ATTN: Community Reps/Dev Team: PUPs of Vanadiel DEMAND a response on Automaton A.I.!

[Frapp]

I had an idea while at work today regarding the attachment issues we've brought up, and I wanted to run it by the PUP community here.

Basically it involves reworking the Automaton menu.

1. Get rid of the physical installation slots. The only thing you would have to worry about is fitting the attachments under the Elemental Capacity for your Automaton setup. Use the space in the menu for larger graphical representation of the elemental capacity instead of 2 lines of text with icons.

2. Equip installed attachments using an On/Off list, like we see when adjusting our chat filters.

Using this method Elemental Capacity could be tweaked allowing us to use more attachments while not completely overpowering the bot. This also would make more sense (to me at least) about how attachments are actually installed. You have to take the item and have the girl in the Automaton shop install it into your bot, meaning the attachment exists inside your Automaton's core, just either plugged in or unplugged.

While thinking about this further, I also began to wonder if it would be possible to turn unused elemental capacity slots into other elements, at a cost. Let's say for example you wanted to plug in one more Fire Attachment on Valoredge, but there isn't enough elemental capacity. Because you may not utilize the 2 Ice Capacity slots (I'm looking at you Tactical Processor) you can change them to 1 extra Fire Capacity slot (Half the capacity of the unused element). To counter abuse of that, you would have to have 0/X for the element you wish to re-wire to another element.

Let me know what you think. As always, thank you for taking the time to read and consider this idea.

[Psion]

I had an idea while at work today regarding the attachment issues we've brought up, and I wanted to run it by the PUP community here.

Basically it involves reworking the Automaton menu.

1. Get rid of the physical installation slots. The only thing you would have to worry about is fitting the attachments under the Elemental Capacity for your Automaton setup. Use the space in the menu for larger graphical representation of the elemental capacity instead of 2 lines of text with icons.

2. Equip installed attachments using an On/Off list, like we see when adjusting our chat filters.

Using this method Elemental Capacity could be tweaked allowing us to use more attachments while not completely overpowering the bot. This also would make more sense (to me at least) about how attachments are actually installed. You have to take the item and have the girl in the Automaton shop install it into your bot, meaning the attachment exists inside your Automaton's core, just either plugged in or unplugged.

While thinking about this further, I also began to wonder if it would be possible to turn unused elemental capacity slots into other elements, at a cost. Let's say for example you wanted to plug in one more Fire Attachment on Valoredge, but there isn't enough elemental capacity. Because you may not utilize the 2 Ice Capacity slots (I'm looking at you Tactical Processor) you can change them to 1 extra Fire Capacity slot (Half the capacity of the unused element). To counter abuse of that, you would have to have 0/X for the element you wish to re-wire to another element.

Let me know what you think. As always, thank you for taking the time to read and consider this idea.

I like the idea. On top of that, you could balance it by making the new attachments use different elemental points than you would normally consider. For example, a new attachment that gives physical damage down, using dark or ice elemental slots, or a magical damage down attachment that uses fire or earth or the like. That way, if you combined it with the convert x element into half of a different element if it's totally unused system, you would have to make a decision: do i use these new attachments, or do i sacrifice those elements to add more of the older attachments?

[Niyariko]

And maybe we can equip over the limited elemental and slots in a trade off in higher overload rate. In an extreme case, u can equip ALL attachments, but the automaton will overload right away when you activate it, or, activate the auto with only one attachment so it can never overloads.

[Kristal]

Can you make Magic Mortar a bit easier to use?

The damage is calculated as a special WS, however, we will be looking into making this easier to use while making use of its special properties since we hear a lot of people saying it keeps doing zero damage…

I've seen many instances where the automaton would to the following:
* Automaton TP 111%+
* Cast Cure VI on me
* Trigger Mana Converter (Halving HP)
* Trigger Economizer
* Keeps meleeing, despite Fire Maneuver active (TP150%)
* Cast Cure VI on itself, healing it to 100% HP.
* Magic Mortar for 0.

[Tellahchan]

I've seen many instances where the automaton would to the following:
* Automaton TP 111%+
* Cast Cure VI on me
* Trigger Mana Converter (Halving HP)
* Trigger Economizer
* Keeps meleeing, despite Fire Maneuver active (TP150%)
* Cast Cure VI on itself, healing it to 100% HP.
* Magic Mortar for 0.

You literaly have to make your 'Maton cast it self dry of MP to ever get a good Magic Mortar out of it.... Sad.
Also with Inhibitor on I've yet to get it to Magic Mortar for me to skillchain Light, even with both of us meleeing and above 100tp... am I forgetting some trick?

[Niyariko]

Try put up a Light Maneuver

[Theytak]

You literaly have to make your 'Maton cast it self dry of MP to ever get a good Magic Mortar out of it.... Sad.
Also with Inhibitor on I've yet to get it to Magic Mortar for me to skillchain Light, even with both of us meleeing and above 100tp... am I forgetting some trick?

inhibitor tells the puppet to hold TP once the master hits 90% and/or follow the next ws with the highest SC it can make. You can't force MM to start light, you have to open with DK first so you can get your awesome 0 damage light skill chain!

Alternatively, insert the floppy disc in upside down, whack the puppet, and hope for the best. That usually works for me.

[Karbuncle]

Okay sorry for the semi-bump, not really a bump, but i feel the need to repeat it.

Can we has Tactical Processor information please Mr. Reps?

For that matter, does Animator +1/Deluxe Animator offer anything more than the listed Stat bonuses? l

[Tellahchan]

Alternatively, insert the floppy disc in upside down, whack the puppet, and hope for the best. That usually works for me.

Ahahahaha, yes percussive maintenance solves many things.

[Bhujerba]

does Animator +1/Deluxe Animator offer anything more than the listed Stat bonuses?

they enhance Tactical Processor attachment...