Eclipse Phase: Frosted Glass Discussion - Page 13

Dracorion · 05-30-2010, 09:58 PM

No, Ellen expects herself to get attacked. Y'know, center of the universe and all.

Huge difference.

Overcast · 05-30-2010, 09:59 PM

Sorry I use fool rather liberally. Not meant to be a serious insult, just a text version of...I keep thinking the phrase wake up call but I have no idea what I am trying to convey.

But I'd say it is because targeting the person who looks the snootiest seems to guarantee a kill, compared to trying to kill someone like Daniel what with his thick armor, his big gun, his helmet.

Dracorion · 05-30-2010, 10:02 PM

Well yeah, Ellen may be the squishiest party member but she's also the least threatening.

Overcast · 05-30-2010, 10:04 PM

Well that is the thing. An assassin kills like a predator, pick them off one by one with the least difficult to the most. Someone like Desmond is a warrior. He is the kind of person who might try to bum rush Daniel before he took down the squishy one.

Geminex · 05-30-2010, 10:06 PM

Though, really, it's up to us to protect the weaker party members, mostly by simply arranging things so they're no in danger.

Dracorion · 05-30-2010, 10:07 PM

Okay, so it depends on what we're facing off against. If it's your assassin scenario, she's going to be the most likely target regardless of drones or not.

Overcast · 05-30-2010, 10:16 PM

Keep Daniel in the middle, Spectre at the back, Desmond at the front. Daniel is relatively good on his eyes, but the rest of his senses are just reasonably trained. You two got him on total sensory capability, Desmond naturally Spectre artificially. Also with his Oracles Daniel can best maneuver to a proper position from the middle if either side gets caught off guard.

Geminex · 05-30-2010, 10:18 PM

If someone wants to assassinate her, her morph's probably gone. But I'm hoping we could save her cortical stack, or at least her backups.

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Keep Daniel in the middle, Spectre at the back, Desmond at the front. Daniel is relatively good on his eyes, but the rest of his senses are just reasonably trained. You two got him on total sensory capability, Desmond naturally Spectre artificially. Also with his Oracles Daniel can best maneuver to a proper position from the middle if either side gets caught off guard.

If we did something like this, I might actually have Spectre scout ahead a little. But we can't just choose a fixed formation and use that. We need to be able to adapt to the situation, we should be taking this case-by-case.

Overcast · 05-30-2010, 10:27 PM

Was thinking about lack again and the small hallways. Scouting ahead isn't much with Daniel and his eyes, combined with his X-ray emitter and he can see through just about anything without much trouble. No I'd rather he be at the back watching our most obvious flank with his echolocation since Daniel can at best only look over a cone of sight.

Dracorion · 05-30-2010, 10:29 PM

Taking into account Krylo's observation about AIs being able to have more than one combat skill, which I missed before, three seeker and kinetic pistol-wielding comes down to 30300 creds. Plus the cost for the AI and the Ghostrider Module. Meh, I still like it. Though maybe I should get them Medichines.

05-30-2010, 09:58 PM	#121
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	No, Ellen expects herself to get attacked. Y'know, center of the universe and all. Huge difference. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.

05-30-2010, 09:59 PM	#122
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	Sorry I use fool rather liberally. Not meant to be a serious insult, just a text version of...I keep thinking the phrase wake up call but I have no idea what I am trying to convey. But I'd say it is because targeting the person who looks the snootiest seems to guarantee a kill, compared to trying to kill someone like Daniel what with his thick armor, his big gun, his helmet. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

05-30-2010, 10:02 PM	#123
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	Well yeah, Ellen may be the squishiest party member but she's also the least threatening. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.

05-30-2010, 10:04 PM	#124
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	Well that is the thing. An assassin kills like a predator, pick them off one by one with the least difficult to the most. Someone like Desmond is a warrior. He is the kind of person who might try to bum rush Daniel before he took down the squishy one. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

05-30-2010, 10:07 PM	#126
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	Okay, so it depends on what we're facing off against. If it's your assassin scenario, she's going to be the most likely target regardless of drones or not. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.

05-30-2010, 10:06 PM	#125
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	Though, really, it's up to us to protect the weaker party members, mostly by simply arranging things so they're no in danger.

05-30-2010, 10:16 PM	#127
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	Keep Daniel in the middle, Spectre at the back, Desmond at the front. Daniel is relatively good on his eyes, but the rest of his senses are just reasonably trained. You two got him on total sensory capability, Desmond naturally Spectre artificially. Also with his Oracles Daniel can best maneuver to a proper position from the middle if either side gets caught off guard. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

05-30-2010, 10:27 PM	#129
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	Was thinking about lack again and the small hallways. Scouting ahead isn't much with Daniel and his eyes, combined with his X-ray emitter and he can see through just about anything without much trouble. No I'd rather he be at the back watching our most obvious flank with his echolocation since Daniel can at best only look over a cone of sight. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

05-30-2010, 10:29 PM	#130
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	Taking into account Krylo's observation about AIs being able to have more than one combat skill, which I missed before, three seeker and kinetic pistol-wielding comes down to 30300 creds. Plus the cost for the AI and the Ghostrider Module. Meh, I still like it. Though maybe I should get them Medichines. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.