Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I would like to see another T2 variant 'freighter' that is designed from the ground up to fight the ships used for piracy. Similar to the Q-Ships used in WW2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship

This would add an extra element of risk that would need to be considered when attacking freighters and make for a more exciting game as there would always be a small chance that the freighter that they are planning on attacking is not what it seems to be and can turn the tables on the would be attackers.

Of course for the sake of game balance and to actually fit the Q-ship modifications inside the chassis of a freighter it would not have a very large cargo hold, so this kind of ship would not be a freighter anymore, it would only have the external appearance of one and look like one on scanners to complete the disguise.

People are gettin saltier around here.

Actually, they want a combat ship that looks like a transport.

Personally I think a cloak that made a ship resemble a different ship everywhere it's important, like dscan, overview, etc...would be the way to go.

It seems to me if they can erase a ship from sensors perfectly, they should be able to lie to sensors in other ways as well.

Gankers will scan both cargo and fit - they know what they are attacking. Large ships generally take a long time to lock smaller ones. Odds are CONCORD would kill the gankers before Q ship got a lock on them.

In lower security regions, pirates have no problem killing supers - can't imagine a hauler - however armed, will pose any difficulty.

So typical.
Not the OP but the responses.

If this specific idea has been posted before a simple no or even better yet a simple note to ISD seems more appropriate then what I read here. Hell even ignoring the topic and letting it slide quietly into obscurity would be better.

Besides I do not see the harm in allowing this type of ship into the game why?
As most of you point out it will change nothing so what is the problem with him / her having it?
If it would change nothing but giving your targets a false sense of security does that not make them easier and potentially more lucrative targets for you gankers? I mean those who have a false sense of security are more likely to carry a cargo they should not and they are less likely to take all of the proper precautions so why so vehemently opposed?

Or is it simply that this is an idea that could really work to your intended targets favor and you view that as the infamous "just one more nerf" thingy?

Personally I agree there is little chance that a ship like this would work as intended without it being abused and made OP for others places in the game so I say why not it could add some interesting interactions between players and is that not the goal of the game?

I want Q-tip ships. Ships that have a role bonus to increasing sound clarity for nearby players.

Now with 100% more linky!

A ship, loaded with bombs, should go boom like a ship loaded with bombs, for sake of realism.

No. As pointed out this (redundant) idea is a non-starter as you can't make a transport ship that people will want to use with significant combat ability. This game is about tradeoffs, so such a ship would have to have enough tradeoffs to be balanced that no one would ever fly it. If you want a combat ship, fly a combat ship.

That said, I think there is room for some more "information warfare" gameplay. Modules, that at a fitting cost can supply false information to potential attackers, and that in turned can be countered by other modules or strategies. Perhaps as part of an expansion of the smuggling/customs/legality gameplay which is underdeveloped.

But for now, if you want to mess with gankers, just use the time-honoured strategy of flying a bait ship. Have a hidden or cloaked force on standby and wave some shinies (or a mystery wrapped package) in front of their face. Same idea. But CCP is not going to give you a single ship that can nullify at no effort or loss in efficiency and while solo, the combined efforts of a dozen or more players engaging in piracy as intended to be in the game by the developers.

Yet somehow the acting is better.