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[Mister Blastman]

In the latest PTS, though we can claim up to five module slots via the skill tree, in those slots we can only mount ONE c-bill cool shot. Now, I realize this was mentioned before, I believe, in update notes, but I think it is silly.

I don't like airstrikes.
I don't like arty.
And I don't care to use UAVs.

I think airstrike and arty is lame. I prefer to hold the enemy's beating heart and twitching innards in my own hands as I disembowel and eviscerate them.

So why not allow us to have TWO c-bill cool shots again, like before, or even better... mount up to FIVE.

If I have the c-bills, and I want to spend them, why not? I'm the only one who has to care if I make money in a drop or not. And if people can pound me relentlessly with silly crap like airstrikes, I should be able to suck on helium while whispering like a munckin into their ear as I get real close and... personal... with them.

So, why not? What say you, PGI and fellow forumites?


Edit: Requiring MC to have two cool shots in the new system is ridiculous. It should be two cool shots for c-bills, as before. Some of us don't care for the arty crap.

Edited by Mister Blastman, 26 April 2017 - 03:05 PM.

[Kaspirikay]

2 is aight 5 is a bit gratituous tbh

[SeaLabCaptn]

I was wondering how long I'd wait until a consumable thread popped up. It was the major thing standing out to me in the notes. 5 slots for what, exactly? One of everything, doubles are going to be allowed, or new fake smoke hotness? Arty and air together is allowed?

No double cool shots you say? Well that's interesting to say the least.

Personally I don't think consumables belong in the game at all, but I hear Romans carried 5 of the things.

[Alexander of Macedon]

Should be as it currently is, where you can take both 6 and 9.

[Deathlike]

I think there would actually be balance issues while doing that... while emptying your C-bill reservoirs wallets.

[Mazzyplz]

also if you could only take one why does coolshots 6 even exist?

[Xiphias]

If you unlock the skill you can run two coolshots.

I was running 1 UAV, 2 strikes, and 2 coolshots on the PTS earlier. The problem with this is that:

1) It costs 200,000 cbills a match to run
2) It's a massive boost for the skill points put in, basically making it mandatory for comp

[Ruar]

You can unlock a second. And you can unlock a skill which boosts the amount cool shot does by 25%. I'm not sure if there was another to boost it higher.

[Mister Blastman]

I refuse to pay MC for consumables, hence making it mandatory to pay MC for two cool shots is absurd. The old way would be best, with a two cool shot limit, however you want to stack them.

[El Bandito]

Basically making it a form of P2W. Dammit, PGI.

It was kinda acceptable back when we had only two consumable slots, but this is a huge jump from two slots, to five frigging slots. I tweeted to Russ after last PTS about keeping consumable slots down, but it seems he trolled me by reducing the consumables from 6 to 5.

Edited by El Bandito, 25 April 2017 - 08:43 PM.

[Mystere]

Mister Blastman, on 25 April 2017 - 07:22 PM, said:

So why not allow us to have TWO c-bill cool shots again, like before, or even better... mount up to FIVE.

You get 5 cool shot slots only if I get 5 artillery, air strike, UAV, or any combination thereof.

[Mister Blastman]

Mystere, on 25 April 2017 - 08:41 PM, said:

You get 5 cool shot slots only if I get 5 artillery, air strike, UAV, or any combination thereof.

That would be... insane. Remember when we could have two airstrikes/arty?

Two cool shots is fine as is, which is essentially all I want, but for c-bills like before.

[Mcgral18]

I thought you could mount 2 Cbill consumables?

I can
It just costs the 5 nodes

Edited by Mcgral18, 25 April 2017 - 08:48 PM.

[chucklesMuch]

Oh look Golden Consumables... ouch comp players... -200k per game... and practices??

PGI these need to cost less if you can use 5 per game...

[L1f3H4ck]

Mister Blastman, on 25 April 2017 - 08:11 PM, said:

I refuse to pay MC for consumables, hence making it mandatory to pay MC for two cool shots is absurd. The old way would be best, with a two cool shot limit, however you want to stack them.

El Bandito, on 25 April 2017 - 08:22 PM, said:

Basically making it a form of P2W. Dammit, PGI.

It was kinda acceptable back when we had only two consumable slots, but this is a huge jump from two slots, to five frigging slots. I tweeted to Russ after last PTS about keeping consumable slots down, but it seems he trolled me by reducing the consumables from 6 to 5.

Mister Blastman, on 25 April 2017 - 08:46 PM, said:

That would be... insane. Remember when we could have two airstrikes/arty?

Two cool shots is fine as is, which is essentially all I want, but for c-bills like before.

WHAT EVEN IS THIS THREAD?!?

Factually wrong is what it is. Either you don't get it, or you're purposely trying to push your p2w accusations here. Let me untangle this nonsense:

Without unlocking any nodes, you can only carry one cool shot. If you spend the skill points to unlock "coolant reserves", you can carry up to two cool shots. All this has nothing to do with how many consumable slots you have unlocked in total, and it certainly has nothing to do with p2w!

Not only do you not have to buy any consumables with MC, even if you wanted to, you can not buy additional shots for MC if you haven't unlocked it in the skill tree. The notes straight up say, that consumables bought for MC and CBills are functionally identical.

Edit: And doesn't this belong in the PTS section?

Edited by Frechdachs, 25 April 2017 - 09:38 PM.

[Mister Blastman]

Frechdachs, on 25 April 2017 - 09:35 PM, said:

Without unlocking any nodes, you can only carry one cool shot. If you spend the skill points to unlock "coolant reserves", you can carry up to two cool shots. All this has nothing to do with how many consumable slots you have unlocked in total, and it certainly has nothing to do with p2w!

No, you can only carry ONE c-bill cool shot, no matter what.

If you want to carry two cool shots, you must pay 15 MC for the second.

Before we could pay c-bills for TWO. All I really want is two c-bill shots back.

[Tarogato]

2 coolshots is too much in my opinion. There should be ZERO duplicate consumables. I don't like it as a rule, I don't think it's good for the game.

[Juodas Varnas]

There should be 0 consumable slots, because consumables should go to hell.

Just turn them into actual equipment that takes up critslots/tonnage...

[L1f3H4ck]

Mister Blastman, on 25 April 2017 - 09:40 PM, said:

No, you can only carry ONE c-bill cool shot, no matter what.

If you want to carry two cool shots, you must pay 15 MC for the second.

Before we could pay c-bills for TWO. All I really want is two c-bill shots back.

You're a liar.

I gave you the chance to admit that you just had it wrong, but you're still spreading this nonsense. I got the PTS running in the background and I know for a fact that what you say is a lie. It is not possible to buy another coolshot for MC unless you unlock "coolant reserves", and if you do unlock it, you can buy the other one for CBills.

Why are you lying about this?

Edited by Frechdachs, 25 April 2017 - 10:18 PM.

[Khobai]

5 consumable slots is absurd.

it should be 3 consumable slots max

and they really need more options for consumables