Question about repairing droids

[Shopper_Keeper]

I notice that eventually some of my older, more powerful droids start reaching health thresholds that they cannot be repaired beyond.

How does this work exactly? Do they arbitraily lose health over time, or am I simply unable to recover from past damage?

[cprince]

Every time you're hit - whether you take actual damage or not - you lose 1% of your droid's maximum health. Only the Super Repair can repair that, though it is fleetingly rare, and I think I need to make it a bit less so.

[Shopper_Keeper]

I do wish my droids were a little more long-lasting, especially after investing a ton of upgrades into them. I mean, why do they take "damage" from shots that don't actually damage them?

Does the standard repair pickup do anything to combat the "wearing" processs?

[cprince]

They wear out because that's a core game mechanic. You have to avoid getting shot, and your droid eventually falls to bits, so you need to transfer to a new one.

The standard repair doesn't help wearing out at all, it only fixes minor incidental damage. It's not a particularly useful powerup.

[Shopper_Keeper]

I understand that but at the same time I get attached to some of these little guys ya know?

I hope you do buff the super-repair's chances of showing, I've only seen it once in my current play-through.

[cprince]

Ach, no point in getting attached in an arcade blast-em-up! Maybe you'll enjoy the forthcoming RPG DLC more.

[Ready?_]

Sometimes, one of my droids will have a lot of health, then take some damage, then have only 1/4 of its original health as its max. Is that normal?

[cprince]

Depends how much damage it took - every hit causes it to lose 1% of its maximum hitpoints, so after 100 hits, no matter what droid it is, it's a gonner

[ExtraSpectre]

Will the RPG dlc have the same "wearing" system?

[cprince]

yes, but there's repair stations and upgrade stations :)