Armor traits rebalance idea

[Laces115]

Currently, there is little to no point in getting the Armor Vest for 70 worth when you can get 50 regenerating armor for 35 worth.

What I propose is reducing the cost of the vest to 35 worth to make it more attractive, and raise the cost of regen armor to 50 worth, and nerf the regen rate to one every one and a half second instead of half second.

This way, if you plan on staying in the back of the pack, so you won't be hit as much, the low cost vest is a more attractive option, while Nano Fiber is still good without being overpoweringly better.

 

Also, the new variants of Fastie and Headcrab are pretty strong, too strong imo. Maybe look into reducing their damage stats.

Edited January 17, 2019 by Laces115

[Snowyamur]

@Laces115

That's a good point. Why go for the Kevlar Vest at 70 Worth if you could just get regenerative armor from Neuro-Fiber for 35, which has longer-lasting purposes, which is something I didn't consider, but I didn't finalize on those Worth costs.

It's also a great point to bring up the idea of

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staying in the back of the pack

when considering between Kevlar Vest and Neuro-Fiber because while one regenerates, the limit goes up to 50 armor, whereas the other provides full body armor, which is overall more effective as an extra layer of defense against the notable late-game assassin, the Chrono Butcher. And Kevlar Vest is definitely effective as a safety precaution when one goes AFK or is otherwise going to be away from their computer for more than 5 minutes, so the chances of being dead on returning are less likely, unless zombies broke through the cade.

 

The Worth cost adjustments sound reasonable, but there needs to be more reasoning behind why the Neuro-Fiber armor regen needs to be nerfed.

[Laces115]

On second thought, neuro recharge rate is fine. When you lose the armor, people tend to back off and wait to fight until it's back, which I think is balanced enough since it means one less active defender for a short timeframe.

[Snowyamur]

In that case, we're keeping Kevlar Vest and Neuro-Fiber as they are.