Sent overdrive options

[SeymourGore]

Personally, I don't mind the heavy being centered around iOD. I view it similar to a heavy, muscle bound brute: it's great for short bursts of speed/power, but loses out when it comes to endurance. With that said, I wouldn't mind seeing iOD be tweaked a bit (as detailed in Ellismore's thread).

http://forums.legionsoverdrive.com/threads/overdrive-idea.3008/#post-57560

 

[Homingun]

IOD made sent stupid; mortar made it stupid^2. IOD gives ez-mode ability to stop cappers as long as you can see them (in Legions; this is not so hard). It also gives instant mobility to grab, pick up, and return flags to a "heavy" class. A similar ability for the OR would be giving invulnerability for a short period of time at the cost of energy. IMO, the sent was never really balanced as a class; so the IOD was tacked on to make it more viable.

As for the mortar, there's a separate thread for that.

 

[Gheist]

IOD made sent stupid [...]

Made? In comparison to the times where it didn't have iOD or what?

 

[WildFire]

Erm, hasn't it had IOD since day 1?

 

[SeymourGore]

Yar, I think Mr Homingun is implying that Sentinel was stupid from the get go.