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modular fighters (bombers)
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Screenlag
Armaggedon Inc.
Fraternity.
#1 - 2012-04-01 13:24:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Screenlag
To cut it short.

T2 fighters and fighter bombers with low, med and high slots for equipment. I don't want to pull numbers out of nowhere, so I'll refrain from trying to come up with reasonable dps etc. However, it would be pretty neat if we slap either a pair of nanos, or a TP, or a web onto our fighters and have them utilize their equipment. More sand in the sandbox
Now, if they become small frigates they would be clearly overpowered, so perhaps you could either have them use specific modules meant for fighters, or just give them a set percentage effect of what the actual module would give, perhaps civilian modules? Then we would need to talk about prices.

CCP said they were going to work on drones, and I personally believe this addition would be great fun. Also, fighters are more related to the ships we're flying rather than drones, so I don't see it as far-fetched if they'd use modules.

Screenlag wrote:
If not modules, how about extending the ship crew idea to fighters? Each and every fighter needs a pilot, these could have certain bonuses to the fighter itself. For example, a type of pilot would give the fighter an extra 5% speed per fighter level. Another would give more damage, more tracking, more tank, you get the idea. It would also work considering the fact that we can see pilots in all the fighters. This would also give even more reason to give our fighters names, either randomized for each pilot, or something we could choose ourselves. (I lost two fighters today due to DT, and I didn't even know their names, they were just two anonymous warriors who never made it home. I grieve their deaths, but it would feel better if they had names.)

Also, I guess this would apply to a drone overhaul in general, but it would be nice if we could group our drones, just like we do with our weapons. For one, it could be a nice graphical change, having the drones flying in formation. It would also hinder them from splitting dps like they so often do. Neither would our log get spammed with drone damage. How you would calculate damage to them I do not know.



of course this idea would need tinkering if it was to be implemented, but I'll leave that to the real theory-crafters and developers. Would you like to see this?
Sarrian Calda
Perkone
Caldari State
#2 - 2012-04-01 13:32:04 UTC
So, customizable fighter-class drones that lets you choose certain drone equipment for them, so they can either be like the normal fighters, or fighter-bombers, or somewhere in between?

This reminds me of the set-up of fighters in Gratuitous Space Battles. Sounds interesting, but I'm no fighter-drone user, so I can't comment much on how useful it'll be. But it does sound interesting. Cool
mxzf
Shovel Bros
#3 - 2012-04-01 14:02:18 UTC
This has been posted before, you should search before posting.

And, also as before, this is a bad idea that horribly complicates the use of drones and doesn't really add anything of value to the game.
Screenlag
Armaggedon Inc.
Fraternity.
#4 - 2012-04-01 14:07:50 UTC
Didn't find anything when I searched, also, I guess value is a matter of taste. However it's going to be complicated or not is in the hands of the developers, I fail to see why this would have to be complicated
tankus2
HeartVenom Inc.
#5 - 2012-04-01 15:17:30 UTC
I'd prefer the subsystem technology found on t3 ships make their way to t2 fighters/fighter-bombers. It would give plenty of variety for the drones but (hopefully) prevent them from being overpowered.

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Asuka Solo
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#6 - 2012-04-01 15:26:59 UTC
I am partial to this.

Needs allot of fleshing out, but I'd approve of whats here in the mean time.

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Caldari Citizen345893746
Doomheim
#7 - 2012-04-01 22:12:40 UTC
No Ewar should be fitable, as this would mean a carrier can spit out 10 unfitted-battlecruiser-HPd drones with scramblers, jammers, webs on them... yeah, thats balanced.
Gerrick Palivorn
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-04-02 06:03:01 UTC
I could see fitting standard EWAR on the ships but no tackle or web mods. Special fighter class modules that are loaded onto the fighter like a script. Having this in extange for more DPS would be agreeable to me. I would only limit this to fighters and not give it to fighter bombers.

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Soldarius
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#9 - 2012-04-02 08:41:07 UTC
Don't drones already do this? Or are you looking for remote control pwnmobiles?

I won't argue about how cool it would be. If they could be set with only 1 of each slot than it might be doable. But the moment you start giving them multiple slots things get ugly. Imagine triple web or neuting fighters.

Lets just fix the EWAR drones and be done with it.

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Screenlag
Armaggedon Inc.
Fraternity.
#10 - 2012-04-04 15:57:24 UTC
If not modules, how about extending the ship crew idea to fighters? Each and every fighter needs a pilot, these could have certain bonuses to the fighter itself. For example, a type of pilot would give the fighter an extra 5% speed per fighter level. Another would give more damage, more tracking, more tank, you get the idea. It would also work considering the fact that we can see pilots in all the fighters. This would also give even more reason to give our fighters names, either randomized for each pilot, or something we could choose ourselves. (I lost two fighters today due to DT, and I didn't even know their names, they were just two anonymous warriors who never made it home. I grieve their deaths, but it would feel better if they had names.)

Also, I guess this would apply to a drone overhaul in general, but it would be nice if we could group our drones, just like we do with our weapons. For one, it could be a nice graphical change, having the drones flying in formation. It would also hinder them from splitting dps like they so often do. Neither would our log get spammed with drone damage. How you would calculate damage to them I do not know.