Player Features and Ideas Discussion

So, I was around (on a diff char) when the new turrets were first deployed, and I loved it that they stayed retracted unless you started to lock on something.

Then they changed it so they are always deployed unless your in a warp.

I for one would like the old system back, BUT I understand why it was changed. (from what I gathered, some people locked on much faster than the turrets deployed, thus, they lost precious seconds when they needed them)


So I have an idea of how to satisfy both parties.

-Add a little option to have Turrets Always deployed (aside from in warp) (like it is now)
-And a option to have them Deploy at the start of a lock on. (could even add a option to have them auto deploy as soon as hostiles are detected on the overview, even if your not locking on to anythng.)

That way, the people that lock faster than the turrets deploy are still happy, while the people that don't lock that fast, or simply don't care get something to watch while the turrets deploy.

Personally if Eve was Real, I'd probably on deploy the turrets if i detected hostiles or otherwise thought I would need them soon (not when travelling between stargate and stargate or station or whatever)

So that would be bonus immersion for me.

Maybe I'm alone with this thought, but I figure it was worth a shot.

I'm not sure if your just trolling, but I'll answer anyway.

Because I liked it better when turrets deployed when combat was imminent, AKA when you were locking on to something.

Now the only time I see them not deployed is when I'm in warp, (granted, your in warp pretty often) It just seems odd to deploy turrets and spin up the barrels when your not planning to engage in any combat.
Yea, I realize combat in EVE tends to happened even when you don't plan for it, but that's what the options are for.

If your into PVP and flying in dangerous space, keep the turrets ready and armed.
If your flying in relatively safe space, why would you constantly keep the turrets deployed and the barrels spinning?

It's a little immersion breaking for me to be honest.

But if I'm the only one to think so, then I'll simply have to deal with it.

I would like some type of official response..

Yeah, thats exactly why I'd like the options.. I currently don't and I think I'll ever be in a ship thats able to lock that fast, and even if I am, I'm too slow with everything else to really care about that millisecond or two that I lose..

The turret behavior was already in the game once, it can't be that hard to implement again as an option, can it?

It may not seem like much, but to me, its the little things that make or break a games immersion.

But lock times are different for different classes of target, so how would that even work?

There's nothing wrong with the current system.

and when the latter group starts to complain that they're exploding before they can shoot, despite a target lock...?

Then its their own damn fault. My suggestion is the ability to Hit ESC and CHOOSE what sort of system you want to use..
If you start getting locking times shorter than deployment times, simply switch to having turrets always deployed?

I want a dropdown menu or something in the general options section that has 2 options..
Turrets always deploy and turrets deploy at imminent combat.

That could work, but still wouldn't explain why you always deploy turrets right after warp.. no matter where your going or what your doing..

But judging by the response in this thread it seems like I'm the only one to want this type of thing..

No.

I like to look up the skirt of the girl I'm gonna dance with to see if she's packing...

Wait.. er, ummm... nvm,



I want to see if the guns are large or small on a ship to gain tactical advantage before engaging. Hidden turrets until firing makes for less information that can make a difference.