EVE General Discussion

And that is the problem with the whole Meta issue. There is no point in having any of the Meta 0-3 items, outside of using them for invention. None. Zero. Nada.

And there should be.

If you can use either Meta 4 or Tech 2, then you will NEVER use any of the Meta 0-3 in the VAST majority of cases. The only module I can think of outside of that rule is Malkuth launchers.

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The HMLs are actually pretty good examples of what could be done.

Look at the Malkuth HML. It's got lower fitting requirements than the Arbalest. Lower ROF, but easier to fit.

What I would LIKE to see, is a system where each module has the opportunity to be useful, while at the same time having a bit of lore behind it.

For Example:

Meta 0, Tech 1 Module = The Baseline Model, can be constructed anywhere.
Meta 1 Modules = All have an improvement in CPU efficiency and are the most CPU efficient.
Meta 2 Modules = All have an improvement in Powergrid Efficiency and use power/capacitor most efficently.
Meta 3 Modules = All have an improvement of Range over all the other Metas.
Meta 4 Modules = All Meta 4s have an improvement over cycling time (or Rate of Fire) than Meta 0-5s.
Meta 5, Tech 2 Modules = Have best primary stat, but with higher PG/CPU costs.

I'd like to take it up a notch by restricting certain Metas to certain areas.. for example, you can only produce Meta 4 Autocannons in low-sec Minmatar space... but that might not go well in actual practice.

How do you really do that without scrapping the meta levels as they are currently? Underperforming modules will always be underperforming next to Tech 2 and Meta 4 under the current system. And if you tweak them too closely with each other than the modules will be too homogeneous, you defeat the purpose of this change all together.

Ideally, if we were really serious about this, what you would do would be to start from scratch, including the name. Make four faction-based companies for every module class in the game (they would be subsidiaries to the current faction manufacturing companies, so the blueprints would still be available through normal channels). Then those four companies would be assigned a particular meta for each module type. For example:

Amarr "Holy Hammer" Weapons Group sells only Meta 3 Projectile Guns (because they are really good at ranged weapons), whereas Gallente's "Eligant Designs" could sell only Meta 2 Projectile Guns because they understand Powergrids better, etc. The names of the guns would reflect the design, making the currently named "220mm Medium Prototype I Automatic Cannon" into "220mm "Holy Hammer" Medium Autocannon". In the attributes you could list who actually built the gun too.

Another set of companies would do Electronics and Electronic Warfare modules, still another set of companies would do propulsion, etc. and best yet, it wouldn't have to effect anything Meta 6 or above as those are much rarer and can keep their unique abilities. As far as actually making the items, all the Meta 1-5, would require the base model to be produced first, then combined with whatever additional resources are needed, just like you must do with Tech 2 modules.

Until I saw this thread, I had no idea Tiericide lived on.

This would necessitate reverting the prop mods back to their old names! \o/ The new naming scheme was only setup to more 'clearly' define meta levels anyway. I love my Y-T8 Overcharged Hydrocarbon I Microwarpdrives; they had a unique name.. kind of like Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron - and we're not changing that.