Player Features and Ideas Discussion

There's been a lot of changes and beta versions of the new FW plexes on Bucky lately, but what we have on there as of today is getting very close to ready. If you guys want to check them out we'd welcome feedback.

Known bugs:
-The names of the beacons is currently incorrect and doesn't list which type (Stonghold, Installation, Facility) the plex is.

T3s are not allowed into Mediums, T2 cruisers are.

It will still result in HAC, Recon, and tech II logi gangs stomping on any tech I ships that might want to enter. This is fine out in the open. But that has been one of the great things about FW plexe restrictions is the fielding of tech I frigates and cruisers by everyone, new and old players. Changing the restrictions will render tech I cruisers not worth taking into that environment.

Sure a lone Recon is probably not going to enter a plex that is occupied. But a lone HAC will probably give that a go. There is nothing wrong with having tech II be stronger, they do afterall require more training have better resists.

The point is that the current in-game plex restrictions have been great for the most part. Plenty of tech I frigs and cruisers get used. To mess with what is already working quite well is a perilous thing. I sure hope you are right that tech I cruisers will continue to see lots of use in FW. I don't think they will though. You are removing a place where they could compete. Once people realize they will lose their tech I cruiser gangs to tech II cruiser gangs noone will bother flying tech I cruisers.

FW has been great for tech I frigate and Cruiser use. Because of the current plex restrictions the militias regularly roam in those ships. They can look for fights on roughly equal terms because neither gang is going to be able to follow the other into those sites with beefier ships. Removing a place where tech I cruisers are a requirement will result in them not being sufficient.

Again, i hope you are right. But I think on this, you are not.

The fact that someone can always enter a FW plex as long as they do not hang around outside for any length of time is intended design.

Lol, although I can see what you mean, there is always new tricks that small gangs can pull on blobs :)

bet there will be at least 8 more cool things figured out once the new crimewatch comes into the picture

(such a scrub)

How about don't warp to things with blobs on them? Just like the rest of the time. It's not like it's hard to D-scan or come in at range. All a camp could do to someone who isn't a noob is deny entry.

The idea is to catch stragglers when a gang is inside, so I have 2 warps-worth of time to kill them before backup lands. Also it would be preferable for me to fight people outside a plex if it's not a blobby situation, because I wouldn't have to deal with a tonne of NPCs attacking me for no reason.

I've not, but I look forward to them, even if the gate invulnerability nonsense won't be changed. I don't see why it's important that people have the ability to not get caught on acceleration gates when pretty much every day I run into gangs of instalocking destroyers on stargates (I hate them so much).

The large plexes should be appearing as often as the Unrestricted do on TQ.

As for the kiting issue, as of the most recent builds the contesting range of each capture point in every plex is 30km. So you can be contesting the plex while sitting 40km from the entry point, and for fights that start elsewhere you have a bit of room to move around before even leaving contestion range.

Don’t really see any change in the NPC’s from the other day. Took the Incursus out again and killed the single NPC in each plex size rookie, small, medium and Large.

I seem to be only encountering one NPC (although this time I did not hang around for the full timer duration in all plexes)

The NPC drops only one Tag (battle cruiser in large dropped 2) are there any tag changes planned?

The battlecruiser was tanking some damage it is possible that it was the penetrating hits that pushed through its tank.

30km activation zone for timer in plex (seems to be the same for all plex sizes), timer is near the warp in about 10km, still not keen on this distance with this radius it is too easy for a brawler to sit on the warp in. (not sure why I am complaining I normally fit like that anyway)

It is strange but I miss the NPC’s in a way especially on the test server, you kill one NPC and then just sit flying round in circles, I guess on tranquillity someone is supposed to come along and stop you I just hope that happens more often than it does now.