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Combining Falcons and off-grid boosting: a solution

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#1 - 2014-12-03 20:16:19 UTC
Hey guys! I'm sure you've all heard ad nauseam all the arguments on how Falcons and OGB are alternately being the cancer that is killing Eve. We're all tired of it, so let's settle on a compromise. I have a fix that will put an end to both of these: Allow leadership links to be fitted to Falcons only.

What will this do? Depending on the individual case, it will have one of the following effects:

1) Boosts for less risk-averse people will be on-grid, since people flying Falcons will want to still jam people with them.

2) Boosts for more risk-averse people will be off-grid, which takes ECM out of the equation and buffs small gang PVP.

I think this change is great because:

  1. It adds new content, expands the sandbox, and lets people play the way they want.
  2. It buffs small gang PVP and benefits having real skill.
  3. It is in line with the current design approaches of making perfect hulls with few unfun tradeoffs (Garmur, Confessor, etc).


I am confident that this is the right decision that Eve needs to go in, and that this change will contribute to the game's ongoing growth and revival. What are your thoughts?

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Destiny Corrupted
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
Senpai's Afterschool Anime and Gaming Club
#2 - 2014-12-03 20:19:06 UTC
3/10

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https://truestories.eveonline.com/users/2074-destiny-corrupted
ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#3 - 2014-12-03 20:23:48 UTC
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Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2014-12-03 20:25:41 UTC
You forgot about multiboxing cloakers to make it the ultimate post.
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#5 - 2014-12-03 20:25:46 UTC
Because of Falcon: Because we can't hate it enough.

How did you Veterans start?
Anhenka
The New Federation
Sigma Grindset
#6 - 2014-12-03 20:26:18 UTC
ISD Ezwal wrote:
This thread has been moved to Features & Ideas Discussion.



No Ezwal.... no, that was not the correct action for this post.
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#7 - 2014-12-03 20:31:16 UTC
Caviar Liberta wrote:
You forgot about multiboxing cloakers to make it the ultimate post.

Those were banned. I wouldn't want to do anything against the rules.

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Alundil
Rolled Out
#8 - 2014-12-03 20:45:44 UTC
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
Caviar Liberta wrote:
You forgot about multiboxing cloakers to make it the ultimate post.

Those were banned. I wouldn't want to do anything against the rules.

They really aren't.

But the 3/10 rating on this thread is a bit too high.

I'm right behind you
Harvey James
The Sengoku Legacy
#9 - 2014-12-03 20:49:07 UTC
like all those falcons jamming the ishtars are such a pain Shocked .. also makes command ships what exactly??

T3's need to be versatile so no rigs are necessary ... they should not have OP dps and tank

ABC's should be T2, remove drone assist, separate HAM's and Torps range, -3 HS for droneboats

Nerf web strength, Make the blaster Eagle worth using
Lady Rift
His Majesty's Privateers
#10 - 2014-12-03 20:51:10 UTC
so you want off grid links to be able to warp cloaked. and have a very good gtfo ability with jams if ever caught.

Um no.
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#11 - 2014-12-03 20:51:23 UTC
Harvey James wrote:
like all those falcons jamming the ishtars are such a pain Shocked .. also makes command ships what exactly??

They can use the CPU freed by not fitting boosts to fit ECM instead.

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#12 - 2014-12-03 20:54:52 UTC
ShahFluffers wrote:
Because of Falcon: Because we can't hate it enough.

You're right. Extra bonus of this change: it makes picking primaries easier, thus making Eve more newbie-friendly.

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Iain Cariaba
#13 - 2014-12-03 21:02:38 UTC
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
ShahFluffers wrote:
Because of Falcon: Because we can't hate it enough.

You're right. Extra bonus of this change: it makes picking primaries easier, thus making Eve more newbie-friendly.

Yes, seems like CCP will do anything now days to make EvE more idio... um, newbie friendly.
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#14 - 2014-12-03 21:18:51 UTC
Now that I think about it I have only seen one falcon in the last six months and it flew away when it saw me. I think it had a worm.