Debuff Icon when you have the death cybernetics on or some kind of notification

Debuff Icon when you have the death cybernetics on or some kind of notification
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elvismonkey

elvismonkey

Proposal
Some sort of icon or notification you have a cybernetic installed
Justification
Its annoying not seeing it and fighting with no armor as you havent seen your armor is unequiped due to appearance clothes.
Motivation
Its annoying
Would it be possible to have some sort of notification you have a death cybernetic on or for ease just a cybernetic. Maybe an Icon in the defuff section under your character as its really annoying not knowing if you have appearance items on and you dont notice until you see it in your inventry that your armor is unequiped.
 
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This happened to me the other night, but I did receive a pop-up telling me that "they had to install a cybernetic and I would need to go to a Cybernetic Specialist to get it removed."

I never noticed the actual prosthetic till I was at the Specialist due to the appearance clothing.
 
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I honestly never liked this mechanic but love the appearance of cybernetics, which is why I support revamping the cybernetic system and adding craftable cybernetics.

I don't really support it, because its another buff on your bar that really isn't needed, we already have tons of buff-bloat.

I do agree with the issue though.
 
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Derpyh said:
I don't really support it, because its another buff on your bar that really isn't needed, we already have tons of buff-bloat.
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I don't see this as "just another buff". Rather, I see it as a reminder that I have a DEBUFF.

In my experience, if you didn't see the pop-up or just closed it too quickly, you wouldn't notice the cybernetic unless you looked at your profile without any appearance items equipped.

I wouldn't particularly want this to be a buff icon for ANY cybernetic, just the 'junk' one from cloning that you randomly get hit with.

Or at least, that is my understanding.
 
Chewiejdh said:
I don't see this as "just another buff". Rather, I see it as a reminder that I have a DEBUFF.

In my experience, if you didn't see the pop-up or just closed it too quickly, you wouldn't notice the cybernetic unless you looked at your profile without any appearance items equipped.

I wouldn't particularly want this to be a buff icon for ANY cybernetic, just the 'junk' one from cloning that you randomly get hit with.

Or at least, that is my understanding.
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That is extremely hard to program though, it would be adding a set bonus to all 3 specific items and they would have to be their own things.

So basically your having the devs go in and add a set bonus to all those cybernetics (male/female/all aliens). It isn't impossible I just think it would be time better spent making cybernetics cool and just..removing that aspect entirely.

  1. Remove the problem, don't work around it.
  2. Give engineers the ability to recreate cybernetics.

Get what I mean?

I am not against removing the issue above.
 
I think you may have misunderstood the post/reasoning behind it.

No one wants these particular cybernetics installed. They are a debuff (enforced by the game) on the player at random.

All we're asking is to have some sort of notice/icon/graphic on our bar that we have a cybernetic forced upon us. No one is asking for a set bonus, or even any bonus.

We just want a reminder that there is something there.

Even if cybernetics were cool, which I am not saying they aren't, NO ONE would want these particular limbs.
 
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Chewiejdh said:
I think you may have misunderstood the post/reasoning behind it.

No one wants these particular cybernetics installed. They are a debuff (enforced by the game) on the player at random.

All we're asking is to have some sort of notice/icon/graphic on our bar that we have a cybernetic forced upon us. No one is asking for a set bonus, or even any bonus.

We just want a reminder that there is something there.

Even if cybernetics were cool, which I am not saying they aren't, NO ONE would want these particular limbs.
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Then..why not remove the dumb mechanic entirely?

Your asking them to do potentially more work than just letting them be crafted.
 
It isn't necessarily a 'dumb mechanic'. I think it is actually neat from a roleplay/immersion perspective.

No one wants these things crafted.
No one wants these items installed.

I'm not referring to ALL cybernetics, just the 'death cybernetic' giving some sort of notification on our HAM bar.

What does being able to craft these cybernetics have to do with any of this? No one brought up crafting them. No one goes to a cybernetic specialist and asks for a cybernetic that removes their armor and leaves them without any protection.
 
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Chewiejdh said:
It isn't necessarily a 'dumb mechanic'. I think it is actually neat from a roleplay/immersion perspective.

No one wants these things crafted.
No one wants these items installed.

I'm not referring to ALL cybernetics, just the 'death cybernetic' giving some sort of notification on our HAM bar.

What does being able to craft these cybernetics have to do with any of this? No one brought up crafting them. No one goes to a cybernetic specialist and asks for a cybernetic that removes their armor and leaves them without any protection.
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That is like 40 items they have to edit, and that will bloat up the 'buff list' with tons of useless items.

For example, the cybernetic throw arm is split up into these.

Right Throw Arm - Human Male.
Right Throw Arm - Human Female.
Right Throw Arm - Wookiee Male.
Right Throw Arm - Wookiee Female.
Right Throw Arm - Ithorian Male.
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They would have to edit every single object, and every single future and now cybernetic to include this. Then they would have to make a new buff for every object somewhere else and create an icon for each one.

Basically what your asking isn't worth it.

((And this isn't all cybernetics, just the death ones.))
 
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How would creating a notification for the DEATH or Throw cybernetics impact FUTURE cybernetics?

We're not asking for the cybernetics to be tweaked. Just a boolean check...if 'Y' then a red x on HAM bar, if "null' then nothing. Not a lot of editing honestly.
 
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How would creating a notification for the DEATH or Throw cybernetics impact FUTURE cybernetics?

We're not asking for the cybernetics to be tweaked. Just a boolean check...if 'Y' then a red x on HAM bar, if "null' then nothing. Not a lot of editing honestly.
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There is already a notification for you getting a cybernetic.
 
The devs have said before to not worry about what is or isnt a lot of work for them and to post what you think is a good idea. This to me is a good idea. It's a fun mechanic and it would remind you that you have a cybernetic - I have had it once upon death but did not notice for quite some time because of my appearance items covering them - this is a nice little way to see.
 
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Reevesy202 said:
The devs have said before to not worry about what is or isnt a lot of work for them and to post what you think is a good idea. This to me is a good idea. It's a fun mechanic and it would remind you that you have a cybernetic - I have had it once upon death but did not notice for quite some time because of my appearance items covering them - this is a nice little way to see.
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There is a notification already telling you that you acquired the on-death cybernetic.
 
Derpyh said:
There is a notification already telling you that you acquired the on-death cybernetic.
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You're missing the whole point of the PV.

When it happened to me, I wasn't near one of the cybernetic specialists to have it removed. Plus, I still had a mission to work through. I completed the mission and got caught up in something else. I checked out my character and I did not see any cybernetic there, so I assumed it was a message holdover from the past.

It wasn't until I went to put on new armor I purchased that I realized I couldn't put the arm armor on that side due to the cybernetic.

If I would've had some sort of notification on my HAM bar, I would've remembered the limb.
 
Derpyh said:
That is like 40 items they have to edit, and that will bloat up the 'buff list' with tons of useless items.

For example, the cybernetic throw arm is split up into these.

Right Throw Arm - Human Male.
Right Throw Arm - Human Female.
Right Throw Arm - Wookiee Male.
Right Throw Arm - Wookiee Female.
Right Throw Arm - Ithorian Male.
(List continues)

mMzOIO4.png


They would have to edit every single object, and every single future and now cybernetic to include this. Then they would have to make a new buff for every object somewhere else and create an icon for each one.

Basically what your asking isn't worth it.

((And this isn't all cybernetics, just the death ones.))
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ironic , coming from the person who loves to throw spaghetti at the wall bat shit crazy ideas
 
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