Can we please get Evans accepting Spine?

[stadtpark-hartmut]

With the +6 Armorhandling upgrade chip, I would like Evans to have one. But he is only accepting Heart or Subdermal Armor at this point...

Edit: You can make it a Persuasion check if you like. Or tie it in with the new system (- if Companions Loyalty stuff makes it in with the next update), or have his personal quest done as a requirement. I just hate it being hard-locked out.

[CooperNRG]

Seconded! I try to make all my companions armor beasts, but Evans always lags behind.

[Elhoim]

We'll take a look at it =)

[talionthered]

I always felt that not having the spine would put Evans down the Evasion track, which I was fine with- but if he got a spine based on influence I certainly wouldn't object.

For that matter, making pure love for Faythe able to unlock her Valkyrie powers would be a-ok by me too.

[SkyEyeOne]

From a story standpoint, I don't see any reason why Evans should be against a spinal implant. After all, he is not a fragile girl, but a Tough Bastard.

[stadtpark-hartmut]

Originally posted by talionthered:

I always felt that not having the spine would put Evans down the Evasion track, which I was fine with- but if he got a spine based on influence I certainly wouldn't object.

For that matter, making pure love for Faythe able to unlock her Valkyrie powers would be a-ok by me too.

Evasion isn't viable with a full crew that avoids quite a lot of fights via sneaking and talking. First there is not enough lp to go around. Second it gets split between four Chars, and the enemy tends to fire at the ones who have less Evasion to begin with, which means you can't get a single Char high in it.

Evasion is more like a little bonus.

Or for more combat-heavy playthroughs with fewer team members (- Lone Wolf runs seem to work well with Evasion, where your MainChar is the only one getting shot at / the only one earning all the possible Evasion lp by himself.

[Pink Eye]

Originally posted by talionthered:

For that matter, making pure love for Faythe able to unlock her Valkyrie powers would be a-ok by me too.

Valkyrie Faythe!

[Elhoim]

Originally posted by stadtpark-hartmut:

With the +6 Armorhandling upgrade chip, I would like Evans to have one. But he is only accepting Heart or Subdermal Armor at this point...

Edit: You can make it a Persuasion check if you like. Or tie it in with the new system (- if Companions Loyalty stuff makes it in with the next update), or have his personal quest done as a requirement. I just hate it being hard-locked out.

It's up now. Evans takes Exo-Spine instead of Heart.

[TotallyNotEvilBean]

This is both spineless... and heartless... ba dum tss!

[stadtpark-hartmut]

Do I have to start over? Is it already on the public test?

Also: why instead? Maybe there's still people who want his Toxic resistance to receive the Heart's boost? I didn't mean to shut out other builds. If / when he gets Bionic, he can have one more anyway... - well: I guess it makes the Yellow Zone and Red Zone fights a bit more interesting to either have a little malus or having to wear the Biohazard suits...

[Sardonac]

Originally posted by stadtpark-hartmut:

Do I have to start over? Is it already on the public test?

Also: why instead? Maybe there's still people who want his Toxic resistance to receive the Heart's boost? I didn't mean to shut out other builds. If / when he gets Bionic, he can have one more anyway... - well: I guess it makes the Yellow Zone and Red Zone fights a bit more interesting to either have a little malus or having to wear the Biohazard suits...

Its a minor difference honestly, Evans can still wear one of the 100 toxic resist helmets. There are four that I know of, although two of them aren't available until after the red zone I believe. Trading the minor regen/toxic resist for a strength/armor handling boost is a net positive for Evans.

[talionthered]

Originally posted by stadtpark-hartmut:

Evasion isn't viable with a full crew that avoids quite a lot of fights via sneaking and talking. First there is not enough lp to go around. Second it gets split between four Chars, and the enemy tends to fire at the ones who have less Evasion to begin with, which means you can't get a single Char high in it.

Evasion is more like a little bonus.

I've noticed that as I upgrade my distortion field and use spare skill tokens, Evasion Evans has an excellent chance of avoiding enemy attacks all throughout end game. They usually won't even attack him unless I leave the distortion field off. Yes, he's in real trouble after round 5, but it hasn't been a problem thus far.