Player Features and Ideas Discussion

The Black Ops BS already has a role (however limited) in BO Fleets. I would like to expand upon to this to open up solo opportunities and make Fleet roles more dynamic.


Use Case:
Beyond the current scope of the Black Ops Battleship, I would also like the ability to cloaky scan down player ships and 'paint' their signature via a new module activation. Painting a player signature will force my ship to decloak and penalize my ability to recloak or warp for xx seconds (30 cloak, 60 warp is my suggestion).

Once painted, I can deploy my Fighter Bombers into a Bombing Run on the Painted Signature. The Fighter Bombers will warp (preferably cloaked) to the signature and:

a) If the player signature is still on grid, they will decloak, launch a bomb volley to the center of the ship signature, and warp out back to the Bay. I will receive log messages of the damage inflicted and to what targets. Bombs need to have a travel time and be targetable to allow the victim the ability to react.

b) If the player signature is not on grid, they will warp back to the Bay. This includes landing on vacant acceleration gates for missions. I will receive notification.

c) If the player signature is within xx KM of a Warp Gate or Station, the bombers will not engage and return to the Bay. I will receive notification.


Requirements:
- New Module Creation/Coding (Remote Painter)
- Remote Painting/Deployment Options in Scanning Interface and/or Module Activation.
- Ability to house/deploy (5) Fighter Bombers
- Fighter Bombers able to Bomb (aoe) in a simular fashion to Stealth Bombers when deployed from Black Ops.
- Bombers cannot deploy in high/low sec

Luxury:
- Scanning Bonus to Hull
- Fighter Bombers are able to warp cloaked when deployed from Black Ops.

Limitations and Balance:
- Warp / Cloaking penalties need to exist based off of Remote Painter usage.
- Gate/Station proximity limitations needed to avoid abuse.
- The bombs launched from Fighter Bombers damage would need to be much less than that of a Stealth Bomber. I would say in the neighborhood of 15-25% of the damage a Piloted Stealth bomber could do (per drone) so that net payload would be 75-125% of what a piloted Stealth Bomber could achieve. I needs to be worth doing, but not worth completely sidelining actual piloted stealth bombers.

Cloaked fighter bombers? And you don't think that is the slightest bit broken or will be abused heavily?

Drone Stealth Bombers is more the aim, functioning like a much less effective Stealth Bomber. I used fighter bombers as they exist in game already and could be repurposed when deployed from Black Ops.

In no way should they retain their current "Fighter Bomber" functionality in this scenario.

So let me get this straight. You want a module that is similar to probing BUT that allows you to remotely directly cloaked fighter bombers to a target without any practical risk to you?

And your real name is Sir Trollington I presume.

I will have to quote Zoidberg: Your idea is bad and you should feel bad.

So is yours. Except your opinion would break the game. A remote fighter bomber that is not only cloaked but also can bomb a target that might be AUs away means there is no practical risk to you since your opponent would have to scan you down before even contemplating the possibility of fighting you.

So yes, troll idea is troll. Sorry, but too obvious. The day CCP implements such an idea is the day CCP is done working on Eve and wants an inglorious death to the game.

I always fancied the idea of Black Ops just being some of the best EWAR ships around since their purpose is to be sneaky I always thought they should have some of the best racial EWAR abilities.

Is this really what you meant? "Not on grid" or did you mean not in system space.. they are not the same thing.

The only change Black Ops need is the ability to warp cloaked.

Honestly, I don't even think it needs that really. I think the best buff to them would be a decrease in fuel usage, increase in jump range, and possibly an increase in fuel bay capacity. Warping cloaked would be a fairly crappy buff compared to more actual usability in their primary role (CovOps gang bridging ships).