Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Someone is hungry…dammit , now I'm hungry…

but before I go find some bacon, I'd say we need something for miners.

- Maybe a variant of the mobile depot than can hold a good bit of ore, maybe allow a few on grid.

Additionally, a little something for hacking. A friendly little deployable that can help you get all those stupid annoying things that float away...

Make it so that once 2 players are in.. none can get out until one dies...[/quote]


Mmmmm, the Thunderdome approach......+1

Moblile Cloaking Field

The perfect tool for "Hoo sh... this is a trap"

The structure generate a cloaking bubble (4-5 km ?).
Any static ships within range is cloacked. This include enemy ships.
Cloacked players are invisible in local chat watchlist.
Proximity uncloack rules apply normaly.
Structure desactivate and everything within bubble become visble when any object approach less than 2,5km away.


I know, this is a dumb overpowaomfg idea, but had to post it.

A deployable one-time use, short duration "doppler" unit that pings cloaked ships within several AU. If they are on grid, it reveals their location in space and on the overview, however they remain cloaked and remain unable to be targeted. At off grid distances, the cloaked ships become probe-able (albeit more difficult than an uncloaked ship) for the duration of the unit. This allows pursuit of cloaked ships (although a vigilant pilot will be tough to catch) and discourages afk cloaking spies.

Screws With Autopilot deployable -- When placed near a stargate, there's a chance that a ship on autopilot will instead head for the deployable instead of for the stargate.

As already mentioned, definitely a unit to siphoning POCOs.

A mobile unit to effect jump bridges, whether siphoning fuel to scrambling the bridge rendering it in operable.

Also, for any unit that is locked to other players a means of hacking them (mini game (sigh)) for other to override, steal, loot.

Couple ones, but it's hard to think of one that doesn't break the game in some way. the balance is the hard part, and most people here just want things to make their current playstyle easier and non counterable...

- Cloak Burst, pings to knock people out of cloak, x range.

- Defender (though fixing missiles would be better) just a mod that locks and attacks bombs, not sure of which mechanic to make it more than just a bomber nerf

- Titan Bridge, because lets face it, the only ones that can do this are rich nul alliances. since they are the only ones able to project power, why not make it a droppable mod that responds to fleet cynos, with a fuel bay? perfect timing for a titan revamp.

- Wormhole gate. Drop it in your hole, and another hole. temporary stargate. Maybe lasts a day, maybe a week, maybe just enough time to stage an invasion.

- Nanofactory. acts as a one time ship builder. Add mats, deploy, after build time, come back to a ship, good for those camping in extended periods in sov nul, WH space, or simplifying logistics

- contract target. Make contracts located at your module, instead of station. use for insta safespots for fleets to (acts just like any celestial, just for warpins)

- And then basically just have all the things POS are able to do, but modular, so we can phase out those monstrosities once and for all.

- locator module. Like locator agent, or a tracking beacon for a target. no idea how to make this one work though

- PI siphon. POCO siphon for the inevitable hassle over owned ones. either siphon your PI, or others on the planet

- booster mod? Like the flashy yellow arrows in mariocart.

- decoy mod. Something that would assist those trying not to be probed down by acting like a decoy.

- mining module (...) everyones afk anyway, make it passive and get them back in the game already. Now they can float around in indies and ships to fight off people thieving them

- I remember the talk back in thh day for land mines, but know it's pretty much an invitation for CFC to mine the crap out of everything in their space. Would like to revisit if its worthwhile, useful for smaller group fighting off larger ones.


But my favourite one, a market caravan. Basically small market module. In hostile nul, the emptiness of the wildlands, and wormhole space especially. X amount of storage, able to sell and buy goods. Can also see deploying to common mission or anom areas for loot purchasing on site.

Reviewed my previous suggestions and decided on new refinements and addressing why some other ideas would be bad.

The premise is more freedom for capsulers and independence from faction empires some seem to think it is Pirate/criminal happy hour. The complete dismissal of the S&I/Resource collection focused players is arrogant, if corps could produce the ammo and ships needed for PvP players sneaking under the empires' radar seems like a good thing (pirates and criminals could have little mobile ops for raids in high-sec).

So:
Good Things;
Mobile units that can fulfill bulk of station services but not be tied to a celestial object
Billboards for SOV alliances
Mobile trade hubs
Intelligence gathering units (who, what, when type)

Bad things (and why)
CONCORD response manipulation units - playing a criminal should not be easy in "Civilized" space
Message(chat) Broadcast devices - they would add another degree of annoyance to local
TiDi manipulation units - seriously...? it is there for a reason
Jump gate jammers - think about it, only thing that in the realm a sanity that could do that would have to be Titan size in power output
Anything novelty units - nice "look at me" thing but honestly is just more clutter for server to process.


Honestly I would like to see multiple play styles to benefit from new deployables

+1

Not sure if it has been mentioned but a structure to lure pirates/rats ... fun times shooting them. A sort of space cheese ...