Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Hmmmmmm... .. Maaaaybe....


Low Sec is about factions and sec status right? Maybe somehow local could reflect that in low sec. Like... instead of my picture, a picture of my corporation. My faction. A pirate skull representing my -10 status or something.

Might that be a viable (enough) of a transition?

I know right, when you said that I thought more along the lines of "you and you dock up and go pwn this guy". Rage cage the gate and get his ass. That is what you "badasses" in null sec are supposed to do right?

Miners these days have nothing to fear from my little interceptor either. I can just float and sputter as a fleet of mining procurers deal 1,000 dps and 10 drones each. How many inty's do you think that could **** if they had even the slightest fleet coordination?


Maybe you just forgot what "being a major null sec alliance" is supposed to mean.

IMO a "Mode 4/IFF" system similar to what the RL air forces use would be more ideal, and use around such a system can signify intent.

Basically it's a beacon that, to those who are blue to you (or organization) can see you in local and who you are, but those who are not only know that "someone" is there, but do not get any telemetry ID or information. But a separate mode for "broadcast all" (used to be called "Mode 2" back in the day - airlines use this) that lets you be visible, name and all, in local. So if you are some heinously known PVPer perhaps you can use that to your advantage.

Shut the entire thing down though, and all that's known is "someone is in the system". Who? Is it a friend who did not turn on their Mode2/4? What are they trying to hide? Who is that? I gotta know! Arrrrgh!!

To be fair though, this system could even work in highsec but flying without your ID "on" gives you a suspect flag (just like flying a plane into foreign airspace without any identifier will get you similar attention) - but for some situations where kill rights are concerned or highsec wars, having a suspect flag might be better than the 100 guys ready to gank you in a wardec - but those same 100 guys might have to chase every suspect flag.

You see a little applied thought instead of "hurf blurf" can go a long way and I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer either.

Gate camping is partially due to how powerful Local is...

Did you read the OP? It's not removal of local. The idea is sound and you would not get any less knowledge of somebody being in your system, you just need to see them to find out who they are.

As for it being to get fights.... er yes, yes it is. Actually it's to generate content, in null sec. Currently null sec seems so devoid of it people don't play and turn to low and high sec to get their kicks. Unless a capitals tackled of course then it's **** LOG IN THE TITAN HUGGER CHAR.

And seriously, hiding me in Local makes my job mining rocks a lot easier. I'd be happy if that change was made. You don't want this. It's a terrible way to suck a lot of content out of 0.0.

Yeah look, we have hisec, low sec, null sec and wh space.
The first is rookie pond, the last is end game. Null is for sov, low is for FW and as an intermediate between high and null.
Limited playstylers who want this to be more like that, high to be null, whatever, don't get it and have not thought through the ramifications of the changes.
Also, insults to other playstyles invalidate suggestions.

IMO that would require you to not be able to see local, and not be able to use your d-scan since you are immune to both. I would not care if you can see the gate grid, because participants on the gate grid can see the gate flash.

You appear to be doubling up on the purposes performed by indexes. As a solo player I can occasionally hold the military index at 4, and can't even scratch indy at all. A large corp can hold index 5 on all indexes, and in my case, on my pipe that gives them a forsaken hub, more reasonable anomolies total, more miniprofs and more ded signature spawns, and when they are at indy 5 they get enough anomolies to make determining the location of the miners not absolutely automatic and trivial.

Intel quality should be tied to effort made in collecting said intel, it shouldn't be a reward for logging in and out, which I would simply do x number of times a day to improve mine, all the time gritting my teeth and hating you for making me do such a stupid pointless thing (a well known phenomenon in gaming).

I happen to pve within d-scan range of my gates, which is a risk (i'm relatively close to interceptors on the gate) and a reward (I can always see the hull type of an entrant by spamming after they arrive in local). Intel should be tied to effort and risk, not logging on.

OP has a few good points,

why should null bears who are docked up have an eye and ear on everything, 'where is the risk'? for so much reward especially in null sec the allegedly most dangerous part of New Eden.

Local chat is too powerful as it is

It should be delayed at the very least but preferably the same as WH's

any one who opposes this change are generally null bears or botters and have not got the true essence or longevity of eve in mind.