Need some wisdom/more of a tutorial

[JaysUsername]

Okay, so I’m enjoying this game alot but it’s occured to me despite beating a handful of challenges and the tutorial, theres still a ton I don’t get. Maybe some I missed in the tutorial but I don’t think so.

a)what is my ‘primary ability’ and how do I activate it(the suitcase looking ability)
b)why do I see characters glowing blue at the start/end of a turn
c)digging deeper into weapon stats:the assault rifle is rated at 10 damage but its an automatic so is it 10x3 per shot or 10 total?

Thanks in adavnce

[badman]

[QUOTE=JaysUsername;403549]Okay, so I’m enjoying this game alot but it’s occured to me despite beating a handful of challenges and the tutorial, theres still a ton I don’t get. Maybe some I missed in the tutorial but I don’t think so.

a)what is my ‘primary ability’ and how do I activate it(the suitcase looking ability)
b)why do I see characters glowing blue at the start/end of a turn
c)digging deeper into weapon stats:the assault rifle is rated at 10 damage but its an automatic so is it 10x3 per shot or 10 total?

Thanks in adavnce[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the feedback! Explanations below:

a) The backpack-looking icon is the general ability icon. It doesn’t do anything itself (the energy icon being displayed below it while the menu is open is a bug that’s on our fix-list).
b) The blue effect you’re seeing is the Commander’s Backlash Aura, which increases the Return Fire damage of nearby teammates.
c) The Assault Rifle does 10 damage per shot - as it fires three times, the total damage is 30 (though results vary depending on distance to target, cover, etc. We’re reworking this stat to make this more clear.

[Thor]

Correct me if I’m wrong but it seems the backpack icon shows the energy required for movement. Heavies shows it as 3 energy where the light/medium soldiers show it as 1 or 2. Maybe just an odd coincidence in some cases…

[JaysUsername]

Thanks Badman, I appreciate it. Did I miss all this stuff in the tutorial?

I’m glad you are looking into adjusting the damage ratings, I was shocked when browsing the shop and saw pistols are more powerful-then the lightbulb went on regarding multiple hits per shot. I think ‘rate of fire’ would be a sufficient rating, so an assault rifle would be ‘Rate of Fire: x3’ meaning it will hit 3 times per shot. To figure out how deadly a weapon is you’d just multiply damage x rate of fire-just my 2 cents.

[badman]

Correct me if I’m wrong but it seems the backpack icon shows the energy required for movement. Heavies shows it as 3 energy where the light/medium soldiers show it as 1 or 2. Maybe just an odd coincidence in some cases…

This is correct (however unintuitive presently :D).

I’m glad you are looking into adjusting the damage ratings, I was shocked when browsing the shop and saw pistols are more powerful-then the lightbulb went on regarding multiple hits per shot. I think ‘rate of fire’ would be a sufficient rating, so an assault rifle would be ‘Rate of Fire: x3’ meaning it will hit 3 times per shot. To figure out how deadly a weapon is you’d just multiply damage x rate of fire-just my 2 cents.

The new rating will take into account damage and shots fired, so it’s along the lines of what you’re thinking.