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Decoys

Author
Neeko Demus
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2014-02-06 21:12:19 UTC
I just had this idea today at breakfast and would like to get your feedback about it.

I propose a new kind of fighting support: Decoys of some kind.


  • It might be a drone, a kind of probe or be deployed from a dedicated module or the cargo bay.
  • As soon as it enters space, it has the exact same brackets, overview entry and signature as the ship that launched it, but it has its own model.
  • After a few seconds on the same course as the deplying ship, it will turn in a random direction.
  • There is a certain chance (let's say 50% to 75%, depending on a skill), that a ship, that targeted the deploying ship, will now, without breaking the lock, target the decoy.
  • The only way do determine if you are targeting a decoy or the real thing, is by the use of your camera.
  • The decoy is easy to destroy, but hard to hit. It can't be scooped up again. After about a minute it will stop working and destroy itself.
  • There should be a limit to the number of drones, one pilot can deploy at a time, realized as cd or limit of items in space.


What's your opinion. Would this be a worthwile addition to warfare in EVE? Or would it break the game?