12 replies to this topic

[Core310]

I got it on accident meaning to get radar Deprivation
Is it any good? For it's price seems really bad.

[Rogue Jedi]

it is not bad but is only of any benefit on or Assualt or Conquest, I think it reduces capture time by about 15%, it is not nearly as useful as it used to be when you could choose which game modes you would like to play

Do not worry about module purchases when the new skills system goes in (probably Feburary) all modules except consumables are being removed and refunded (as GXP and Cbills) for you to spend on that new skill system

Edited by Rogue Jedi, 17 December 2016 - 11:32 AM.

[TercieI]

It's a complete waste of a module slot compared to others. Light mechs (the only ones that should consider it) will always benefit more from Radar Derp, Seismic and Target Information Gathering.

I'd email support. They're usually pretty helfpul if you explain.

Edited by TercieI, 17 December 2016 - 01:01 PM.

[S 0 L E N Y A]

It is about as useful as poop flavored popsicles.
Do what Terciel said.

[Void Angel]

Do not buy Capture Acceleration! The module is great for modes that require captures - which is to say Conquest. However, with the advent of map voting, you cannot guarantee that you'll land in an applicable game mode; the probability that you will is tiny, in fact. So Capture Acceleration goes in the junk heap - but take heart! They plan on scrapping the module system sometime early this next year, and refunding all the c-bills we spent on them (as well as giving us "legacy gxp" that can be used to buy stuff in the new system.)

Lean on your status as a new player and the utter uselessness angle, and hopefully support will help you out.

[jss78]

Yeah, it's not that it's bad, but that there are some other modules that are effectively essential equipment, principally Radar Deprivation, Seismic Sensors, and for LRM boats Target Decay. So people just go with those.

I second the suggestion to send a courteous e-mail to support and ask for a refund or to have the module replaced by Radar Deprivation. They actually do stuff like this for people (had to it myself once).

Ultimately it doesn't matter much though, because they're revamping the entire skill system sometime early next year. That will also REMOVE all modules, and you'll get a full c-bill refund for any modules you own, including that Capture Assist module, at that point.

[Omniseed]

Core310, on 17 December 2016 - 11:24 AM, said:

I got it on accident meaning to get radar Deprivation
Is it any good? For it's price seems really bad.

It's extremely bad, but don't sell it because you'll get all the cbills back when they remove modules in the January (?) patch

[TercieI]

Omniseed, on 17 December 2016 - 02:54 PM, said:

It's extremely bad, but don't sell it because you'll get all the cbills back when they remove modules in the January (?) patch

Good point. If support can't fix it, hold onto it for double CB.

[Jingseng]

With cw using some qp modes in predictable cycles, it's a little more useful I'd guess... but specialty at best.

[Tier5 Kerensky]

I'm pretty sure no one uses it. Even in light you could have just about anything else for more use.

The biggest problem is the acceleration is so weak and capping takes so long time. It would have to be something like 30% to 50% boost to be really worth anything.

I don't remember the exact times but for example if capping takes a minute, then there's really no tangible benefit of being able to do it in 51 seconds. If the enemy doesn't show up during that time to defend the cap, the extra few seconds won't matter, as cap can easily be stopped by just shooting any of the cappers. Not that it doesn't actually happen sometimes that the enemy actually don't try to defend cap, but usually the time to cap is so long, that someone eventually comes.

And I think it doesn't even work on conquest flags.

(actually I think the capping takes several minutes, it's really rare to actually complete, and pretty much always requires several cappers)

[G4LV4TR0N]

Try using it in new Escort mode on light mech solo capper/turret killer.

[JC Daxion]

I have one... I use it on a light that has 3 Mech modules slots.. Targeting info, Radar dep, and cap speed.. I suppose i could use seismic instead, but you don't really stop moving much, though it can help when hitting corners..

that said, I don't really notice it helping me all that much.. (FYI, it's in a spider 5v, the one everyone hates, but i seam to do very well in it, with a large pulse, XL255 or is it 265, and a couple of JJ's)

[Xaat Xuun]

Omniseed, on 17 December 2016 - 02:54 PM, said:

It's extremely bad, but don't sell it because you'll get all the cbills back when they remove modules in the January (?) patch

I thought someone said Feb. . . I like Jan. better.