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Cloak Counter-Measures
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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#21 - 2011-10-19 22:21:57 UTC
Lianail Deninard wrote:
The reason "Why?". If I owned a wormhole, I'd like the ability to counter ship cloaking technology.
…and I would like all bounty payments in EVE to be siphoned off and fed into my wallet. That doesn't make it a good idea.

Why is it needed? What gameplay issue does it solve? What does it bring to the game and what does it remove? What does it fix and/or break? These are not just some random questions — these are obligatory questions that you need very good and very thorough answers to for your idea to have any real value.
Nothus Thribull
Starmine Inc
M A R A K U G A
#22 - 2011-10-19 22:28:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Nothus Thribull
I spend 90% of my time cloaked and scanning lowsec systems for DED radar and mag sites. If you put in the limited chance of detection, I would much rather have this if they could get me out of local. As he says, from a technology/lore standpoint this makes sense. From a gameplay standpoint, meh. Still I prefer as much realism as can be achieved within the parameters of the fictional universe. Arbitrary rules based soley on gameplay are hideous and should be avoided. Mimic realilty and let the balance fall where it shifts to. People will learn to adapt to the new situation.
Ingvar Angst
Nasty Pope Holding Corp
#23 - 2011-10-20 02:45:26 UTC
Lianail Deninard wrote:
The reason "Why?". If I owned a wormhole, I'd like the ability to counter ship cloaking technology. If all technology in New Eden is static, it is boring and pointless. You fly for a while, then you leave. Things must change from time to time. This is a counter to existing technology. Eventually, someone should invent an improved cloak that is proof against this technology as well. And so on, and so on. Thats why you have different meta level technologies, constant improvement of an idea.


I happen to DO own a wormhole (as much as they can be owned, that is...) and I don't want this. The sword cuts both ways. This isn't meant to be a afe, carebear way of life. It's meant to be inherent with risks. One of the risks we accept is the fact that a cloaked ship may very well be watching us. For the most part, you assume one is, tank accordingly, and go about your life with your eyes open.

We don't want the danger reduced. It hurts us on the offensive. It hurts the ability to plan ops, gather intel. And, most of all, it's completely unnecessary.

Six months in the hole... it changes a man.
TrollFace TrololMcFluf
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#24 - 2011-10-20 03:16:19 UTC
its simple you either HTFU or leave null sec
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