add healing on ground for energy back and add being able to jump up to outpost back

[worthy crypt]

thoughts?

[frosty trellis]

Was personally never a fan of those mechanics, didn't like the dynamics that emerged from them

[worthy crypt]

can you elaborate?

[frosty trellis]

The infamous Q-heal removed alot of risk, cut some reliance on outposts and made it harder to kill 1v1.
Together with double jump which allowed more juking (for better or worse) along with the ability to jump to outposts it threw a wrench in the balance between the Airmechs I just didn't like the look of it all.

If they were added back; how would it benefit the game in your opinion?

[worthy crypt]

i feel like the ground game is so boring right now

like all you can do is jump around

if you get to low you get pinned

and its hard to lift back up

like ive pinned people for like 30 seconds or more lol

i just think its awkward not having any answer to being low on hp and on the ground aside from dying pretty much unless youre angel

i think the jump back up to outpost thing would atleast help the awkward ground situation

but i still feel like its a bit boring thats why i suggested self heal

honestly im curious what would happen if they brought strike elements back and just toned them down a ton

like the self heal and double jump

or maybe just a different iteration entirely?

idk just another dynamic of movement on the ground would benefit the game i think

[frosty trellis]

Yeah those "lockdown" situations are no fun, I agree. If you have no AA in the vicinity you can take cover under it leaves you with no options.
I can entertain the thought of jumping to outposts again for that sake.

[charred fractal]

I agree about jumping up to outposts

The airmech is a tool for capturing outposts and manipulating your forces first and foremost, adding back ground healing would make airmechs that specialize in defense or fighting other airmechs seem a bit weirdly balanced because you’re effectively nerfing them by making every mech more survivable which in turn is an indirect buff to harassing mechs that don’t even bother going for the kill anyway

[worthy crypt]

i can agree with the previous self healing perhaps being too much, thats why i mentioned a potentially different iteration of it being added or a significantly reduced variation so that it doesnt make certain mechs too strong on offense/defense but still good enough to help avoid some of the awkward situations that being low health while grounded can put you in

but i still feel like the movement options for the ground mode are just a bit too one dimensional and boring

it just seems like the game needs a minor addition or something to it

[charred fractal]

maybe mech specific movement mechanics? Aside from just speed

Like how the saucer’s dodge/jump thing is a blink the other mechs could maybe have a more unique ground option

And as far as the healing goes I think maybe healing guardians could be buffed so they have that purpose

Where it becomes a trade off if you want to be more survivable

[worthy crypt]

healing guardians being buffed would make some mechs super strong

[charred fractal]

Probably though it’s not as difficult to balance as q healing

Since you can alter healing guardians in a bunch of specific ways

[worthy crypt]

the way i envision it is that they wouldnt really serve the same purpose

repair guardians make your airmech tankier

the self heal would transfer all your energy into enough hp to possibly escape instantly