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Pitch Ninja
Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:42 am Posts: 1328
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Spock moved a separate thread for it.
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DarkMar
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:27 pm Posts: 1220
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Pongoloid wrote: Admittedly, with the current improvements (4 hour buff), it has moved from "not worth making/installing" to "worth considering," but it still falls short of the hopes and expectations we all had for new items, IMO. for NPC hunting, it useless as most NPC wont even be able to break you shileds if you are attacking, it's still useless as 80%+ of the dammage you take will proberly be from T-Plasma Gemini Cannon, and they scale the dammage to your total hull + shield... exeption is attacking a base with high attack as bases doesnt have Gemini cannons, but then again does it realy matter how many Repair Nanodrones killing a base will end up costing you where or not it will help you defend your ship, depends on where or not the buf can simply be removed with 1 Containment Missile (Uses Left: 6010) but didnt test that while I had it active so even with a 4 hour timer, it's still "not worth making/installing" unless like me, you think it's fun to replace 1 Perfect Syncopated Plating with 2 Exterior Maintenance Droid, just becourse you can. and the only reason I even bothered to activade the boost, was to see if I would get the same bug as PurFikshun.
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Pongoloid
Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:54 am Posts: 988
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Quote: so even with a 4 hour timer, it's still "not worth making/installing Yeah, upon further consideration, I agree it's still not worth making/installing unless you already have way more decks than you need and it can replace a truly dreadful module (e.g. Mylarai Plasma Lances). Otherwise, I can think of no major practical advantage it confers unless you are an unemployed insomniac who is on GL at least once every 4 hours. Furthermore, if you are struggling to avoid being shredded by bases, NPCs, other players, etc., it's probably better to add those 600 brackets to your ship directly until you've truly sorted your ship and production issues out. You'll get way moar hull out of it, with no upkeep or additional damage cap.
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:23 am |
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juiceman
Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:17 pm Posts: 2224
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maybe ...dream a little dream...its a voltron piece...but doubtful... could be a vanity item also..."how big could i get with laz fixer, ust buff, nanite capsule...etc.etc.." much like my obsession with cloak...hit 44.5k once ..now have a lot more base and assume 50k is possible if key and covert ally coordinate.... hoping next item unlocked is a planetary or some perm buff/buff building item...
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:33 am |
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Pongoloid
Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:54 am Posts: 988
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Quote: maybe ...dream a little dream...its a voltron piece...but doubtful... Yeah, something like that would be freakin' sweet!
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:41 am |
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CapitainePaul
Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:02 pm Posts: 942
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I am fairly sure the buff cannot simply be removed with a Containment Missile. Otherwise it would be one of the worst items I have seen in ANY game lol
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:26 am |
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PurFikshun
Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:08 pm Posts: 190
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For some reason, the Exterior Maintenance Droid buff continues not to work on my ship. I've bought and installed a second Droid within the last 30 minutes and it has the same problem as the first. I've gotten no response to my tickets, so I'm wondering if there's some hidden restriction (like maybe it doesn't work for certain races or something). For anyone who has it, please try the buff. Whatever happens, let me know along with your IGN and race. Maybe, I can throw random guessing at the issue?
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:10 pm |
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DarkMar
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:27 pm Posts: 1220
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CapitainePaul wrote: I am fairly sure the buff cannot simply be removed with a Containment Missile. Otherwise it would be one of the worst items I have seen in ANY game lol as I said, I didnt test it... the Scruuge Megacharged Hypernode ability specifikily states Amplifies your hull by 16%. This effect is immune to removal from other artifacts. Lasts 2 hours. but you dont see that part on the Exterior Maintenance Droid ability Increases hull by 2% for each 1000 decks (unbuffed - rounded up) up to a max of 20%.
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:10 pm |
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PurFikshun
Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:08 pm Posts: 190
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The Exterior Maintenance Droid now appears to be working on my ship -- but the cool down has changed to 20 hours. At least now I feel it was worth the bracket investment!!
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:42 pm |
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Texas Toast
Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:44 pm Posts: 846
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In regards to my suggestion about having a CT Lab item that upgrades it by adding an hour for each use (up to 10) I got this from support: Quote: No worries - we already updated the timer to 10 hours, and increased the cooldown to 20. Cheers! -GL Support Can somebody confirm that the ability is now 10 hours?
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:44 pm |
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DarkMar
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:27 pm Posts: 1220
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yes, now it's a 20 hours cooldown on the ability
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Droid Maintenance : Hull +16% (9 hours, 58 mins left)
but still size 20, hull 800 - atleast on the one I have installed
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:04 pm |
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juiceman
Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:17 pm Posts: 2224
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8 hours of effect is somewhat useful....could super buff while you sleep..make it less tidy for predators...otherwise still junk
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:11 pm |
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ODragon
Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:16 am Posts: 3824
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juiceman wrote: 8 hours of effect is somewhat useful....could super buff while you sleep..make it less tidy for predators...otherwise still junk If you get 3, you could go buffed 24/7 other than having to log on to do it.
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:18 pm |
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Peticks
Joined: Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:44 pm Posts: 1997 Location: Causing chaos somewhere
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can someone who has this confirm the wikis statement that it costs 250 energy to use the ability on the mod? I wont pick it up for a while if thats the case (or at least only pick one up rather than 2)
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Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:45 pm |
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DarkMar
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:27 pm Posts: 1220
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all it says on the ability is Quote: Exterior Maintenance Droid Increases hull by 2% for each 1000 decks (unbuffed - rounded up) up to a max of 20%. 20 hours but before 12519 / 55983 energy after 12274 / 55983 energy so looks like a 250 energy hidden activation cost, as far as I can tell.
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Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:41 pm |
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