Status Effects for Ice

[fbane]

Perhaps I have missed it but why is Ice not included in status effect? It 100% should be considered and feels weird its not and throws the whole synergy of using ice weapons and perks to up their damage and time.

[[AiR] Bango]

I'm also wondering about it and totally agree. Would be great if ice gets part of the list of status effects and if it benefits from status effect cards.

[Tyyne]

I think it's because cold effect just slows the bugs, it does not damage them. Mind you, the effect does not equal damage, they are two different things. Fire damage, well, damages things and applies a DoT, same with corrosion/poison.

[[AiR] Bango]

Cold/Ice effect not only slows down, but also freezes a target and I can't assure that getting freezed doesn't hurt. Just try to figure out someone gets in contact with nitrogen.

[Cotaks]

Originally posted by AiR Bango:

Cold/Ice effect not only slows down, but also freezes a target and I can't assure that getting freezed doesn't hurt. Just try to figure out someone gets in contact with nitrogen.

But the logic is that person dies, Ingame it's just like a little cryosleep. But i did expect a shatter effect when you hit it with a shotgun or high caliber weapon. So all we can do is hope for more stuff to come, it's just EA after all.

[[AiR] Bango]

Originally posted by Cotaks:

But the logic is that person dies, Ingame it's just like a little cryosleep...

I guess this depends on the degree of damage a target gets by the cold effect. A lot of poeple survived such conditions, but mostly lost limbs by that. So freezing a target should make damage, if it happens by first contact at least.

[fbane]

Originally posted by Tyyne:

I think it's because cold effect just slows the bugs, it does not damage them. Mind you, the effect does not equal damage, they are two different things. Fire damage, well, damages things and applies a DoT, same with corrosion/poison.

Ok so lets look at it a different way. Fire and Acid can apply a status of "burn" to give a DOT until either the status effect wears off or the target dies.

If we think about what freezing can do.. it can also burn but it can also cause death by stopping the heart. So maybe instead of a status effect we look at it more like a way to provide a different means of damage.

If "target" is frozen chance to "shatter" may happen so then you wouldn't have a DOT but instead if you froze them they could be more prone to be "shattered".

That would make the freeze effect be worth something.

[Tyyne]

Originally posted by fbane:

Originally posted by Tyyne:

I think it's because cold effect just slows the bugs, it does not damage them. Mind you, the effect does not equal damage, they are two different things. Fire damage, well, damages things and applies a DoT, same with corrosion/poison.

Ok so lets look at it a different way. Fire and Acid can apply a status of "burn" to give a DOT until either the status effect wears off or the target dies.

If we think about what freezing can do.. it can also burn but it can also cause death by stopping the heart. So maybe instead of a status effect we look at it more like a way to provide a different means of damage.

If "target" is frozen chance to "shatter" may happen so then you wouldn't have a DOT but instead if you froze them they could be more prone to be "shattered".

That would make the freeze effect be worth something.

The freeze effect is the best crowd control in the game. The bugs can't do much if they can't move or shoot.

[fbane]

Originally posted by Tyyne:

Originally posted by fbane:

Ok so lets look at it a different way. Fire and Acid can apply a status of "burn" to give a DOT until either the status effect wears off or the target dies.

If we think about what freezing can do.. it can also burn but it can also cause death by stopping the heart. So maybe instead of a status effect we look at it more like a way to provide a different means of damage.

If "target" is frozen chance to "shatter" may happen so then you wouldn't have a DOT but instead if you froze them they could be more prone to be "shattered".

That would make the freeze effect be worth something.

The freeze effect is the best crowd control in the game. The bugs can't do much if they can't move or shoot.

I agree.. but its not enough to be honest. Freeze needs something else to make it feel like its a viable thing to use.

And since ice isn't a status effect.. the bonus perks to make status effects last longer don't work and so the freeze always last the same.