keen sinew
Are electricity and constant energy supposed to be switched?
I can understand them needing more energy then normal tractors, but this is a bit much. Drains like 20k at 2k distance, compared to a thrak'hra denial draining 3k at the same distance, which I already thing is a lot while in combat.
queen sage
The item itself have always been this way stat wise. The only difference is that tractor sub skills no longer greatly reduce electricity costs. Leading to a different experience for those that have skilled them. The exact previous experiance with tractors is not the goal though but we agree these aren't what we want.
These are noted down already to be reviewed. They're just not in tractor sheet because they're special
keen sinew
So, just missed with the rebalance of the tractor skills, noted
queen sage
Because there's not a huge impact beyond the niche just has been a lower priority
I'll mark it down for a newer dev task if one of them need something to do.
fringe ember
God I hate reading from a dev that it has "always been that way"
queen sage
Love you.
keen sinew
Well, it was, but they changed something else that made a impact
queen sage
I do appreciate the things you bring up being serious though, Nuke.
But yeah I can understand the the "actually" meme tone sometimes. And if you heard my tone in voice while I said it you wouldn't interprete it that way.
I double checked - I already had a task set for new dev to review both Prospecting and DNA elec costs and make them slightly highier then normal tractor values due to the reduced expected uptime and the specialization.
keen sinew
Prospecting is a lot lower atleast
Oh, on that note... its a lot lower, yeah.... just 20 constant
exotic brook
For additional (albeit anecdotal) context the DNA extraction beam used to drain about 1.5k elec on the setup I use to gather DNA (Sheliak augged for recharge both shield and energy, tank, speed, and a bit of hull), and not the absurd 15k I was seeing when I recently tried to use the DNA beam. So, with all due respect, it really hasn't been that way all along, but something inadvertently caused the DNA Extraction Beam to use way more elec even if its stats were never changed.
queen sage
yes and no. Anybody without sub skills would pay those costs.
Which is most folks without an engi
We already came to the conclusion it needs to change. I guess I'll edit hte statement for those coming in late.
Edited to provide greater clarification for those coming late to the party.
queen sage
A dev volunteered and actioned this work to make both prospecting and DNA values.