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Author Topic: .34a-p2: shield upkeep tooltip is the odd one out  (Read 4696 times)

Avan

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.34a-p2: shield upkeep tooltip is the odd one out
« on: May 30, 2011, 02:31:53 PM »
The shield upkeep tooltip I noticed is the only one where more is worse, where all the others, having more is better.

TBH, I'm not really sure what could be done to reword it without making it contrived or vague or confusing, but... just something to think about.
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Re: .34a-p2: shield upkeep tooltip is the odd one out
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2011, 02:55:48 PM »
Hah, yeah. As you say, I suspect any attempt to make it less confusing would make it more confusing, though.
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Re: .34a-p2: shield upkeep tooltip is the odd one out
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2011, 03:53:29 PM »
maybe "shield upkeep efficiency"?
Its a bit wordy, but...
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Re: .34a-p2: shield upkeep tooltip is the odd one out
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2011, 09:26:43 PM »
"Shield upkeep" is pretty confusing, is more of it better or worse? cos upkeep is usualy how much it cost.
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Re: .34a-p2: shield upkeep tooltip is the odd one out
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2011, 08:47:22 AM »
You have it right - upkeep is how much it costs. 0/10 is free, 5/10 means flux dissipation is reduced by half when the shield is up, etc.
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