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As someone who has played this game for a long time, I have finally run out of clones. I have Infomorph Psychology 5 all clones used with crystals, snakes, slaves, +5's +4's +3's and I need more.

I live in 0.0 mostly but have some toys and good clones spread out in lowsec if I want to get away from the sov war and go kill some stuff for a few days with some fiends. However now that I only have one 'cheap' clone I cannot really go to other 0.0's as all my clones apart form my +3's are worth 500 mill+.

What I would like to propose is an "advanced Infomorph Psychology" skill, allowing another clone per skill level.

I cannot think of anything game breaking this would cause, just give us people with lots of good clones the opportunity to go pew pew else where without having to jump my cheap clone 30-40 jumps to do it.

You need more than 5 clones? That's a lot......

I don't see a particular need why this should not be.... Although its getting pretty excessive.....

I also wouldn't mind a skill to reduce the JC timer.... somewhere between 5-15% / level.

sure.

You sir sound like a ******. If clones were not meant to store implants then please tell me why they have for as long as i have played this games (4 years) . If i wish to go pew pew 40 jumps away pls tell me why I should auto pilot when i dont have free/cheap clones anymorre?

ps (troll moar)

Rule of Eve: design intent comes secondary to player usage. If people are using Jump Clones to store implant sets... either to allow them a menu of implant bonuses to choose from or simply to keep their expensive stuff safe for PvP, then that's actually part of what they're for.

Accordingly, it wouldn't at all be unreasonable to have extra skills out there to improve on the use of JCs.

Of course, since having five JCs floating around with full sets of faction implants is an expensive hobby, expect an expensive skill with long training time.

Not seeing the downside to that one. In fact, it sounds quite especially awesome. I approve. With 9 jumpclones total (10 for the fanatics), and possibly a skill reducing the duration of clone jump cooldown, tactics like that can actually be implemented, which means more toolboxes on hand for fights. Having the option to use old jump clones you had lying around to do 'behind the lines' sorts of small-gang PvP instead of just forming up with the blob seems like a major plus, instead of a minus.

They did add those 4 faction eccm sets. I would like to use them but I have only a few clones left and I'm not sure what set to get.

This. imo shortened timer > more clones.

Yeah. Mocam hits the nail on the head here, although shortening the jumpclone timer does seem like a slightly higher priority, as it would make jumpclones finally useful for w-space dwellers, as the 24hr JC timer atm interacts with the 24hr cycle of (most) k-space WHs to create a cycle of unwanted jumpclone movement all over the place. In fact, I may need to take a week's sabbatical from W-space in the not-so-distant future just to do the jumpclone shopping thing without interference from what the k-space exit from home is doing.

So, in short:
First priority: "Infomorph Interfacing". Rank 5 skill. Charisma/Willpower. Requires Informorph Psychology 5 and Science 5. Shortens one's jumpclone timer by 3% per level.
Second priority: "Advanced Informorph Psychology". Rank 6 skill. Charisma/Willpower. Requires Informorph Psychology 5 and Science 5. Gives 1 extra jumpclone per level.

Using self destruct to ride the Pod Express to your med clone allows you to do everything a jump clone can do except store implants (unless you don't mind destroying them) and suffer through a 24hr delay. Using your own corp offices or the corp offices of Jump Frog you can travel to any station in the universe in 2 minutes. If you preposition your cache of ships/ammo, you could fight anywhere in the universe, any time you wanted and then hop to the other side of the universe for even more pew pew. So the primary objection in these two quotes is moot; the ability already exists.