Borg Avatars

posted on November 23rd, 2012, 3:08 am

I see that the plan is to have four avatars per race. For the Borg, we already have

Directive-Optimize: Unimatrix 001
Directive-Assimilate: Unimatrix 008

I will recommend that another be

Directive-Exterminate: Unimatrix 004

While our primary goal remains to perfect ourselves, we understand that some of our enemies are unfit for assimilation. Such enemies must be exterminated. The collective must grow.

posted on November 24th, 2012, 1:32 pm

i think it could be interesting if the 4th avatar was the liberated Borg acting as a kind of sub-race, where the usual Borg ships are dark grey and green the liberated Borg could be light grey and blue

posted on November 24th, 2012, 8:21 pm

I see that the plan is to have four avatars per race. For the Borg, we already have

Directive-Optimize: Unimatrix 001
Directive-Assimilate: Unimatrix 008

I will recommend that another be

Directive-Exterminate: Unimatrix 004

While our primary goal remains to perfect ourselves, we understand that some of our enemies are unfit for assimilation. Such enemies must be exterminated. The collective must grow.

To be honest i've seen the directive-Exterminate/Obliterate a few times before. but i always really prefered the idea of a directive-mobilize over it.

posted on November 25th, 2012, 1:18 am

That's a good idea. Maybe the devs will like it.

i think it could be interesting if the 4th avatar was the liberated Borg acting as a kind of sub-race, where the usual Borg ships are dark grey and green the liberated Borg could be light grey and blue

Sounds good. It sounds like what I am doing for my mod.

posted on December 18th, 2012, 3:52 am

UNIMATRIX 002, REBUILD,
DESTRUCTION OF UNIMATRIX 001 UNEXEPTABLE
RECONSTRUCTION NECESSARY FOR PERFECTION
ALL OTHER DIRECTIVES SUSPENDED
HAVE NEW SPECIAL, F LOAD OF RES. REBUILD UNIMATRIX 001, ALL SHIIP CONSTRUCTION SPEED +50%

posted on December 18th, 2012, 8:46 am

To be honest i've seen the directive-Exterminate/Obliterate a few times before. but i always really prefered the idea of a directive-mobilize over it.

TBH Borg are extremely mobile as is. If microed correctly there is almost no way any ship can catch up to a borg ship.

posted on December 18th, 2012, 9:18 am

How about directive - duplicate / replicate (or something else that means copy)
Builds a special station which can duplicate any alien tech and incorperate it into a new borg ship class,
Alternatively the tech is built straight into the vessel which did the assimilating
Imagine a smaller borg ship with an assimilated cloak or other race specific ability.
Assimilate would have been the best name so maybe redefine as tech assimilation and ship assimilation
idea needs a little work but i think it'd be good.
Maybe just assimilate 1 major tech and be able to have it in a few ship classes

posted on December 18th, 2012, 9:26 pm

^ i quite like that idea of going for the tech rather than the crew( or as well as the crew). not sure how you would begin to balance that but sounds like a interesting idea. it was possible in standard armada so it should be at least possible.

perhaps the ship has to be dismantled into a single ship and added to that ship. (rather than it being available to all ships)

or it could be a late game station ability to make it available to others ships (like in armada)

posted on December 18th, 2012, 9:35 pm

I'd rather have directive-adapt. It should make borg mix-tech possible even when not paired.

posted on December 19th, 2012, 6:49 am

Alternatively the tech is built straight into the vessel which did the assimilating

NO!!!! I HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING BORG TACTICAL CUBES OUT OF MY BASE!!! I DONT WANT CLOAKED TACTICAL CUBES!!!!!! THOSE FUCKERS ARE EVEN WORSE THEN REGULAR ONES!!!!!!

NO ASSIMILATION ABILITIES!!!!!!!!

posted on December 19th, 2012, 8:35 am

Ok calm down. I didnt say tactical cubes with cloaks! That'd be really unfair.
The ship that did the tech assimilating would obviously not be a cube.

If the ability was available, it would be a module that not every ship could install (like transwarp drive)
Back in the day my mate used the transwarp hub station to fill my well guarded base with cubes. Obviously this was kinda unfair, and the game is now more balanced

The tech assimilation module could be available to weaker ships to avoid unstoppable, invisible fleets.

Alternatively it could be a researchable tech (like cutting beam etc) which only affects certain ships

...OR! only available to ships with so many kills (the same way a rank 6 tavara gets new abilities)

Also... the beam could be yellow, so you know its happening

posted on December 19th, 2012, 8:44 pm

Ok calm down. I didnt say tactical cubes with cloaks! That'd be really unfair

I'm having a little fun. I actually can keep cubes out, especially when I swarm them with torpedoes.