Does localized confusion actually work?

[Myth Alric]

If anything it seems like it makes enemies spawn even faster and there are patrols all over the place.

[Tigerhawk71]

It seems to be working on you, at the very least.

[ArterialSpray1066]

Oh damn, its a localised version of what we are all pumping into the atmosphere to stop the bugs isnt it? Lol.

[Myth Alric]

Originally posted by ArterialSpray1066:

Oh damn, its a localised version of what we are all pumping into the atmosphere to stop the bugs isnt it? Lol.

That would actually be pretty funny if it was.

[Dain_Ironfoot]

Sometimes it strangely seems to do the opposite, others it makes it much easier. I don't know. Probably a roll of the dice or depends on which missions/planet you are on, etc.

[Aarohnn Landao]

It honestly feels like it working opposite to what it says. That's the way it seems from the runs I've done with it and then again without it.

[Talonmaster]

According to an in-depth reddit post localized confusion doesn't have any impact on patrols themselves. It increases the cooldown time between bot drops/bug breachs by 50%. It goes from 240ish seconds to 300ish.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

Originally posted by Talonmaster:

According to an in-depth reddit post localized confusion doesn't have any impact on patrols themselves. It increases the cooldown time between bot drops/bug breachs by 50%. It goes from 240ish seconds to 300ish.

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The difference between 300 and 240 is 60. 240/60=4.

So that's a difference of 25%.

This is what happen when you take your info from Reddit.

Edit: or if you look at it the other way, it increase it by 20% only.

[Captain Worthy]

Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:

Originally posted by Talonmaster:

According to an in-depth reddit post localized confusion doesn't have any impact on patrols themselves. It increases the cooldown time between bot drops/bug breachs by 50%. It goes from 240ish seconds to 300ish.

......

The difference between 300 and 240 is 60. 240/60=4.

So that's a difference of 25%.

This is what happen when you take your info from Reddit.

Edit: or if you look at it the other way, it increase it by 20% only.

You are counting it all wrong, 50% increase would be half of the original cooldown added on top of it. It's a 1.5 multiplier.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

Originally posted by Captain Worthy:

Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:

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The difference between 300 and 240 is 60. 240/60=4.

So that's a difference of 25%.

This is what happen when you take your info from Reddit.

Edit: or if you look at it the other way, it increase it by 20% only.

You are counting it all wrong, 50% increase would be half of the original cooldown added on top of it. It's a 1.5 multiplier.

1) I'm not the one who made up those numbers. I'm simply stating that thinking it is a 50% increase is flat wrong.
2) Adding 50% of something is exactly the same than multiplying it by 1.5...