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ninja salvaging / drone scooping - ship idea (filling the niche)
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Buckethead bot
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2014-04-13 17:33:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Buckethead bot
Hi , there is a niche in a totaly interesting gamplay to be filled.
As an experienced explorer the most funny stuff from all exploring activities i did was going from system to system searching for big battlefields to ninja the wrecks and take the abandoned drones.
It is not the biggest isk/h unless you're lucky, but it i so much fun.

Unfortunately there is no ship dedicated to this activity and here comes my idea.

A Thukker tribe cruiser /frigate / industrial ? (Thukkers are a nomadic tribe in eve, living in constant motion earning money from salvaging the battlefields and trading) would fit this role perfectly.

A couple of bonuses to choose from , to help fit its role :

Bonuses to get around sneaky / being hard to catch. Bonuses to salvage wrecks / scoop abandoned drones faster like :

Ability to fit covert op cloack .

Bonus to salvage drones salvaging chance and speed (since you cant tractor the yellow wrecks)

Ability to pull abandoned drones via tractor units.

+2 warp core strength or a bubble immunity

Maybe an unique ability to scan wreck via expanded probe launchers. Or a new Thukker probe launcher able to scan those.

any other ideas ?

Of course this kind of ship should have very limited combat stats.


This niche really requires a dedicated ship to be profitable/effective , it will definitely made a game more interesting , leaving a player more activities to chose from.
Any one who could support this idea ?
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#2 - 2014-04-13 18:08:04 UTC
No to bubble immunity or warp core strength. Otherwise I like it.

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

Omnathious Deninard
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2014-04-13 19:05:56 UTC
Prowler has a huge cargo bay, plenty of CPU for an expanded probe launcher and can fit a covert ops cloak. Only has to bring along a buddy for salvaging.

If you don't follow the rules, neither will I.
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#4 - 2014-04-13 19:19:59 UTC
Omnathious Deninard wrote:
Prowler has a huge cargo bay, plenty of CPU for an expanded probe launcher and can fit a covert ops cloak. Only has to bring along a buddy for salvaging.


To be fair, it could use a mobile depot to fit a salvager once it found something.

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

Buckethead bot
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2014-04-13 19:23:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Buckethead bot
FT Diomedes wrote:
No to bubble immunity or warp core strength. Otherwise I like it.

Then no decloack targeting delay + or a good agility would be handy.

Omnathious Deninard wrote:
Prowler has a huge cargo bay, plenty of CPU for an expanded probe launcher and can fit a covert ops cloak. Only has to bring along a buddy for salvaging.

You totally miss the point.

FT Diomedes wrote:
Omnathious Deninard wrote:
Prowler has a huge cargo bay, plenty of CPU for an expanded probe launcher and can fit a covert ops cloak. Only has to bring along a buddy for salvaging.


To be fair, it could use a mobile depot to fit a salvager once it found something.

How do you imagine prowler warping to a spot under a danger, decloack , pop a mobile depot , wait 1 min ,refit, travel from wreck to wreck / salvage with 1 salvager .
left alone scoping the abandoned drones or salvagin under some enemies presure
You will die very fast

This niche really requires a dedicated ship to be profitable/effective , it will definietly made a game more interesting , leaving a player more activities to chose from.