Missions & Complexes

Hics now stopping mwd's (not tried this one yet but figure its good for stopping the mwd cloaking of ships) and grids for seeing the shuttles coming from further away, seems a nice change tbh

Only works with the focused script. You still have to point them. A good pilot who knows how to do the MWD+Cloak trick won't get caught (pretty much the same as before).

The extended grid will allow Smartbombing BS to get their prey much easier, but seeing a incoming target warping to 0 really isn't that much of a boon.

Now using insta-locking HICs with focused script will make it much easier to grab those warp stabbed bozos.

you can't point what you can't lock. the hic infinipoint (or really any point) more or less would have stopped that in the past. sure they could try and MWD out of range, but then there would be no point to the cloak. and chances are if you are gate camping you have something faster than them and/or webs.

A hic can sit on the gate with the bubble active and stop pretty much everything and then scripted point anything that tries to MWD/mjd out of the bubble. 25km bubble + 37.5km focused point is pretty damn strong. In low they don't have the bubble so they will miss some frigs/destroyers but be able to catch nearly everything bigger. Where previously if you uncloaked and started MWDing away and/or hit an MJD you had a shot of getting out. now your mwd+mjd both get shut down almost instantly. Previously they could have done something similar with a gallente recon with links + heat + a faction scram. or had fast lock scram ceptors, but both of those take at least a bit of effort and/or expense.

Read above post! Now - especially in null sec - only covert-ops ships aligning in less than 2 s and those with nullification bonus are good solution against crazy HICs and other camping ships. MWD+cloack trick and warp core stabilizers on other ships are things of the past since December 8th!

On the other hand new game mechanics means carnage of T1/T2 exploration frigates in null-sec. More rocky explorers will quit the game because of this.

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Here you are:

1. "Entry level" null-sec exploration ship - 1.7 s align time, invulnerability to bubbles, almost 5000 m/s MWD speed

[Ares, sole Exploration Frigate since December 8th]

Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II

Relic Analyzer II
Scan Rangefinding Array II
5MN Microwarpdrive II

Improved Cloaking Device II
Core Probe Launcher II, Sisters Core Scanner Probe
[empty high slot]

Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Small Emission Scope Sharpener II


2. "Entry level" null-sec combat exploration ship - 2.9 s align time, invulnerability to bubbles, cov-ops cloak onboard

[Tengu, sole combat exploration cruiser since December 8th, Travel fit]

Shadow Serpentis Inertial Stabilizers
Shadow Serpentis Inertial Stabilizers
Shadow Serpentis Inertial Stabilizers
Shadow Serpentis Inertial Stabilizers

Relic Analyzer II
50MN Microwarpdrive II
Scan Pinpointing Array II
Scan Rangefinding Array II
Scan Acquisition Array II
Data Analyzer II

Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Sisters Core Probe Launcher, Sisters Core Scanner Probe

Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II

Tengu Propulsion - Interdiction Nullifier
Tengu Offensive - Covert Reconfiguration
Tengu Defensive - Amplification Node
Tengu Electronics - Dissolution Sequencer
Tengu Engineering - Capacitor Regeneration Matrix

Who tries to run camps with so many wormholes to choose from to gain access to null? Don't speak in such absolutes junior. You have a lot to learn.

My point is you shouldn't ever have to use them, you can use wormholes instead.

Ok you keep using your unbonused Ares and overkill T3 to explore and I'll be over here laughing as I probably make more isk in a T1 frigate and never worry about gate camps.

People will still try to go to nullsec using stargates, but they don't have to. Those people gatecamping are counting on the players who don't know that there are other methods of getting into nullsec.

You know what's great about gatecamps? Taking out a fleet to break it up.

Don't be ridiculous! I think vast majority of high-sec players entering null-sec knows very well about wormholes but they still prefer flying through star-gates. Wormhole's journey has other risks and flaws associated with it which cannot be ignored.

Hello ,

It seems its a bug afterall , and it "may" get fixed , why may and not will , because it happened that bugs became features . But still .

Ill update if i get more news .