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Spyglass Alternative Item Idea

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Cloudrunner:
So a few weeks ago Cullen mentioned Muse was looking for an item to 'replace' or be an alternative to the spyglass for utility among captain and crew.  I understand the likelyhood of a crowd-sourced item is low, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.  So, here goes.

I submit to you:

The Gentleman's Walking Stick {pilot item}

When active, gives the user a walking speed boost.

Why should a player use the GWS over a spyglass?
The speed boost provided would allow engineers to navigate larger ships faster, pilots to leave the helm for quick repairs and gunners to run from gun to gun much more efficiently.

So, what are the drawbacks of the GWS?
First off, you can't spot ships. Ship captains and crew would rely on other ships to have spotters to mark ships for them. The next drawback is obviously the pilot equipment slot, forcing the pilots using it to specialize in running for repairs.  Another obvious drawback would be having to switch through items once an engineer or pilot reaches their destination.

Alternative Penalties discussed have included a depleting action that allows increased speed only for a limited time, forcing the user to rush to a location, then move normally while the GWS recharges.

And that's pretty much all I've got.

Thanks for your time and consideration,

Cloudrunner

Skrimskraw:
although your item name might seem biased towards your clan :p

i find it very interesting that there could be alternatives for the spyglass. Imagine if only 1 crewman per ship would have a spy glass, and his job on spotting depended on him actually doing it.

However I also feel that giving pilots an item aimed towards engineers is not a good idea since it wouldnt make sense to put it under pilot tools.

Gambrill:
It's not really an ammo type and it doesn't fix or protect anything so I wouldn't class it as an engineer tool and doesn't affect this ship itself in anyway so you could argue it doesn't work as a pilot tool.. however... A spyglass does nothing to your own ship and neither does the GWS.

Well that's my reasoning anyway

JaegerDelta:
i think its interesting,  but is it really needed?  Ships are actually pretty small in this game and the walking distances even on a galleon arent all that much because of the way components are grouped and repair area is divided. 

i think in practical application it would really only serve to further allow organized teams to stomp the teams of players made up of random crewmates.

RearAdmiralZill:
Nifty idea, but It doesn't feel like an honest pilot tool. I might be the only vet who still carries a trusty spyglass as pilot, but I wouldn't sacrifice that for faster running.

It feels more like a tool that only other classes would use instead of the pilot himself. I think it opens up a bigger thing that the only pilot tool any crew would want to have is spyglass, so maybe a "general tool" slot would work out better instead of pilot slots. This is just me rambling though.

Summary: Nifty idea, but not truly a pilot's tool.

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