Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Proposal: module that activates a two second "stasis field".

"stasis" does two things:
1. breaks all the locks you currently have.
2. all incoming damage has no effect.

Stasis lasts for two seconds, extended to 2.5 seconds with a level 5 skill (energy management or something).
Cooldown of 300 seconds.
Edit: only one of these modules can be fitted at a time
Edit: It was my original intention to have this module pause the cycle of all other modules while active, however this could be hard to code. I think it it is worth mentioning that this would be cool, but would not really hurt things much if this never happens.
Edit: Stasis should probably prevent you from locking anyone. This way, we don't have ceptors going into stasis, locking someone, and being an invulnerable point for a few seconds.... or maybe this could be a good thing?
Edit: cannot receive remote reps while in stasis.
Edit: note that freighters do not have module slots, and thus cannot use this module.

Possible uses:
-when taking a lot of damage
-b4 you think you are going to be suicide ganked
-while the rest of your fleet smartbombs
-the null blob calls you primary
-passively recover shields for a few seconds
-passively recover cap for a few seconds
Edit: -give logi more time to lock you (repping after out of stasis)

Advantages:
-tank more
-gives you a feel of having more control of your ship

Possible ship type introductions:
-ships that stasis for longer
-ships that can still lock while in stasis (can keep up points, webs, other ewar)

Edit: My bias: I personally believe that we need something to completely nullify damage (for a brief period with long cooldowns) because a single player simply cannot do anything against 100 players, or a group of suicide gankers designed to kill you in one shot, without completely breaking the way we tank now. The stasis is designed to tank in an entirely different way with the aim to disrupt such tactics. Of course, the player using the stasis must be on his/her toes, and the attackers can simply wait for 2.5 seconds.

Would you like to elaborate why you think this is so?

I... guess.

When you post in features and ideas, you often have to present a problem and possible solution to that problem, then implications of the solution you are proposing. I was simply following a format.

its hard to explain because the very reasons this is bad, are the exact reasons u want this implemented.

instant invulnerability at the click of a button. hell no.

You have instant HP boost at the click of a button already, this is simply a more powerful variant. At this point you are arguing balancing, of which personal opinions vary widely. What I'm taking from this is that you think this module would be too op. That's fine, but I think not.

look under "advantages":

"gives you a feel of having more control of your ship"

I edited the OP. There is no problem. This is just new (edit: proposed) content.

My mistake.

-ganking freighters will be unaffected as this is a module (edit: freighters do not have module slots), however this will nerf the suicide ganking of all other ships by giving ships a way to respond.

-I edited the OP. Logi should probably not be able to rep a ship in stasis. As for giving a logi extra time to lock a ship that has been named primary, honestly I had not thought of that until you pointed it out. That is a valid point.

-because switching targets takes longer than 2.5 seconds, the FC would just keep killing what he called primary (the target will just tank for longer)

-This is not an "ewar cleanse". (that would b pretty OP) I did not say anything about the stasis function breaking the locks of anyone that targeted you (only your own locks), neither did I mention that it disables ewar in any way.

We already have a rapid hp boost (see ASB and ARR).

I agree that this module has no counter except for waiting for the module to expire.

Edit: this is a direct counter to "MOAR DAMAGE" You seem biased towards seeing this tactic as superior, or maybe you see more damage as "more manly" than other tactics

thats hilarious. cant counter the argument, have to attack the person?

tank is a counter to damage, and damage is a counter to tank. why do we need something that completely nullifies damage? unless u intend to propose a sub-cap doomsday that insta-pops u regardless of the targets tank. maybe it'll take say...two seconds to activate. and has a loooooooooooong cool down time.

u must be posting that thread tomorrow huh?