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Making Cloaking Devices Work with Charges

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Andgeo
Celestial Argonauts
#1 - 2014-07-08 06:37:52 UTC
Good day to everyone, as new to 0.0 it has come to my attention of Campers roaming around and and harassing players in their home systems to stop all their activity in case of a hot drop.

To make things clear, i do not disagree about this happening, but there must be a way of countering it, (it is not possible for a ship to be in cloak forever, cloaking is supposed to be very energy consuming) so i suggest to make Cloaking Devices work with Charges and depending on the ship they consume more or less.

I think Physics and many players would agree on that

Thank you for your time.
Adrie Atticus
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#2 - 2014-07-08 08:42:08 UTC
Sure, is 1 nanite paste per 365 days good enough?
Dato Koppla
Neuronix
#3 - 2014-07-08 08:56:15 UTC
You're not the first nullbear to feel this way after finding out null is not completely safe. Google 'afk cloaking' for literally hundreds of other discussions on this topic.

Inb4 lock.
Zan Shiro
Doomheim
#4 - 2014-07-08 09:28:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Zan Shiro
Andgeo wrote:


I think Physics and many players would agree on that

Thank you for your time.



pssst...your ship has a really big energy source. It be in the engine room. One day when when WIS is in place you may even see it. Till then...dig up star trek episodes if you need visuals of what it may look like.


And for posting in the wrong section and bringing up the same afk cloak thread ideas while at it its now a race to see if locked first. Or moved to F&I then locked after a few more bites lol.
Effect One
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#5 - 2014-07-08 09:54:03 UTC
You're right. Cloaking does consume a lot of energy.

That is precisely why you are unable to utilise any other modules while your cloaking device is active. The power saved is used to keep your active cloak.

'This might be internet spaceships, but it's not rocket science to protect yourself and fly with a little common sense' - CCP Falcon
Tauranon
Weeesearch
CAStabouts
#6 - 2014-07-08 09:54:40 UTC
Andgeo wrote:
Good day to everyone, as new to 0.0 it has come to my attention of Campers roaming around and and harassing players in their home systems to stop all their activity in case of a hot drop.

To make things clear, i do not disagree about this happening, but there must be a way of countering it, (it is not possible for a ship to be in cloak forever, cloaking is supposed to be very energy consuming) so i suggest to make Cloaking Devices work with Charges and depending on the ship they consume more or less.

I think Physics and many players would agree on that

Thank you for your time.


The correct method for dealing with a single camper is :

Step 1 - have more than 1 system that you can rat in.

Step 2 - when one system is camped, move to the another system. Now the camper must run the gate - which reveals hull type (which is useful data) as it gates and may give you a chance to decloak and kill him whilst not flying your precious ratter, or the camper must uselessly camp an empty system.

IMO cloaking as it works today is a necessary part of balancing the current way that local works in nullsec.
Gefen Orion
Icebox Industries
#7 - 2014-07-08 10:07:53 UTC
No.
Froggy Storm
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#8 - 2014-07-08 10:12:23 UTC
Yet another nerf cloak thread.

Locking in 3,2,1
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#9 - 2014-07-08 14:15:55 UTC
ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#10 - 2014-07-08 14:43:48 UTC
This proposal and similar like it have been brought to the forum numerous times. So although it belongs in Features & Ideas Discussion and should be moved, I might as well lock it here.

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