Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Just a little more lock range would be good. A teeny tiny bit.
Also, I recall seeing a new model for the crow/raptor/condor at one point - are we likely to see this new model for this expansion (or ever for that matter)?

A few things. I won't comment too much on the Ares, but for the love of god, do not make it a missile-only boat.

With that out of the way, the Taranis needs more fitting. It has a pathetic amount of fitting compared to its t1 counterpart, the Atron. What's the point of all those nice slots if we can't fit anything in them?

Lastly, and this may be slightly controversial, why not give us something on the interceptors that's not almost completely useless (bubble immunity) and make them able to tackle supers. Bubble immunity in low sec means diddly ******* squat, but having a light ship capable of tackling supercaps would be immensely useful to everyone, and it would let newer players be involved in supercap warfare in a way that they couldn't before.

And before all you ******* whiney super pilots come in here and cry about my proposal, consider that we're talking about an incredibly paper ship with terrible sensor strength and lock range. A good group should be able to deal with them without much trouble. This change would at least stop this chicanery of supers lolling their way through low sec fights without fear of reprisal from anyone except PL.

I'm not seeing all that much to sell me on the new Raptor. It's not as terrible as the version currently on TQ but then it couldn't be much worse. Your description says it all - a Taranis with less DPS and less EHP, exchange for more mobility and range (but not as much as the other races' tackleceptors). Would a 4th mid really be too much to ask for here?

The crow is looking extremely nice though.

With a interceptors speed they can already move VERY fast though bubbled systems. As it is now bubbles are basically the only way to catch a interceptor.

By making them nullified that takes out the one real way of possibly catching a interceptor. We already have nullified T3s, and MJD battleships. With the addition of nullified interceptors we might as well just remove bubbles from the game.

As a fast tackle, interceptors would benefit greatly from immunity to the MWD canceling effects of warp scramblers.

I think the idea of a combat interceptor when it is outclassed by every other frigate in the game in that role is kind of silly.

There was a period when the damage output at close range and speed to close the gap of the taranis made it a feared ship - the ideal blaster ship. However, frigates have moved on and none of the combat ceptors seem capable of holding their own against even a t1 frigate. They should be fast moving and extremely hard hitting such as -50% optimal+falloff +100% rof.

What exactly is the point of combat interceptors nowadays anyways? What do they specifically bring to the battlespace that you can't find anywhere else. As a group all interceptors are designed to be super fast tackle, but that's not a role that relies much on dps. I know I fit a taranis for skirmisher/hunter killer duties for mauling frigates, but that's something I can easily fit a half dozen other ships for just as well or possibly better.
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Regarding the ares: I do get what people are saying about gallente ships not being missile ships, but Roden has always said it is a missile ship manufacturer. it's not really any different from Khanid ships being T2 missile users on a guns/drones race. I enjoy the variety, and I believe it helps serve to encourage players to cross train a bit, which is something I do like to see. I should note, though, if both Amarr and Gallente are going to have T2 missile boats, Caldari and Minmatar need some love and get some drone boats.

Now, all that said, I don't know the real reason for the change; the use of hybrids fit just fine and worked well enough, and in the past roden hasn't meant missile bonuses, it has meant, oh this ship has one extra missile slot, which, granted is a bit of a cop out as far as that description goes. A note in favor of not doing missiles is the fact that if you aren't a missile user, you are limited to just one other ship, so you can't choose which ship role you want in that case, but that goes for the other tree races as well. I sometimes begin to think maybe a few new ships need to be slotted in to give us a bit more weapon variety.

What about increasing Max Targeting Range ?

Over heated Warp Disruptor - 36 km
Max Targeting Range - 27.5 km

is it joke? may be Max Targeting Range should be rebalanced?

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Also Crusader must have bonus for Optimal. Now Imperial Navy Slicer more dangerous then Crusader, because any Interceptor in close range = dead Interceptor

you can repleace:

10% reduction in Small Energy Turret capacitor use per level -> 15% bonus to Small Energy Turret optimal range per level
and increase total Capacitor amount instead of this bonus

hi CCP Fozzie,

The modification for acceleration is great,

About nullifier, I believe now it's very too difficult to catch them, and it's not really interesting to have this bonus. Because already the new acceleration make the interceptor really good.

But they have one thing to modified. The interceptor must be fast, and can tackle the ennemy. With new module micro jump drive, it's difficult to tackle this ship because the bonus on the scramble is not good on the interceptor. 5% per level is too short when you have already a short distance.

full skill 11.5.

That will be usefull to have :

5% / level disrupt range
100 % and the scramble range (ship bonus).


Crusader :

increase the capacitor.

The Crusader is designed to use beams effectively with kiting, hence the tracking and cap reduction bonuses. The increase in fitting along with better cap allows for it to actually make a decent fit a reality, as it was severely wanting in CPU before. Do not use pulses on it since it doesn't get a range bonus; that's what the slicer is for.

Not Empty Quoting.