Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Missiles.... and Missile disruptors.

So missiles are in a really weird place right now.

These topics are for the ammo only. Not the launchers!


FIRST THINGS FIRST! GET RID OF THE STUPID KINETIC ONLY BONUS TO SHIPS AND GIVE THEM A 5% ALL DAMAGE TYPES LIKE TURRET SHIPS GET!


Now on to missiles


Light missiles..... are awesome. hit everything and do decent damage. Maybe reduce their damage a little. However overall they are in a good place.

Rockets - Again very good, do there job and hit most targets well.

Heavy Missiles - OMG super nerf bat destroyed these things. You need to give them their range back at expense of hitting small targets. They are afterall the long range missile type for cruiser hulls.

HAMS - I like hams, I think they are okay. 5% to all damge types would really fix any holes they have.

Cruise Missiles - In a very good place they are fine!

Torps - OMFG what a joke! These suck. My suggestion ..... reduce the range of them to say.... 10-15km, but also let them hit smaller targets. They are supposed to have a big boom that rocks the world around them, let the smaller ships that get too close feel the PAIN!






Now for something that I cannot honestly believe doesnt already exist! Missile Disruption Modules.

They would act the same as Tracking Disruptors but differently at the same time....

So it would make no sense to have the mod reduce flight time. Whats it doing sucking fuel out of the missile? No I dont think so.... This is what I propose. Make it chance based like ECM. It would have a 15 second activation time... All missiles in flight in that time from the ship firing at the ship with with the Missile Disruptor would be subject to a RNG game. If the Missile disruptor loses the missiles continue nothing happening as they slam into your ship. Now however if the Missile Disruptor wins then those missiles in flight would have a "hacked" computer guidence and hilariously and recklessly fly off in random directions (just like fireworks... which their program could be used to help with this) not hitting their intended target.

Some skills that could affect the disrputors could be..... a disruptor specific skill to fit and use module (new skill). Hacking - would increase strength of module. Advanced Hacking (new skill) as a secondary power boost to the module.


Even if you dont like the RNG idea..... we really need a missile disruption module.


Wild

Not a fan of the missile disruption idea personally. Simply because like most things eve it's swings and roundabouts, they can't be disrupted like you point out but have other drawbacks, such as the delay in hitting a target including having to wait for the deeps to apply before being able to warp off.

The thing about omni damage bonus I agree with and that torps need fixing. Seriously faction torps being able to do more damage than rage (in a phoon) against a target painted battleship is stupid.

This, Missiles are a counter to tracking disruptors/neuts, like smartbombs are a counter to missiles/drones. Missiles should not receive benefits from tracking computers, nor penalties from tracking disruptors, since they are a different weapon type with different strengths and weaknesses as guns or drones.

You realise a MAX skilled pilot firing faction HML at a STATIONARY cruiser won't hit for full damage?

You think turrets have that kind of problem?

I've had ONE pilot shoot a heavy missile at me in the last 3 months. And that was an Orth pilot who I guess was testing stuff.

Why do you think a missile user shouldn't be able to hit a stationary target in the same size class for its full (weak) damage?



Edit - I also get more damage from an AC rupture or a rail thorax than a HAM caracal......

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