Exploding Lab Equipment
By
DrMike2000,
Posted on: 2009-07-04 08:28 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Nope, not new. It's basically a gamble and I often skip past them because I'm not willing the chance the debuffs in most cases. The buffs are pretty nice though.
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Those have been there from day 1. Your best bet is to have a high defense (pop a purple or two) before they explode, because the debuffs need a to-hit check, while the buffs don't.
And the Lethargic is pretty brutal, but I think it only covers your base recovery, and anything on top will still work (i haven't looked at the numbers of it since it became available) so Stamina, Quick Recovery / Etc can still help (as can any power that gives Endurance back, like drains or Stygian Circle).
Yup, they've been there from the START, and I ALWAYS jump in there to get the explosion. Why? Because there is a 30/30/30 chance of getting a buff/debuff or nothing. And since the debuffs last HALF as long as the buffs, it's always worth it to take the gamble, if you ask me.
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Exploding Lab Equipment Roulette has always been one of my favorite games. The buffs are helpful and the debuffs aren't so bad if you take care and pop CABs as necessary to counter the -recovery.
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I had a new thing happen to me today, which is pretty cool after playing the game for three years. It happened in one of those laboratory maps with the four pieces of equipment sealed off in the glass rooms.
Destroying the equipment gave me temporary powers, seemingly at random.
Keen Sight was a +To Hit bonus, with info stating that "I felt strange after the equipment exploded, and was more alert and sharper than before"
One time though I got "Lethargic" - "You feel tired and lethargic after the equipment blew up, and cannot recover any Endurance."
I checked the info and it said -100% Recovery for 3 minutes!!
Are these effects new?
Three minutes of enforced downtime seems a bit steep as a "flavour" debuff. Luckily I was on my own, and defeated the enemy befroe my endurance ran out, so I just made a cup of tea and waited. But this could quite easily have been a death sentence in the wrong circumstances.
I guess I'll be more careful in those labs in the future!
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I think these were introduced in issue 1 or 2 ;-)
I never knew about this. 
My softcapped SR scrapper LOVES these rooms. I get buffs from them constantly, and I'm not sure I've EVER gotten a debuff on that character.
i tend to ignore them, but yeah, they are cool, i forget when they were put in, it has been a very long time though.
I had a new thing happen to me today, which is pretty cool after playing the game for three years. It happened in one of those laboratory maps with the four pieces of equipment sealed off in the glass rooms.
Destroying the equipment gave me temporary powers, seemingly at random.
Keen Sight was a +To Hit bonus, with info stating that "I felt strange after the equipment exploded, and was more alert and sharper than before"
One time though I got "Lethargic" - "You feel tired and lethargic after the equipment blew up, and cannot recover any Endurance."
I checked the info and it said -100% Recovery for 3 minutes!!
Are these effects new?
Three minutes of enforced downtime seems a bit steep as a "flavour" debuff. Luckily I was on my own, and defeated the enemy befroe my endurance ran out, so I just made a cup of tea and waited. But this could quite easily have been a death sentence in the wrong circumstances.
I guess I'll be more careful in those labs in the future!