I started on nothing but firecat way back in the day but moved on to loving the mammoth style play. I couldn't jet anywhere but I had high ground run speed, great armor and loads of ammo per clip. If I could get that again that would be amazing.
As for an engineer, my thoughts look more at using some on hand resources to "buff" party members. Say something like carrying metal to plates in inventory and 'welding' then on someone for added armor. Or having power cells for weapon elements. Also circuit boards to give a regen/self repairing function. All of it temporary time limits or the armor has a damage limit. I just don't know how you could implement any of it to be done on the fly instead of standing still for 6-7 seconds.
Firefall was all about mobility in the peak beta times. Assaults perma flight if you crafted right for example.
I also agree with deployable being used by anyone, but strengthened/repaired by engineers.
As for an engineer, my thoughts look more at using some on hand resources to "buff" party members. Say something like carrying metal to plates in inventory and 'welding' then on someone for added armor. Or having power cells for weapon elements. Also circuit boards to give a regen/self repairing function. All of it temporary time limits or the armor has a damage limit. I just don't know how you could implement any of it to be done on the fly instead of standing still for 6-7 seconds.
Firefall was all about mobility in the peak beta times. Assaults perma flight if you crafted right for example.
I also agree with deployable being used by anyone, but strengthened/repaired by engineers.
I say think more Warhammer 40k Space Marine.
High Power Jumpjets that allow to ascend and descend very very quickly (think afterburner into meteor combo for assault class), jump short distances, and combine with a close combat focused melee style that is either slow (large heavy weapon) or fast (single handed weapon) with a secondary ranged weapon that can be used for when you need to pull away like a pistol, or SMG. Perhaps even a rifle depending on how you balanced the constraints.
Also, welding on armor plates would be for things like vehicles or the mech. Circuit boards would not grant a regen or self repair function, that is from far more complex machinery. Would be more activating a drone that would proceed to fly to the target and begin using healing/repairing equipment on them.
For armor function well again could be a drone designed to be a shield being either a flying plate of metal or generating an energy barrier, placing itself between an ally and the enemy to absorb shots. You see them often in the gundam series.
High Power Jumpjets that allow to ascend and descend very very quickly (think afterburner into meteor combo for assault class), jump short distances, and combine with a close combat focused melee style that is either slow (large heavy weapon) or fast (single handed weapon) with a secondary ranged weapon that can be used for when you need to pull away like a pistol, or SMG. Perhaps even a rifle depending on how you balanced the constraints.
Also, welding on armor plates would be for things like vehicles or the mech. Circuit boards would not grant a regen or self repair function, that is from far more complex machinery. Would be more activating a drone that would proceed to fly to the target and begin using healing/repairing equipment on them.
For armor function well again could be a drone designed to be a shield being either a flying plate of metal or generating an energy barrier, placing itself between an ally and the enemy to absorb shots. You see them often in the gundam series.
Given the text of your post, I'd like your thoughts on the thread Theorycrafting MMO Roles.
I'm with the people who have said that if you make a dedicated healer class they're usually required or useless. I don't desire either of those outcomes.
I'm with the people who have said that if you make a dedicated healer class they're usually required or useless. I don't desire either of those outcomes.