Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Here is a crazy idea, and if it was already suggested then just ignore this post (didn't read the whole thread).

The speed of this ship is a hot button topic but I wonder if there is some light we can get from the crazy inertia bonus the ship gets. Maybe instead of making this into a raw speed machine like other two, give it a warp speed bonus so it can align and warp faster than other ships of its class. Think of it as the heavy tackle for interceptors. The speed of a ceptor gets the initial point but ceptors are generally weak, with the ability of the jackdaw to stay in tow with a crazy warp speed means that they can take over the point and maintain the point while the rest of the fleet arrives.

While the lack of the speed could hurt this role, it does keep it from out right replacing ceptors. Then it has the damage to and tank to help the fleet out. It is a crazy idea but could work.

This might be hilarious with polarized Rockets.

Too bad you cant really get rlmls on this just for ***** and giggles

That is quite a nice idea, some effect, coupled with a quality of life improvement. Nice

Now the shield bonus is out of the way, Will we still be getting the reduced base shield you announced with the last suggestion? (The -50 shield HP) Or keeping it as it was originally? There is no need to have that to balance the shield bonus now?

Thanks

A much better looking bonus, and interesting one at that. thank you

I had to step back and ponder this, but is a nice bonus for a tactical ship and here is why:
1) Quickly change damage type ammo:. EM to Explosive
2) Quickly change between standard/T2 ammo: missiles to precision or fury; rockets to rage or javelin.
3) Small dps increase when reloading ammo does occur over the course of a fight.

Points 1 & 2 are purely tactical, quickly changing your ammo to best fit the target. Point 3 is a small bonus all the time.

Great idea

I like this much better.

I like the change. I hope 15% is not OP

crap... rly crap. or give bonus to fit rapid lauchers.
yea yea - 2.5 sec reload, but WHY?
for shoot-reload-shoot? nah - for rockets - useless. for lml? naaah - rof with bonuses can be around 4-5 sec.
For dat sh/r/sh - it will be around 5 too (lag, ping and other "server work fine")
and? damage type change? wut? damage type alrdy choosen by direct scan.

Do you never fight against more than one ship? When you do are they all the same race? If you go in against a mixed gang that had a Wolf, Zealot and a Hawk you might want to use Scourage on the Wolf, Inferno on the Zealot, and EM on the Hawk.

That said. I am looking this over some more and while a cool, unique, and tactical skill. It adds little power in the scope of your average fight.

I hope they raise the base shields to a good place to keep the defense in line with the ship's design, knowing that this tactical bonus is cool but still very situational.

EDIT: Selecting between T2 ammo types quickly is a good use of this bonus. Changing damage types is a little less critical. And takes a lot more player knowledge of enemy ships. Of course if you think a ship is shield fit and find it was in fact armor fit, that extra 7.5 seconds could prove to be precious seconds.