Player Features and Ideas Discussion

yes I am. I am against Dscan immunity but I have looked at it objectively and it does weigh strongly in favor of one group which doesn't need such a strong buff causing imbalance. Being impartial also means against imbalance. The Dscan thing doesn't weigh strongly enough in favor of any other activity in EVE for it to be justifiably considered as good for the everybody.

Also, I never said I don't like gankers, I actually said it doesn't require much intelligence to do but it is a part of eve, a necessary part of eve too.
I would also be against miners not being on Dscan fro example , as that would stack the odds in the other groups favor.




Every little bit does help. The key word there would be little. Can you point me in the direction to where I made this assumption?


And telling me what to do isn't? You are just arguing for the sake of it. try to stay on topic fella.



Of course you will. Ill send you a bib for xmas.

If people who enjoy the odd gank seem happy about a change like this, it may be because they've watched their hunting opportunities being slowly deteriorated since 2006. Since the faster update schedule has been in effect, these changes have been coming so quickly that we don't have time to reason about it with CCP. The last CSM minutes, for example, contained a nauseating exchange between the CSM and Fozzie that signified the end for several long-standing lifestyles in the game, while giving nothing back to the affected players. Perhaps the d-scan/recon change is their way of address that? Its hard to say.

The ironic thing about this d-scan/combat recon change is that there are several good counters to this change in most contexts that will probably net your kind more kills than it will net for griefers, you just need to think about it a bit more and adapt.


O. Faeces

I like DC immunity and I am sure that it will change nothng in FW plexes. Most of things that pilots will do in Combat Recons anyone can do nowdays in Force Recons. And Force ones can cross the jump gates easily.
The main thing I expected from Combat Recons is HAC resists and EHP boosts for fleet fights. There will be no HAC resists, I think that is mistake. Tha main problem of Combat Recons in small escalations is DPS and optimal range. I am afraid Lachesis will become The Shield Solo PVP kiting monster with 70 km optimal range, 300 DPS, 2-3 Damps and 2000+ m/s speed (without links and imps). If that power will not be enough, Lach can make the duo with Arty Huginn: 70km optimal, 300 DPS, 2 webs, 2000 m/s speed.
That is very bad! I want to see this pair united in trio with The Holy shield kiting 70km optimal range Curse! Nerf the Hull, boost the shields, change 1 high to med slots and bonus to neuts range from 40% to 60% as Huginn has on webs. Only mad fit missiles on Curse, so Curse do not need them anyway. Also will be awesome, if heated neuts will buff the range but not the amount.

Merry Christmas! Holy Curse!

I would ask you why you're in a wormhole as a casual, solo player without anyone to help you.

It's one of EVE's most effort intensive activities.

That seems to be on the horizon. Have patience, the day is nigh.

There is a lovely program called OnTopReplica. Check it out. It's free. Basically, it allows you to view all or part of your Eve screen all the time. I generally stick my scouting alts on a gate, on a wormhole, or in a complex, then set up this program so I can view the overview portion of the scouts' screen at all times. If I see something show up on the screen, I alt tab over and take a closer look. It works really beautifully. It enables me to employ all my alts even with only two screens. It even works while you are watching Youtube videos.

I know people hate being told to "bring friends" or "get an alt," but Eve is a complex game. One pilot cannot usually do everything necessary to ensure its own survival. That is a good thing. Insisting on solo, especially if you are an established player who can afford to PLEX an alt (or have a real job and some disposable income), is really stupid in an MMO.

If you have a philosophical objection to alts, get some friends. When I was a new player, older players let me follow along while they ran missions. I got the loot and salvage, they got company. I'm sure you could find a way to make it worth someone's time to scout for you.

Bring friends or get alts. Otherwise, please stop complaining.

T3's and D3's can both run probes on a combat fit. No need for an alt if you demand near immunity.

Want to run something else solo you take the risk.

Most of the carebear complaints revolve around not wanting to share the results of their pve with other people. If you are so opposed to working with other people why even play an MMO?

if you think we should balance gameplay around solo, you are in essence asking to nerf group gameplay. Why would you want that.?

You know there is this thing called risk. If you completely negate all the risk, you should be playing hello kitty online. You choose to live in an environment without local to notify you someone is in system with you. How are these changes any different than you logging on after a cloaky T3 or recon is already in system waiting for you to start running sites?

The fact is, yes this change will allow hunters to hunt more effectively. However, lets not choose to ignore the myriad of changes that have effectively stopped people from hunting true solo; AI aggression changes, can't take an acceleration gate cloaked anymore, the session change timer that doesn't let you immediately take a gate after decloaking, the FW beacon "bubble" that won't let you cloak inside, nerfs to ewar strength so we can overheat a few cycles for pre-nerf strength ewar, etc.

So to answer this:
"What if I am in a wormhole corp and my play time sits a few hours outside of the main group of players? "
You suck it up and play. If you get tackled by a lachesis from 50km while he's plinking away you. Watch as the sleepers switch to him. Drop a mobile depot, fit on 1 stab, and warp back to your POS. I mean really....lives in a WH and can't pvp....

Past couple corps Ive been in, when we ran sites as a corp, our scouts got paid. Everyone who participated in the sites, cleaning up the sites and scouting all got paid. Didnt matter which task you were doing, we all split the pot.

You just have to find some good people who care more about playing EVE together and less about how much isk they can make on their own.

Hell if you are more concerned with making isk on your own and not giving a cut to Corp mates willing to watch your back, then you deserve to die by a combat recon.