Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Has this been proposed before? If so, was it shot down with extreme prejudice?

I figure it might be useful to add 3200mm plates and XL extenders, but with the drawback of requiring more than twice the PG/CPU of two 1600mm or LSEs. You get an extra slot, but you have to pay more grid and CPU to fit it.

Isn't that the point though? Same reason there's an 800mm and 1600mm plate set.

I'm not sure of the exact numbers, but I know the fitting difference between a large and XL booster is far more than simply double, and if I'm correct.. two 800mm plates give you more tank than a 1600mm plate. Not sure on that though.

There's plenty of ways you can balance the numbers so it works.

I was unaware people put plates and extenders on capitals, nevermind supercapitals.

Poeple don't use extenders and plates anymore on capitals. Adding resistance instead is far more effective on a capital tank. And if people want to increase their base hp, then they use Rigs (or in the case of shields they can also use Power Diagnostic Systems).


The only ships that really benefit form 3200mm and X-L extenders are the Battleships.

Supercapitals get more EHP from Energized Regenerative Plates then 40 1600mm plates

EHP adder I meant. either way there is only so much you can add resistances with though before the pentalties start sinking in so additional buffer would be the option when the additional resists you're add are less than 10% from original. But freeing up a tank slot does leave it to be taken up by something thats is absolutly going to make the ship that much harder to kill which is the point of the module in the first place but I fear that the addium of this module would make it too convient for some ships to be pushed well beyond into 'its going be a while to kill me.'

I agree active tanks need buffs but there is no currently logical way you can make them compensate enough for fleet war these days and keep it fair for skirmishes.

I guess the best way to see if these modules are worth the risk or not would be to sit down at a table and do some anaylitics with them.

The HP gains on a Capital with an extender or plate are greatly eclipsed by adding the proper resist.

You do mean Drake or not?
Armor tanks works fine but not many peoples dare to put on active reps, after logis entered the field. :)
Dual rep myrms and ishtars Are both nice ships and still agile to catch stuff. Where buffer work best for the range
Of amarr lazorsssss + they cap out easy if its not the sacralige that also can have an active tank.
Also depends if you Are doing small gang Are large gang warfare.
( off topic .... Bost deagresion timer for gate jumping with 30sek and docking with 2.5 min.)

it be great to see fail suicide ganks cause someone fit a bunch of 3200mm plates or something.

unless you're Caldari and can only have four plates :P

Seriously, though, I'd like to state that I'm all four XL plates and extenders, even though I won't be able to use them on my drake :(