EVE General Discussion

Inb4: but thats a good thing!!!!!!!!!11111

I am not advocating this as something i want or must have, don't get me wrong on that.
I am merely toying whit the idea and trying not to be shortsighted.

Warping in a different ranges is already in the game, but in my opinion an underutilized tactic.
By making it easier perhaps it would get utilized more and make fleet fights more varied.
Also when we do this we end up in a diagonal line, maybe fleet warp formations could expand the options.
For example landing in a horizontal line to make use of more transversal.

Formations could be made to be very useful, depending on how it was implimented.

Basically a formation can give you two types of advantages:

1: A practical advantage, meaning such things as logistics automatically placed in an optimal position within the formation or longer range ships towards the rear.

2: Artificial advantage, meaning certain bonuses for being in different formations (I'm not such a big fan of this, and if done right would be largely unneccessary).

Formations can also be done on different scales.

You could restrict formations to the squad level, which is probably the best way to start. This allows you to do things like keep logistics in the optimal position in the group when on the move.

You could have different types of formations (indeed you would have to) for entire wings or whole fleets. This would have it's biggest impact on how the fleet comes out of warp (tacklers closer to the enemy, snipers to the rear, etc.)

You would always have the opportunity to break formation when needed, and rejoin the formation when needed.

This should be obvious, but needs to be said. Breaking formation could be done on an individual, squad, or wing basis.

Least importantly to us, but perhaps most importantly to new player recruitment, it would look far more sensible and much, much cooler.


Players intrigued by EvE often have the hook set by watching either trailers or player made video's. In the latter especially an EvE battle looks like a big ball of mess, and in no way resembles what most people mentally picture a large fleet battle in space to look like (at least not in the beginning stages, although some could see it devolving into our typical chaos as the fight rages on).

Most people EXPECT to see formations of ships moving around the battle field (especially the larger ships) or in warp... and really don't think of a rolling bumping humping BALL as a realistic formation.

Even thought this is the least of the reasons for seriously considering introducing formations, this point alone should be reason for doing so.


Now if only Soundwave would come to agree...

Let me just put on my red coat, grab my musket from the closet, and we'll go out the the field of honourable combat, stare each other in the face like men and shoot blindly at each other. Of course, London Rules will apply, and each man shall be given ample time to reload and a tea break every half-hour.

My friends call me "Incarna".

CCP is against the idea.

Pretty much. To top it off, they have no idea why their idea could possibly not work.

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