Borg Tactical Center

posted on July 6th, 2009, 12:32 am

Well, we have the discussion about Borg mixed tech going around for some time. Recently Serpicus also questioned the fact that Borg vessels never improve in any way while the ships of all other races do. Here´s an idea i just had:

Scrap the current mixed tech options for the Borg. They gain a new structure to build (ideally it would be called assimilation matrix, but that name is taken), let´s call it Borg Tactical Center. This structure is specifically built to analyze the tactical capabilities of a threat race. It builds extensions for each race.
When you assimialte a ship, it is sent there to be "decommissioned". The pod for that race gains experience for doing that, just like other ships get experience for destroying ships. When a certain amount of exp is accumulated for that race, all borg vessels gain some sort of bonus against all units of that race.

What sort of bonus or how much exp must be accumulated is a simple matter of balancing it out. Also each unit ingame already has an exp rating, pods for stations are already there, don´t know about global effects.

Another possibility is adding more "credits" for the Borg to buy techs and unlocking new options for specific races when enough exp is accumulated.

posted on July 6th, 2009, 12:36 am

I don't know, the units that are capatured and assimilated should be enough of an incentive (that gives you a lot of extra firepower afterall). Plus, optimize would be left out in the cold then 

posted on July 6th, 2009, 12:38 am

Scrap the current mixed tech options for the Borg. They gain a new structure to build (ideally it would be called assimilation matrix, but that name is taken), let´s call it Borg Tactical Center. This structure is specifically built to analyze the tactical capabilities of a threat race. It builds extensions for each race.

When you assimialte a ship, it is sent there to be "decommissioned". The pod for that race gains experience for doing that, just like other ships get experience for destroying ships. When a certain amount of exp is accumulated for that race, all borg vessels gain some sort of bonus against all units of that race.

That idea would go well with my idea of the Assimilated Constructor building a modified 'Collective Uplink' that builds the regular ships with a passive ability reducing damage from the race in questions vessels, with the resistance increasing as the exp of the pod increases . Or adding a new Uplink to the Assembler when the race is 'analysed'.

posted on July 6th, 2009, 12:47 am

I don't know, the units that are capatured and assimilated should be enough of an incentive (that gives you a lot of extra firepower afterall). Plus, optimize would be left out in the cold then 

From the Borg perspective, those assimilated ships would serve no purpose, as they remain the same, they would be disassembled anyway, their materials used for "real" borg ships. Also i didn´t say this option would only be open to the assimialte avatar, it could work like the intelligence center for the rommies, one avatar simply get´s a bonus on exp or needs less. 

posted on July 6th, 2009, 1:03 am

i like having assimilated ships in my fleet so how about a station which has a holding beam style technology assimilator which analyzes the ship youve assimilated and gains experiance and levels up the more ships you send there giving you a damge reduction against that race and maybe even gives your vessels a damage bonus against that race as well

posted on July 6th, 2009, 1:03 am

I had a very similar idea to this.... it's a good idea

posted on July 6th, 2009, 1:06 am

also s i mentioned before assimilated ships shot get a stat bonus and borg weapons to show they now incorporate borg technology

posted on July 6th, 2009, 1:22 am

I like the idea because I have been constantly been playing as the Borg and using assimilation and holding beams, and I have assimilated several vessels, but are incapable of using the special weapons on assimilated vessel. I think we should keep the mixed tech around just for the sake of the Adapter. However, the tactical center could be used a s a good special station, is a good idea, and it also increases the effectiveness of assimilation and holding beams. Like that idea?