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Piloted SC bombers
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Crellion
Nano Rhinos
PURPLE HELMETED WARRIORS
#1 - 2012-05-10 06:14:27 UTC
Hiho,

A simple concept:

Make bombers "boardable" of sorts. i.e. (example) pilots can dock their vessel on the SC and board a bomber.

Con: You lose the vessel the pilot had from the field (force divider)

Pro: Every piloted bomber on top of the same dps (unchanged - or skill changed to be ... say 40% to 110% - @ lvl5- of what it is today) can also activate effects TBD (ex. could be web scram paint damp ew neut nos etc ... obviously not everyhting from the same vessel) (force multiplier)

Pro tip: Make the bandwith used by the bomber reliant upon the skill of the pilot boarding it: ex if Nyx can have 20 unpiloted bombers it can have only 10 at any given time piloted by pcs with relevant skill at lvl1 or 25 piloted by pcs all with relevant skill at lvl5. Again detailed balance TBD

Role bonus: Same as real fighters currently on TQ the pilot of the bomber can hit a hotkey and follow one of the last 3 locked targets (or aggroed targets?) in warp. Bombers tracking affected by pilots relevant gunnery skills (tracking optimal and faloff) to bring about the relevant improvement.

Proposal: Can jump 1 system away through gates.

Balancing point: Every such piloted bomber destroyed gives out a killmail same as normal vessels.
Daeva Teresa
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2012-05-10 06:40:33 UTC
Has ben proposed before; Learn to use the search function.

Its absolutely stupid and unnecesary idea, If you want yours super carrier to work as an platform for your's corp mates, just load that corp hangar full of frigates.

CCP really please dont use Upgraded, Limited, Experimental and Prototype in item names. It sounds like the item is actually worse than basic meta 1 item. Use Calibrated, Enhanced, Optimized and Upgraded. Its really easy to understand that the item is better than meta 1 and its also in alphabetic order.
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#3 - 2012-05-10 07:23:01 UTC
See: MWDing Stealth Bombers... minus the cloak... plus tank.

How did you Veterans start?
flapie 2
Malevelon Roe Industries
Convocation of Empyreans
#4 - 2012-05-10 08:16:48 UTC
Bad idea, very bad idea, very very bad idea ......

POS attacks for example would start to consist of a few Supers just outside the shields, and a army of pods inside it taking control of the fighters/bombers that they deploy. This could look like fun but when you think about it, id rather have em man the POS gun instead.

Aside from that, if i had a MS loaded with bomber/fighters id rather have those drones do what i say they should do, and not have some other person decide they want to try and fry a frig they cant hit, or go over 1 system to be a scout in my drone ....

I can keep the con's coming if you like but the point is already made.
Asuka Solo
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#5 - 2012-05-10 10:33:25 UTC
Read the first 3 lines.

Stopped.

This idea is full of no.

Eve is about Capital ships, WiS, Boobs, PI and Isk!
Crellion
Nano Rhinos
PURPLE HELMETED WARRIORS
#6 - 2012-05-10 13:18:43 UTC
ShahFluffers wrote:
See: MWDing Stealth Bombers... minus the cloak... plus tank.


You mean like an xxx mill thorax? Prepostrous...
Crellion
Nano Rhinos
PURPLE HELMETED WARRIORS
#7 - 2012-05-10 13:21:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Crellion
flapie 2 wrote:
Bad idea, very bad idea, very very bad idea ......

POS attacks for example would start to consist of a few Supers just outside the shields, and a army of pods inside it taking control of the fighters/bombers that they deploy. This could look like fun but when you think about it, id rather have em man the POS gun instead.

Aside from that, if i had a MS loaded with bomber/fighters id rather have those drones do what i say they should do, and not have some other person decide they want to try and fry a frig they cant hit, or go over 1 system to be a scout in my drone ....

I can keep the con's coming if you like but the point is already made.


You say attacks and describe a defence. Fun but underpowered say you? Surely that's what we need no?

"Aside from that, if i had a MS loaded with bomber/fighters id rather have those drones do what i say they should do, and not have some other person decide they want to try and fry a frig they cant hit, or go over 1 system to be a scout in my drone ...."

I am sure you would rather that but that does not make it more effective... you missed the part about web scram etc? or are you going to put idiots in charge of yours?

By all means keep it coming. It must be bad idea because all gave agreed so far but as of yet no actual reason so go for it.
Crellion
Nano Rhinos
PURPLE HELMETED WARRIORS
#8 - 2012-05-10 13:31:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Crellion
Daeva Teresa wrote:
Has ben proposed before; Learn to use the search function. < it can still be proposed again. This is a dynamic game environment.

Its absolutely stupid and unnecesary idea, If you want yours super carrier to work as an platform for your's corp mates, just load that corp hangar full of frigates < this is irrelevant I do not want it full of frigates I want them riding Cyclopses. If it is not a good idea (which could very well be the case) explain why pls."cause I say so" is an attitude that only proves the user is an idiot and nothing else..