Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Astrometric Jammer
Medium slot
An active module which emits signals intended to confuse scan probes searching for locks within the area. Each module decreases the signature and decreases the percentage lock on any object/target located with 1/4 AU of the module. Cycles during cloak as well.
Requires Astrometrics V

New mining laser and new strip miners that are banned in high sec (reason could be due to environmental effects) but have a much higher efficiency (like 50% faster).

That could work as an incentive for mining outside high sec, specially ninja mining. Altough would need a boost in low sec mineral types to make it closer to 0.0

A new kind of eccm, call it sensor recalibrator or something.

Lowslot, gives a small bonus to sensor strength (less than even the current lowslot eccm), but upon activation, instantly unjams you.

This, Adding More New stuff without fixing the old is only going to open Pandora's Box of Stupidly Overpowered OMGWTFBBQ Mods. However, I do hope that CCP will give take all the suggestion and integrate them into some of the useless mods that we have in-game right now instead of making new ones from scratch. I.E. to say I like what they did with the capacitor battery post inferno patch.

I have idea for a space equivalent of takeoff assist rockets.

It would be a module and could even take charges

Basically it would temporarily give a massive boost to agility

This would help to get you into warp faster if in hostile territory or just in a hurry

I was thinking about having a special one that could be fit to freighters but have the ammo be very expensive so that it would have limited useage

The freighter one does not even have to be a removable module but could be put as a permanent part of the ship that could be loaded with fuel and just have a button so you can activate it like a module.

Step 1: Name the thing that you desperately want.
Step 2: Throw on as many bad things as you can so as to convince people that your idea is okay.
Step 3: Ignore how ugly the monster that you threw together looks and cross your fingers.

PS: For everyone that pushes the cloak disruptor module, remember that there are other ways to deal with cloakies besides simply rendering their technology impotent. Put some thought into allowing and enhancing cloaky technology.

Shared concerns:

1. You don't like neuts in your system.
2. Cynos really exacerbate the problem by allowing an unlimited force to land on you in seconds because of that cloaky.
3. Cloakies have no defense/counter to jetcan spams.
4. Cloakies can freely penetrate hostile space with little difficulty.

Killing cloakie tech doesn't solve most of those issues.

• System defensive systems for sov holders and their friends by standings addresses all but the second point with hurting cloakie tech.
• Cyno jamming module (high slot) addresses the second point by preventing non-blue cynos.
• A system-wide audible alarm for all non-blue cynos (lit by non-blue characters) during the duration of their activated status. This addresses point 2.
• A cyno delay of 10 seconds in non-blue space after decloaking for regular cynos addresses point 2.
• Ability to build defense arrays at gates and stations with sovereignty, including the ability to anchor a decloaking array to a pos only in those locations.

All of these things address your concerns and improve the value of sovereignty, making it much more worth fighting for.

Edit: To Goodbuzz, below, just because I call people on forcing their anti-cloakie agendas and other agendas through repeated posting of the anti-cloakie module doesn't mean that I have issue with their motives. I even proposed solutions to their legitimate concerns while protecting the cloakie technology at the same time. What more could you ask for?

Point is: You cannot get anything you want in game at the expense of everyone else by trying to justify it with drawbacks in hopes of avoiding criticism of being too OP or too destructive to Eve. It doesn't matter how many drawbacks you put on an AoE DD, the concept itself is flawed and bad for Eve itself. Same goes for an AoE de-cloaking module, and many other ideas proposed here. Listed above are some good ways to address the cloakie concern while meshing with existing Eve tech and accepted sci-fi tech. .. and yes, I like the cynabal. lolz.

Missiles with optional extras:

Chaotic maneuvering:
Gives a chance to dodge defender missiles.

Intelligent targeting computer:
Will attack secondary targets if primary is destroyed.

MIRV:
Less total damage, but more effective damage aginst smaller ships.

Augmented:
More speed/dmg/other property with a balanced drawback

Armored:
Can take a hit from a defender missile or other anti missile weapon

Cheap:
Incurs some penalties but will be cheaper.

Multi purpose:
Can fill the roles of all missiles of same size, but does not change damage type.

Drone compatible computer:
Can use drone bandwidth to control unfired missiles in space for ambush tactics.

Target painter dependent:
Cheaper, but reliant on target painters to find target (potentially dangerous)

Pandemonium:
Random damage type or cycled in order. good VS adapting hardeners.

Anti-anti-anti-missile:
Will shoot down itself (in confusion).

ECM vulnerable:
Cheaper, but vulnerable to ECM(non directed)

Smart missiles:
Superior and expensive but potentially rebellious.

Fake:
Appears to have different properties than it actually have.

Custom paint:
Lets you custom paint it. Or just write: Ammatar, **** yeah!!

Stupid missile:
Will target closest target(except from launching ship), cheapest missile mod.

Swarm aware:
Will take advantage of other missiles sensors to gain targeting advantage.

Engine targeting:
Missile will target opponents engine in an attempt to damage and slow him.

Armor/shield penetration/negation:
what it says.

disiplinary:
Lets you launch crewmembers in missiles for the sake of disipline(no plank in space)

Visually pleasing warhead:
fireworks

Emergency evac:
Lets you fire a missile with a pod in it to save your skin.

Direct control:
Gives you the direct control and perspective of a missile.

Exterior module targeting:
Lets you target exterior modules directly

Prank:
Harmless, but will freak people out.



Other missiles:

missiles of questionable origin:
Chance of malfunction. (Cheap parts and assembled by slaves

I was just thinking of posting an idea like this. I'd propose that it would be available only on heavy interdictors though, and that it required fuel like a cyno generator. Also that the hic can only fit the jammer or a bubble, or that you just couldn't use both at the same time, not even a bubble with script. Also, this item would, like a generator, make you unable to move, and would broadcast in local.

And my other module idea, again sorry if any of this is a repost: I do know that kamikaze drones were mentioned, I know that exploding cargoholds and exploding jet cans have been talked about, or simple mine-laying. This is just a higher level of complexity and "OHHHH SHHHHHIIIIIII******" factor when jumping into another system and have 12 torpedoes simultaneously locking onto you and flying to your last known location, inside or outside of a warp bubble.)

Remote-Anchored Torpedoes, basically they are "Passive-Aggressive Missiles"

What you fit:
A high-slot module that works like a probe launcher. You load in 8, 10, or 12 based on the meta level.
What you do: You launch your missiles like you would a probe launcher. They are perfectly visible while you are setting them up.

What you do:
They cannot be placed within 10km of each other. You skill with this module will let you control 2 additional missiles per skill level, with 4 starting at level 1, and a specialization skill will allow you to place them 10% closer per skill level.

The placement works just like how you use probes on the big map, except you are placing them locally, within your optimal range. When you launch a missile, you can retrieve it back but if you "set it up" it is lost.

They are basically anchored, they take 3 seconds to anchor to set up, where they disappear from the overview. They don't cloak and you cannot scan them, they are basically just tiny space debris. They also last for 30 minutes before they self-disable.

When you target someone, you activate the launcher on them and all of the missiles will activate, show up on the overview, and chase down the target. They have a 1-second targetting delay giving a cloaking device a chance to escape. If you cloak they will fly to where you disappeared at and detonate giving a 5000m explosion.

Modest torpedo-level damage.

Limits:
1. You cannot activate the missiles if you are out of your targeting range.
2. The missiles become "Safe" and despawn after 30 minutes.
3. The missiles become "Safe" and despawn if you leave the system for more than 5 minutes.
4. The missiles cannot be individually activated, unless if CCP implements a missile control console.
5. Missiles cannot be used unless anchored/set up. If an enemy targets the missiles they can shoot at them even after they are anchored, but they have up until that 3 second anchoring time to target them.
6. You cannot anchor them within 10km of another torpedo, including multiple players. At most, two of these ships in a big fleet is all that will make sense but one would be enough.
7. You cannot use this module in hi-sec or low-sec. only 0.0 and wormhole space.
8. You have to target someone in order for them to focus-fire on that target otherwise;
if you have no targets and you activate them, they will fire against any closest target based on their standing with you. So be sure your friends are blue and your enemies are neutral or red.

There will be tech I, Tech II, and a Faction of these missiles. Missile Name: "Passive-Aggressive Missile"
(They start at the same stats as your standard torpedo, balanced in case this is too powerful)
*T2 has the following stats increased by 10%: Damage, Blast Radius, Signature Radius, Flight Speed, Flight Time, and Targetting Speed. Also they stay anchored for 45 minutes.
Faction has the following stats increased by 20%: Damage, Blast Radius, Signature Radius, Flight Speed, Flight Time, and Targetting Speed. Also they last 10 minutes if you leave the system and come back before deactivation. They also stay anchored for 1 hour.

Imagine having a dozen faction torpedoes surrounding a gateway in your 0.0 or around your wormhole. Imagine all twelve of them going mad to their closest targets or the one you target.

Counter-Measure Module:
Radiation Cache Inactivator I
This is a low-slot or medium-slot module that if fit onto a ship that is jumped by a missile-anchoring boat, they can use this module to make the missiles within 20km simply explode, or maybe just deactivate. The only sure-strike counter.

Also, the modules I made in the previous post about the four racial shield pops, would work specifically against these missiles, especially the amarr one. Just keep in mind those modules ignore player standing.

It's genius.