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This was just a module that accidentally got published. So disclaimer: What you saw in no way, shape or form may be released. That being said, I am not going to stop you guys from discussing target painting mechanics.

Oooo high slot target painter. I like that idea.

You can sometimes and good things to do...

There weren't "hundreds" it wasn't even one hundred. The problem was isolated, and pretty small. I applaud you on your invention enthusiasm though.

I really (really) want this TP

This would give shield based missile ships a great option to deal with small/fast targets without gimping it's tank...which is needed against larger targets. Dual web Drake is nice and all...but as soon as the Drake looses it's resist bonus fitting a dual web leads to really thin tank. All other T1 missile ships don't have a resist bonus anyhow..

For instance the Raven. No tank bonus and 6 med slots only. This ship just cannot affort to fit a TP beside tackle and MWD to make torps and cruises work. But the Raven has 2 utility high slots

Other winners from a high slot TP:
- short range missile brawlers which need some kind of (shield) tank
- drone ships
- turret ships with few med slots available (Amarr, some Gallente).

After all it would lead to more diversity which is a good thing imho. Atm utility slots in PvP are for neuts, mandatory.

Are you suggesting we target paint structures? In a thread about ccp making mistakes?
Oh the irony of it.....

I'm curious why the painter gets this and the other faction ewar doesn't. Also, the most useful application of this is on Caldari ships and other missile boats, so while it makes useable sense on the Raven, it will be yet another buff to the drake.

While it may be more balance post-drake nerf, until that nerf hits its just more drake buffs, which I can't get behind.

If a Falcon pilot wants to fit TPs into the high slots he makes a sacrifice as well. No/less smartbombs against drones or blasters/neuts against frigs. Even worse for the Rook since it has no utility slots. A Rook just looses damage by fitting ewar into the high slots.

That means ewar modules in high slots require a choice as well. Between damage or utility by neuts, nos, smartbombs, cloak, RR. This choice could lead to more diversity - which is cool.

@Drake: the Drake is the only Caldari T1 missile ship with resist bonus. And it seems the Drake will be changed in this point. I've no problem with that since I get more damage in exchange...but a high slot TP would help to fight smaller targets like the new, boosted ASs or even T1 frigs with tank bonus (Merlin, Incursus). Turret based ships can almost one-shot such frigs when piloted well or with some luck. A missile ship just cannot do that and needs help by fitting modules.

Not sure about this. Painters are effectively tracking mods and are rather different to the other ewar, so be careful in thinking about them in the same fashion. The main attraction of a highslot painter is that it offers some flexibility to missile boats and a different way around the hard sig radius/explosion radius limit, particularly attractive to torp boats, like Raven and Typhoon.

Of course, what would happen is the massive Drakespam fleets now each have a painter, but CCP is supposed to be thinking about the Drake. HML Drakes tend to be a bit tight on CPU too. In any case, those Drakespam fleets should have dedicated painter boats, shouldn't they? A hundred Drakes painting the same target may be fun, but it's not very efficient.

If highslot ewar modules are ever implemented, they really should be role limited to Electronic Attack Frigates. Could make EAFs worth piloting and would not make other ships overpowered.