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Mon, 12/22/2014 - 13:45
Deleted-Knight's picture
Deleted-Knight

I propose a new bomb that can be purchase from Kozma during certain promos for 5000 energy.

Energy Bomb
- 5 Star, looks eerily similar to a nuclear warhead with nitrome-themed colors.
- "The latest technology in spiral explosives, this weapon of massive explosion will wipe out any every monster in its vicinity, and every monster not in its vicinity. The Energy Bomb must recharge after each detonation."
- Bomb will deal normal damage and explodes like a Nitrome with twice the blast radius (yep, not a typo).

The first catch:
The bomb has a cool-down timer of 30 seconds, kind of like pet attack. If you attempt to charge the bomb when it is not ready, it will sputter and not charge.

The second catch:
The bomb's base damage is equal to that of Nitrome. However you can boost it's power by added crystal energy to it. Right click on bomb, select "charge with energy", and the bomb gains 50% more power at the cost of 500 energy. The buff disappears after 7 days. Cannot buff again until after the first buff disappears.

Mon, 12/22/2014 - 22:31
#1
Xxpapaya's picture
Xxpapaya
The papaya thinks

Giving weapons boosts with energy?
*Walks away*

"- Bomb will deal normal damage and explodes like a Nitrome with twice the blast radius (yep, not a typo)."
That's just a huge package of lag waiting to be released.

Also, this kind of defeats the current purpose of bombs. They are designed to provide constant AoE damage, and possibly a knockback/re-placement of mobs depending on the type. Blowing up everything once every 30 seconds isn't exactly very...bomb-like at the moment. I mean, I like the idea and all, but there are a lot of things you might want to rethink.

Mon, 12/22/2014 - 22:59
#2
Holy-Nightmare's picture
Holy-Nightmare
Just no......

I am firmly against anything pay to win. Playing against a BK bomber with this in LD would be impossible, the blast radius prevents all but the furthest reaching charge attacks and the damage would end up in 1-2 HKOs.

Tue, 12/23/2014 - 16:58
#3
Deleted-Knight's picture
Deleted-Knight

1. This bomb is supposed to be like an atomic bomb. Huge blast, huge power, but at high cost and can only be used sparingly.

The 30 second cool-down serves to stop it from being overpowered. Even with the 50% power buff and increased range, nitrome would outclass it in terms of pure DPS.
It will be a fun "gimmick" weapon that allows bombers to hit switches and do ridiculous damage to finish off a boss or something.

2. The bomb, being "pay to win", will not be trade-able in any way and each player can only own one.

3. It creates another energy sink for players who want to spend money on the game.

I think both of you saw pay-to-win and just stopped reading. The reality is OOO needs "pay-to-win" to keep the game running. The goal is to make something that is pay-to-feel-like-win because in actuality it doesn't really outclass any of the f2p equipment.
Pay-to-Acquire doesn't always mean better. Free-to-Acquire does not always mean balanced.

Tue, 12/23/2014 - 18:46
#4
Holy-Nightmare's picture
Holy-Nightmare
So it's a pay to suck weapon?

If it has less DPS than Nitro then why get it?

Range? Um ever hear of the gunner update?

TF2 has been F2P for years and they are still making money......

Why sink money into a horrible weapon if Nitronome has more DPS?

Tue, 12/23/2014 - 19:18
#5
Tehepicwin's picture
Tehepicwin
-1 just no

Everyone else has said my concerns over this.

First of all, a thirty second timer is complete bull and is too bad to even be a gimmick.

Second of all, paying to boost weapons is going too far, even by P2W standards.

Third of all, why would OOO put effort into something no one would use?

This Energy Bomb idea just blows, to be honest.

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