Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I was just going to state an idea of mine, involving custom ships.

the idea was that there would be a number of... chasis's for the base ships. like, hulls. (all existing ones, plus some new ones. and all existing includes NPC ones!) when you started this process- dont know what it should be called, some industrial thing- then you could modify the texture, color, and even size of the ship to some extent. instead of just modifing the hull though, you are making a new ship- you could change the hull by placing items- wings, engines, ship extensions (which would be the main customizing option) and other things like that. this would make it possible to make your own ship- imagine making a corporation vessel to replace the usual amarr ships you fly! each item you place on it would have an effect on the strengths and weaknesses of the ship. for instance, wings might increase armor a bit, or mayby provide fitting slots. but, also, bad sides: the wings might increase signature radius, skill needs, and other things like that. it would work similar to the T3 cruisers, but to a much larger extent.

also, these would be COMPLETELY new ships. they arent just hulls with different configs. these are completely new ships, with the hull just providing a base which you would then modify to suit you.

balancing: the ships would need alot fo skills to use and build, everything would have just as many bad sides as good sides. that way, everything would be balanced and counterbalanced. also, the costs would be extreme, and the ships would be unbuyable in the market. since all sorts of things would be in the customization, the objects would increase costs very quickly, and these modifications would have powergrid and CPU costs, except mayby some which would increase that.

please tell me any comments, or opinions, you may have about my idea. I will explain anything you may not understand, and will modify my idea accordingly.

and please, PLEASE comment. I mean, if you view this and dont comment, I will spend the rest of my life in revenge.
well, not really... but please?

uh... do you get ANY of it?

I did not understand that... but yeah. I think so. and you woudnt HAVE to buy it. I mean, that would only be if you wanted to have a custom ship.

sounds like a lot of complex crap to me honestly. i wouldn't mind being able to custom build ships with precise specifications, but i just don't see it happening, and a "LEGO" type system that you seem to be proposing is probably a bit much

soo.... anyone else going to reply? please reply before I go to sleep?

So, could I use this to make an even more phallic looking proteus?

While it would be fun to customize ships more, I think taking it to this level would ruin the balanced gameplay that CCP is working so hard to maintain.

Having the ability to build new ships would make the old one useless IMHO

People have for a long time asked CCP to be able to paint their hulls though.

Provided it was marked on a Pass/Fail basis, to allow for some slippage due to sleep depravation or intoxication, I would give this idea a +1.

eve IS complex, in case you havent noticed. its one of the most... heck, it IS the most complex thing I have seen. anyways, its not like it would be manditory. if it was in the game, it wouldnt require anything of you. anyways, there would be limits, as I said. everything would be balanced, counterbalanced, and rebalanced. remember- powergrid and CPU req's

and also, by that logic, frigates should have the firepower of battleships, because apparently the skills and costs dont work as a balancing factor (because the reason frigates are weak is because they are so easy to get.)