Player Features and Ideas Discussion

this idea has been thought of before

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=6342&find=unread

it is the another method of "removing local chat intel"

CCP intorduces a new skill --> science --> local space scanning

just like how we use directional scanning, this skill will open up a new scan window, the skill enables us to scan for all lifeforms in the system, and hence what we call as LOCAL chat window now. higher scanning skill enables detection of pilots with cloaking skill.

ie:
level 5 local space scanning will see a cloaking4 skilled pilot with full name
but local space scanning 5 only shows a cloaking5 as a gibberish name
local space scanning 5 + hacking 1 = reveal pilot of only cloaking5
reveal one of level 5 cloaking skill but without a name. a level 1 local space scanner will not see a level 2 cloaking pilot.

and similarly when in a station

next tier, cloaking + information warfare both @ level 5 = ultimate in self concealment from local intel. name will appear as gibberish to ultimate scanner.
next tier, ultimate local scanner will require local space scanning 5, hacking level 5

what do you guys think?

I think we need a "Local Collection Thread" parallel to the AFK cloaking collection thread.