I was playing Pendles the other day and decided to go with a loadout entirely speed based. Boots with extra movement speed on melee hit, sprint speed as a secondary effect on my 2nd piece, and of course Go-Go Juice for my 3rd.
However, I noticed that if I was full out sprinting, when I got hit by a Thumper AoE or got caught in an Accellerator, the speed reduction was WAY WAY WAY more than 30%. It’s as if the gear’s positive effects were completely ignored and my speed was SET to -30% of my movement speed. After the +10% moveent speed and +27% Sprint Speed provided by my gear (and in stealth - Pendles), I should not be dragged down to such a low movement speed. It felt like a 60% speed nerf.
It’s VERY easy to test as a dev. Slap on movement & sprint gear (esp, Go-Go Juice), play an Incursion map. Activate the gear while in base & when the match starts, tail it to the first Accellerator at the enemy base (you’ll get there before the other team does…). It’s VERY noticable.
What I think is happening from a programming standpoint is that the movement speed is being reduced without taking into account of all the Sprint Speed that is being applied by the gear.
Base Movement: 100 units
Pendles Movement in Stealth: 120 units
Gear Movement: 10% = 12 units
Pendles Total Stealth Movement: 132 units (32% faster than normal movement)
Base Sprint Modifier: 50% = 50 units
Pendles Sprint in Stealth: 66 units (50% of 132)
Gear Bonus (27% of 100): 27 units
Pendles Total Sprint Movement (geared): 120 + 66 + 27 = 213 units (113% faster than normal movement)
Accellerator / Thumper / General Slow Effect = 30%
Base Movement Cost: 70% (100 - 30)
Pendles Geared Stealth Movement Cost: ~40 units
Pendles Geared Stealth Sprint while AFFECTED BY SLOW:
- Affected Base: 92 (132 - 40)
- Affected Sprint: 149 (213 * 70%)
*** The resulted SPRINT for Pendles under a 30% slow effect should just be 30% of his Sprint Speed => 149, which is still 49% higher than regular movement ***
This is why I think the math is messed up in how slows are calculated. If my gear cannot overcome the effects of a slow debuf, then the slow debuf is WAY OVERPOWERED.