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Give us back the old "MWD effect".
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Reppyk
The Black Shell
#1 - 2013-01-10 11:53:38 UTC
Back in the days, a ship with a MWD (well, going very fast) had some kind of "bubble" around it (which looks a lot like this).

Most of the time, you know that a ship is using its mwd because... It's moving fast.
But what about a sitting ship which is running its mwd ? It has a massive sig (x 5) but unless you're good at spaceships (ie you're noticing that you're locking it too fast), you won't really notice.

It would nerf a bit the 100mn T3 dramaqueens (yay), and with that bubble around I would really have the impression that my nano-mwding raven is a fast and nimble ship.

Example : http://www.eve-pirate.com/uploads/newgermans00026.jpg
The targeted curse has the mwd-white-bubble.

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Eliniale
Co-operative Resource Extraction
#2 - 2013-01-10 12:00:37 UTC
While an extra effect for the MWD might be cool, I don't think a bubble as such makes much sense.

A slightly distorted dislay of the ship might perhaps serve as an alternative?

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Reppyk
The Black Shell
#3 - 2013-01-10 12:03:13 UTC
Yes true, the old bubble was hiding a bit too much the ship model.
Or a funky particle system near the engines ?

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Hellusius
Siesta Inc.
#4 - 2013-01-10 13:53:57 UTC
Personally I like the idea behind the tough.
A bubble however doesn't particularly make sense. I'd be more eager to say that CCP should alternate the engine outbursts.
Perhaps they can make a pulsing effect on the engine outburst for the MWD, and amplify the engine effect for the afterburners.
Veronica Kerrigan
Surgically Constructed L Feminist
#5 - 2013-01-10 16:25:10 UTC
I wouldn;t mind a bubble effect because it fits the idea that this is a low level of warp, and is taking place in a very limited warp field.
Eliniale
Co-operative Resource Extraction
#6 - 2013-01-10 16:26:14 UTC
Veronica Kerrigan wrote:
I wouldn;t mind a bubble effect because it fits the idea that this is a low level of warp, and is taking place in a very limited warp field.


Why don't we get an actual bubble for warping then?

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Metal Icarus
Star Frontiers
Brotherhood of Spacers
#7 - 2013-01-10 16:52:26 UTC
CCP just give us any effect. Even a sound that roars when you have a MWD on, and hums when you use an afterburner. Something more than just the "fluff" of your engines.
Eliniale
Co-operative Resource Extraction
#8 - 2013-01-10 16:55:26 UTC
Metal Icarus wrote:
CCP just give us any effect. Even a sound that roars when you have a MWD on, and hums when you use an afterburner. Something more than just the "fluff" of your engines.


I'd still like some kind of blurry distortiony thing :D

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Reppyk
The Black Shell
#9 - 2013-01-10 17:31:59 UTC
An alternate effect for the NOS would be nice, too. The old "orange" NOS was cooler than the current "red" neutra we have.

Two effects in fact. I would like to know if my NOS is sucking some capa or if the targeted ship is dry.

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Bienator II
madmen of the skies
#10 - 2013-01-10 18:41:04 UTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0kswK2aI08 thats how a MWD should look like ;)

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