We have an MRE 3000, how about MRE 9000?

I support this idea. Mentioned it a while back in a thread, still thing its the most ballanced idea for another speed increasing module.

I took the name "Overdrive" from another game (Legions: Overdrive)

Bad idea.

Never really been a fan of the overdrive thingy, because it looks good on paper and you can say "it wont be used in PvP" all you want to, but if it makes u faster, it will. If it's an active module that gives you [insert massive debuff here] and speed, then it'll be used by everyone to flee/charge if you have massive advantage, and thus become just as required to have as LWFs. If it's a passive module... Shield tanked 150kph range fit grophoz here I come.

Depends on the balancing really... but yes, it would be difficult to balance.

The idea is speed squads don't have the rep capability to run it for long and that slow armor tanked mechs would have to burn alot of their cap / armor to close distance.

Then again, distance closing modules like that only really work on the premise that close range brawling isn't a huge risk to your own bot (which it is due to explosion damage).

Maybe give it a very short effect and a very long cycle time so you have to use it right... Just an idea.

Perhaps I don't read well on my iPhone, but what negative reasons does Sinceto state for jump jets? I get that it has major balancing needs and would certainly require a debuff, like a long charge up and recovery time. I don't think it's like an active speed mod. It's more about bouncing over impassable terrain.

It would probably only work by selecting a target tile to jump to, one that is within whatever the required range and over whatever slope. My understanding is that one of the reason Artillery is still not in the game is that there is no way to select targetable tiles for delivering Artillery. I could be waaay off on that as my knowledge on Perpetuum Development History is not all that great.

I suppose at this point something like jump jets is a pipe-dream way off in the distant future ...if there is one.

My post was adressed at overdrives, but i suppose i can make one jump jets aswell =P

Jump jets sound nice on paper, but is it worth it for all the trouble they bring? You guys mention engine limitations, bu theres also balancing problems... What stops a gropho fleet from jumping into a little ditch in the ground, similar to the ones ppl us for probes on gamma, and not ger shot at all? Also, it requires a new set of animations for each robot, and we've seen how long that takes

one of the problems that have not been brought to light here is that a accu based module will heavyly favor smaller bots because they can regenerate their accumulator faster. even worse green bots have accu recharge bonus. so using that would greatly favor the green bots once again.

imagine a heavy with empty accu after "running" 500m... very usefull. and gets jumped by a tyrannos who can charge from large distance cause of accu regeneration. a castel may even be able to run it capstable if fitted right...

i dont think that is a good idea.

yes defenders can use this. but attackers can use this in the same way and charge away while the defender is charging them. just to keep the distance. in the end i dont see that much difference. i only see a lot of problems. and even if you try to ballance this then you will run into a lot of problems. and that work will surly not be worth the gain. if it can be ballanced with the current mechanics at all.

i think the devs have made it clear some time ago. speed is a essential factor in this game. if someone uses this modules then everybody will have to use them. and then we are basicy at the same spot as we are now. and i think i remember that they made it clear that some kind of afterburner or mircrowarpdrive will not been seen in perpetuum.

now we have the diverity between lwf and plated fittings. yes for roams its always framed. but i use plated fittings often enough as well. and i think its ok.