Science and more "anyone who wants it". Eventually the station wouldn't have any pods because people would fly them out and Port-a-Sci back, really annoying. Soloing AZones became dead trivial too, at least this way you'll need the remote to do so.
I think the AZone loot isn't the big problem, it's probably how trivialized risky situations became with the Port-a-Sci and how anyone had access to it. It makes sense for the RD to have the Port-a-Sci as their equipment and the remote makes it a lot more RD and Science focused. Sure, people can mass produce print them still, but I'm even up for the brave choice to make it unscannable without the Syndicate Scanner. Not like you can scan and print the MDir's Syringe Gun or Tranq or the RCD-C anyway. That'd make it a lot more risky to go out on adventures. Your remote carrier died and their remote is unreachable? Time to start a life out in the unknown, you chose to come here.
The Port-a-Sci is extremely cheap and has shut down far, far too many interesting and fun situations due to how simple it is to just teleport back to the station. Kidnap the AI? Too bad, it can Port-a-Sci the HoS to you. Someone lost their sub in the trench? Sorry no rescue mission, they're already back. It's definitely an important feature for Telesci, but the app trivialized it and it became less Science and more "anyone who wants it". Eventually the station wouldn't have any pods because people would fly them out and Port-a-Sci back, really annoying. Soloing AZones became dead trivial too, at least this way you'll need the remote to do so.
I think the AZone loot isn't the big problem, it's probably how trivialized risky situations became with the Port-a-Sci and how anyone had access to it. It makes sense for the RD to have the Port-a-Sci as their equipment and the remote makes it a lot more RD and Science focused. Sure, people can mass produce print them still, but I'm even up for the brave choice to make it unscannable without the Syndicate Scanner. Not like you can scan and print the MDir's Syringe Gun or Tranq or the RCD-C anyway. That'd make it a lot more risky to go out on adventures. Your remote carrier died and their remote is unreachable? Time to start a life out in the unknown, you chose to come here.