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New Booster Pill Suggestions
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The Primary Target
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2015-06-24 20:12:19 UTC  |  Edited by: The Primary Target
The idea behind this is that these booster will be very valuable to small gang pvpers and give them options to combat overwhelming enemy EW. At the same time it uses massive penalties, with very high chance of getting them, to prevent them from being overpowered outside of small gang warfare, but still be useful. These boosters are also Slot 1, so you can't use blue/exile/x-instinct pills while using them.


Sensor Strength Booster Pill: Slot 1

Synth/Standard/Improved/Strong:

Ship Sensor Strength: 6/40/60/80 %

Penalty chance: 0/40/80/100 % (0/30/60/75 %) ← with neurotoxin skills to V

Penalties:
Targeting Range: 0/-20/-30/-40 % (0/-15/-22.5/-30 %) ← with neurotoxin skills to V
Scan Resolution: 0/-20/-30/-40 % (0/-15/-22.5/-30 %)
Remote Repair/Transfer Effectiveness: 0/-20/-30/-40 % (0/-15/-22.5/-30 %)
Electronic Warfare Module Effectiveness: 0/-20/-30/-40 % (0/-15/-22.5/-30 %)



Scan Resolution Booster Pill: Slot 1

Synth/Standard/Improved/Strong

Scan Resolution: 3/20/25/30 %

Penalty chance: 0/20/30/40 % (15/22.5/30 %) ← with neurotoxin skills to V

Penalties:
Sensor Strength: 0/-20/-25/-30 % (-15/-18.75/-22.5%) ← with neurotoxin skills to V
Remote Repair/Transfer Range: 0/-20/-25/-30 % (-15/-18.75/-22.5 %)
Targeting Range: 0/-20/-25/-30 % (-15/-18.75/-22.5 %)
Max Locked Targets: 0/-1/-2/-3 *Read Below* (0/-1/-2/-3)

(*This penalty is number based, not percentage based, it's meant to make this booster a very risky option for dreadnaught and titan pilots. It is not a huge penalty to a logistics pilot though. Also is unaffected by the booster penalty reduction skill.)



Targeting Range Booster: Slot 1

Synth/Standard/Improved/Strong

Scan Resolution: 3/20/25/30 %

Penalty chance: 0/20/30/40 % (15/22.5/30 %) ← with neurotoxin skills to V

Penalties:
Sensor Strength: 0/-20/-25/-30 % (-15/-18.75/-22.5%) ← with neurotoxin skills to V
Remote Repair/Transfer Amount: 0/-20/-25/-30 % (-15/-18.75/-22.5 %)
Scan Resolution: 0/-20/-25/-30 % (-15/-18.75/-22.5 %)
Velocity: 0/-20/-25/-30 (0/-15/-18.75/-22.5 %)
cwazy ivan
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2015-06-25 10:05:40 UTC
Very interesting idea, I especially like the max target lock penalty on the scan res pill, that's pretty clever.
Samillian
Angry Mustellid
#3 - 2015-06-25 11:51:41 UTC
While I'm not sold on the viability of the boosters you suggest I'm a firm believer that boosters are in need of expansion and iteration.

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Nyalnara
Marauder Initiative
#4 - 2015-06-25 14:54:03 UTC
Well, all are viable, and most are actually really awesome when solo or small gang. (Blue Pill, Exile, X-Instinct, for the most useful ones...)

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Lugh Crow-Slave
#5 - 2015-06-25 16:43:39 UTC
i'd like to see a slot 2 that upped shield recharge rate

penalty would be something like capacitor recharge sig and shield hp

BLOPS Hauler
The 16.8km Bubble
The Primary Target
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2015-06-27 17:14:49 UTC
Lugh Crow-Slave wrote:
i'd like to see a slot 2 that upped shield recharge rate

penalty would be something like capacitor recharge sig and shield hp


Would be an interesting addition, not sure how balanced it would be though.
Lloyd Roses
Artificial Memories
#7 - 2015-06-27 17:17:42 UTC
Putting aside the appeal to use those to cap out your OGB's probe size with less eccm, I'd love those to withstand ECM.

Just the change of probe size due to a high SS bonus would be quite impactful and the actual issue I'd think.
The Primary Target
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2015-06-27 17:24:31 UTC
Lloyd Roses wrote:
Putting aside the appeal to use those to cap out your OGB's probe size with less eccm, I'd love those to withstand ECM.

Just the change of probe size due to a high SS bonus would be quite impactful and the actual issue I'd think.


Another person pointed this fact out to me, it would also be highly popular among explorers running sites in lowsec and nullsec. I figured a signature radius penalty might offset that some, so that's why I put that in there. I'm not sure how much of a difference that makes though.
James Baboli
Warp to Pharmacy
#9 - 2015-06-27 18:18:07 UTC
The Primary Target wrote:
Lloyd Roses wrote:
Putting aside the appeal to use those to cap out your OGB's probe size with less eccm, I'd love those to withstand ECM.

Just the change of probe size due to a high SS bonus would be quite impactful and the actual issue I'd think.


Another person pointed this fact out to me, it would also be highly popular among explorers running sites in lowsec and nullsec. I figured a signature radius penalty might offset that some, so that's why I put that in there. I'm not sure how much of a difference that makes though.


Probe-ability is based on the ratio between the two.

Sigradius/ Sensor strength

This will give you a number which ends up, with some more math with how hard you are to scan. in general, getting this number below 1 makes you almost scan proof.

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Nyalnara
Marauder Initiative
#10 - 2015-06-27 22:37:14 UTC
James Baboli wrote:
Probe-ability is based on the ratio between the two.

Sigradius/ Sensor strength

This will give you a number which ends up, with some more math with how hard you are to scan. in general, getting this number below 1 makes you almost scan proof.


1.0873, if i recall right.

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Dmitry Kuvora
Sovetsky Soyuz
#11 - 2015-06-28 01:16:55 UTC
more pills would be nice

add some for miners and scanners too
Lugh Crow-Slave
#12 - 2015-06-28 01:31:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Lugh Crow-Slave
Lloyd Roses wrote:
Putting aside the appeal to use those to cap out your OGB's probe size with less eccm, I'd love those to withstand ECM.

Just the change of probe size due to a high SS bonus would be quite impactful and the actual issue I'd think.


there is alread one to lower your sig that does the same thing

BLOPS Hauler
The 16.8km Bubble