EVE General Discussion

interesting stuff for sure.

One thing I wondered about was pinpoint weapons vs. kind of precise vs. AoE weapons. I can see lasers being super precise, projectiles less so. The demo shows some super precise shots (also they look like lasers coming down from a Mael). I was thinking maybe lasers would be that precise, but fire more slowly, while a projectile weapon would be more saturation (shells that burst just before impact, for a small area of effect), and missiles least precise but larger AoE. You'd want a laser to burn through heavy armor and heavy defenses, projectiles for bombarding the enemy in a combat situation whree the friendly force is close to the impact zone, and missiles for bombardment with the friendly force out of the immediate target area.

fyi a 1400mm shell is twice the size of anything fired on earth... factor in gravity... a solid mass projectile would have the energy of a tiny nuke... there are 8 on a mael... and theyre double barreled...

We can shoot at them, can they shoot back? Maybe if you miss a bombardment it leaves your ship without power for a minute giving them a time frame to counter you?

I think than the AoE of a weapon should come into play. IE bigger guns will do more damage, but by their nature they are less accurate. I also think that orbital bombardment should be left for the long range weapons and ammo types, a close range weapon doesn't make sense here.

Another thing I think is important is keeping missiles balanced. We don't need another aspect of the game where the drake or the tengu is the answer. Maybe make missiles AoE that do friendly fire damage. Calling in a missile strike might be a good idea to soften up the other side, but not something you'd want in close quarters fighting.

I think drones should be really important here. In terms of their ability to get in close, they should be well rounded and useful on the battlefield in multiple roles. IE scout drones can improve your bombardment accuracy as well as act as drone strikes. They could also intercept jump ships or take out other forms of air cover. Sentry drones wouldn't have those bonuses, but they'd act as bombardment tools. Maybe ships like the vexor or domi could drop land-based drones as well like tanks, AAA, and anti-infantry robots. You'd lose precise control, but you'd have a way for some pilots to interact with the battlefield more than others.



I'm thinking less in more here just to keep bandwidth and graphic loads down. KISS would work well. Perhaps a basic map with red and blue dots moving around on it.



Here's a question: what about orbital logistics? IE hotdropping ammo and equipment from orbit.

If you want to really get into it, if you use to much orbital bombardment you could end up damaging the atmosphere or cause severe electromagnetic storms.

The problem is it can't be done realistically. Look at the video. Destruction this salvo does is pathetic. Iowa class battleship would do more damage with one of it's main turrets.

I wonder if the consolers *who do not play EVE* are anywhere near prepared for the brutal hostility of this community. lol

Any ship that can mount a small turret can do orbital bombardment.

I want my reaper able to fire at the dust bunnies