some ideas for WX78 in the new skill tree

[Seero]

Firstly I'd like to say wow what a strong impression on this skill tree. I really like the ideas presented here, and I think they have the potential to be something really great for WX78.

I'm going to rapid fire some ideas to put them out there. 

 

1. The skills which buff beta circuits should buff the speed circuits to allow faster harvesting, much like woodie's skill. I think pickables are an underutilized part of the game that could really use some improvements, the shadow reaper and woodie's skill are a great first step and I think this would be a great next step.
2. The speed circuit may also increase chopping/mining speed, although I'm not sure if i'd want both, and I think it would be preferable if we had a separate (Gamma?) circuit that helped on resource harvesting. Leading back to idea 1, a circuit that just lets you instapick would be nice too.
3. I think the electric circuit should just be reworked to give WX innate electric damage, straight up. Take up more slots and be more expensive too. This does make tree guards harder to kill, because they'll burn to death and you'll have to take it off before fighting them. Not really all that interested in mobs taking electric damage if they hit you. I would at least prefer it work like wormwood's bramble husk armor where it procs every third hit
4. The illumination circuits should not give that cone-light I don't think it really meshes well with don't starve as a whole, and I found it very clunky to use when I played, especially in the ruins, a simple radius much like all the light items that came before it would be just fine.
5. I think the differentiation between circuits is great but I think it could use a little more, maybe give alpha circuits just a tiny bit more instead of pure stat buffs for even more customization. I would love to see the chorus box be able to be plugged in the alpha circuit, maybe a special clause could be added where it doesn't get the buff from the beta circuit skills, so no followers. 
6. Some players think the bottom left skills which determine plugging and unplugging circuits could use some merging, i'm all for that idea and in return i'd like a skill to buff the mappers speed and maybe radius by a bit, they're very useful and this would let players spec into it harder. 

This is all I have for now, my ideas for WX78 rely on their robotic aspect where they can kind of be a jack of all trades through how they can customized themselves. With these kinds of ideas it could give WX a lot of variety, you can focus on combat, farming, speed, or do a mix of everything.

the picking thing I'd really like to see honestly, again there's a lot to be done with that part of the game and I think it's time it get revisited in general, that's for another thread though

[Jakepeng99]

4 hours ago, Seero said:

The skills which buff beta circuits should buff the speed circuits to allow faster harvesting, much like woodie's skill. I think pickables are an underutilized part of the game that could really use some improvements, the shadow reaper and woodie's skill are a great first step and I think this would be a great next step.

Would just bring back the speed circuit meta.

Movement speed is already the most valuable stat in the game.

[Seero]

46 minutes ago, Jakepeng99 said:

Would just bring back the speed circuit meta.

Movement speed is already the most valuable stat in the game.

 

5 hours ago, Seero said:

The speed circuit may also increase chopping/mining speed, although I'm not sure if i'd want both, and I think it would be preferable if we had a separate (Gamma?) circuit that helped on resource harvesting. -----> Leading back to idea 1, a circuit that just lets you instapick would be nice too. <-----

 

[Jakepeng99]

7 hours ago, Seero said:

 

 

I just believe he doesn’t really need any resource gathering. His circuits shouldn’t let him do everything.

Right now his main niches are exploring, stats, tanking, and speed.

[Swiyss]

19 hours ago, Seero said:

The skills which buff beta circuits should buff the speed circuits to allow faster harvesting, much like woodie's skill. I think pickables are an underutilized part of the game that could really use some improvements, the shadow reaper and woodie's skill are a great first step and I think this would be a great next step.

This would be amazing. I hope Klei takes this in consideration. Maybe something like 15% faster is already very welcomed.