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Bubble bomb!
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darkezero
Phoenix Naval Operations
Phoenix Naval Systems
#1 - 2014-02-17 22:07:19 UTC
Alright, so for years, interdictors have had to suffer from being trapped in their own bubble, unable to lower it like the heavy interdictors. Well here's a solution: a bubble that gets launched like a bomb, it goes 30km in the direction your ship is pointing and then BAM, bubble is up. Probably make it a seperate charge from a standard warp disrupt probe but only usable by interdictors. Thoughts? Concerns?
Swiftstrike1
Swiftstrike Incorporated
#2 - 2014-02-17 22:18:38 UTC
Sounds very cool, but steps on the toes of bombers a lot.

I'd prefer some sort of "bubble missile" that flies to a target and pops a bubble instead of dealing damage.

Pros
  • Always get targets in the middle of the bubble
  • Firing it counts as aggression. This would fix the issue where dictors can perma-bubble a station undock

    • Cons
  • Requires you to have a target lock
  • Bubble doesn't pop up immediately, missile has to travel to target first

    • Still, in general terms, I like the idea of pressing a button over here and having a bubble pop up over there.

    Casual Incursion runner & Faction Warfare grunt, ex-Wormholer, ex-Nullbear.
    Alundil
    Rolled Out
    #3 - 2014-02-17 23:07:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Alundil
    Redacted :)



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    Antillie Sa'Kan
    Imperial Shipment
    Amarr Empire
    #4 - 2014-02-17 23:15:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Antillie Sa'Kan
    Except that Interdictors aren't immune to bubbles. Only Interceptors (and nullified T3's) are.
    Swiftstrike1
    Swiftstrike Incorporated
    #5 - 2014-02-17 23:20:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Swiftstrike1
    Alundil wrote:
    Thank goodness Interdictors (and Interceptors) are now thankfully immune to the effects of bubbles (their own or those deployed by others).

    Thank goodness every post on these forums is 100% factually accurate Big smile

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    Rowells
    Pator Tech School
    Minmatar Republic
    #6 - 2014-02-17 23:33:19 UTC
    didn't interdictors used to have immunity to their bubbles? or was i being mislead
    Alundil
    Rolled Out
    #7 - 2014-02-17 23:36:41 UTC
    Antillie Sa'Kan wrote:
    Except that Interdictors aren't immune to bubbles. Only Interceptors (and nullified T3's) are.

    I stand corrected - misread.

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