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During 2018 I've noticed a trend to make Skip Off the Void more difficult to use.
The latest being an odious suggestion to harm crew traits even using a hyper warp.

There is an undercurrent that Sotv gives an unfair advantage to players.

It's time to replace Sotv with some other talent the Navigators can use. 

This suggestion comes from a devoted, Skip off the Void fan.  But it's time to deal with the elephant in the room.

If Sotv is to be preserved restrict it to a specific Captain's starting trait or talent.
Remove it as a crew talent.

Unique to a specific starting Captain type. The bonus trait, should make it easier to use SoV 
with less engine damage and threat to crew safety.
(Obviously the Captain's bonus starting trait would not be named Sotv) 

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Notes:
1.)  Take another look at the icon for Sotv.
At the bottom it says "Encounter".  I think the spirit of the law has always implied ship encounters.
Not the presence or absence of storms.
For the sake of clarity lets get rid of this Navigator talent.

2.) Doubling and tripling damage from flash & sotv undermines these concepts;
Nav link
Etech link

3.) Absence of Mitigating factors.
- No help from ships with high medical rating and advanced med facility components?
- No help from ship's damage control parties.  Ships with high repair displayed in stats?
- No help from Doctor or Engineer default starting officers?

  If you make a talent too damaging to use. The  risk to ship, and  crew, is too high, with no consideration
for doctor abilities, or crew damage control parties, then get rid of it.

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4.) -New Trait mutation?  "Guild Pilot".  If a Navigator already has the spice addict trait.  Then there is a very
small chance they can turn into one of those Dune pilot worms in a box things.  Guild pilot trait would
increase protection from any type of space related damage.
A face only a mother could love but everybody would want one.

5.) -Bounty hunter Blood Game talent Smells allot like an attack version of Sotv with no penalties.

resistor

Distracting Shots, and Disappearing Act do not require prerequisites to use.
My request is to remove the prerequisite obstacle when using Killer's Aim.

I agree there are already two ways to turn on Stealth mode.
However using Distracting Shots forces the user to retreat one slot. [x R R x | o o o x].
This disrupts my team's firing positions.

You don't have to move into a new slot when using Disappearing Act or Killer's Aim.
 
I use  distracting shots to solve a specific problem.  If the character in slot-2 gets hit with
a knock back attack.  Then using D-shots will put character 2 and 3 back into their correct slots.

Not a big deal.  I've seen some great user ideas put into the updates.  Thought I would 
run one up the flag pole.  Ignoring Killer's Aim is certainly not a deal breaker when playing Spies.

Killer's Aim is great.  I cannot afford to use it with Stealth Mode as a prerequisite.

The initiative cost is not the problem, it's the combat round you use it in.

It reduces the team's fire power by 25% during setup.

The cost is low (6 init). But you lose 2 attacks during the combat round instead of 1.  This also gives the enemy
two chances to stun or apply a debuff attack. 

Could you grant alms to this supplicant? Should this unwashed peasant be flogged and thrown from the walls?
K-A new Initiative Cost = (Stealth Mode + Killer's Aim) =14 initiative.   Thanks for giving it a think over. 

P.S. With this enhancement.  If the talent was moved to rank 15, it would still be worth the wait.

fallen
  When Sharp Counter triggers are you getting the Balanced Blade counter attack for free
or paying an additional (1.5 x wep) initiative during your character's combat round.

Why I'm asking.

* Sharp Counter will trigger a counter attack using the Balanced Blade talent.
* Both of these are rank 1 swordsman talents, and each cost (1.5 x weapon initiative) to use.

I'm guessing the enemy AI must think this is a high threat to require the high initiative cost?

You are a physic. I was thinking the very same thing couple days ago. Would really like to see this implemented.

Talent only works in slot 1.  Could be single attack, or attack buff. 

Accuracy = ((ranged + melee) x .5).   Damage uses strength as weighted dice.

Knock back.  I visualize the lunge followed by a rifle butt stroke to the head. 

Debuff self; Dodge Penalty.  When distracted with desperate hand to hand combat. 
It should be easier for ranged attackers in slot 2, 3 & 4 to hit you.

Wow! Well done.  I've been concentrating on STF and haven't updated HOS since 1/18/17 v4.2.77

I'm nuts about using color codes.  Entire thing not only allows easy team planning but tutors players at the same time.
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Thanks for the honorable mention 

fallen This guy is holding a royal flush in creativity! Thanks for pointing it out.

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