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Allow HICs to vary / reduce their bubble radii
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Ganthrithor
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#1 - 2014-08-03 22:35:38 UTC
Currently HIC bubble size is tied to your HIC skill level. I have no problem requiring high levels of the HIC skill in order to maximize the size of the bubbles, but it would be nice if a max-skill HIC pilot could have a way of shrinking their bubble back down to a smaller size for use in certain scenarios where a smaller bubble would be a more precise tool.

The solution seems simple: the module already accepts scripts, so would it not be possible to make a few new scripts available for different bubble diameters, with each script requiring a different level of HIC skill?

It would be great if they were available in 2500m increments or something, with the required skill levels generally matching up to the current bubble size / skill progression.
Christopher Tsutola
State Navy
#2 - 2014-08-03 22:49:17 UTC
I like anything that involves giving more options to the pilot this may need some balancing but a good idea
Rowells
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2014-08-03 23:44:02 UTC
I'm not saying no, but I am curious to what situations you see this being used.
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#4 - 2014-08-03 23:49:04 UTC
Really like this idea.

Main use would be to assist your fleet in extracting from a close range fight. If your opponents are bunched and you fly a Phobos on top of them, you could bubble most of the enemy and few of your friends. Currently to achieve that you need to get your Phobos 10-15km past the hostiles.

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Kaerakh
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#5 - 2014-08-04 00:09:07 UTC
Sabriz Adoudel wrote:
Really like this idea.

Main use would be to assist your fleet in extracting from a close range fight. If your opponents are bunched and you fly a Phobos on top of them, you could bubble most of the enemy and few of your friends. Currently to achieve that you need to get your Phobos 10-15km past the hostiles.


That's a pretty low skill phobos.

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