Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Give people an ability to move through Low-Sec and Null-Sec without being in local. However, don't change the dynamics so much that it makes pirates and PvP too powerful. Need to find a balance.

Assumption: Each Jump Clone uses a different "POD". So when I talk about a modification to a POD, I'm really saying it's tied to the JC in the database, but for lore it works better with the POD.

Local reports your presents in a system because your POD is registered and sends out a signal through subspace to gates and stations updating critical information about your current status, location, etc., including the continual update of your current training.

Create a purchasable modification for a POD (i.e. Jump Clone) that can be purchase for individual PODs (JCs) and is destroyed if that POD (JC) is destroyed. When fitted to the POD (JC) the module jams the subspace signal between the ship and the gate / station. Once fitted, it is always on and works as outlined below until the POD is destroyed. Since it is a modification to the POD, it cannot be removed.

• The POD jams communication through subspace to the various stations or gates. (i.e. You do not appear in local unless you talk)


• If you do communicate in local or perform an action listed below that shows you in local, you will only appear in local for 30 sec after your last comment in local or action that negated the function of the modification (see further below)



• POD modifications only work in Low and Null-Sec space (you always appear in Highsec local)


• Cynosural fields and Cloaking devices interfere will the POD enhancement when they are active (i.e. if you cloak or light a Cynosural field you become visible in local) Once the Cynosural field is down or the cloak is deactivated you drop back off local after 30 seconds


• Once fitted, the POD cannot send updates to medical facilities to update your clone with training (i.e. you cannot continue training while in a POD (JC) fitted with the enhancement.) This will cause players to make thoughtful choices about when to fit and fly PODs (JCs)with this modification


• Traveling through a Cynosural field has the same effect as lighting one. Once the player lands in system, they are visible in local for 30 seconds (unless they speak in local)


• Being locked for any reason (friend or foe) or locking a target, shuts down the modification until 30 seconds after all locks are disengaged from or to the enhanced POD. Does not apply to covert locking modules used by a modified POD (JC)


• Once a modified POD is destroyed, the modification must be re-purchased and applied to the POD(JC) for the new jump clone if the player wants one on that POD(JC)

Not sure how this should work with the Combat Recon ships…
Thoughts????

You do know that there is discussion about removing local all together. I'm not sure where that's at, but I think that may come about...

So a perfect cyno alt thread for hotdrops. Make alt, use MCT to train them, stop training, no downside now to no longer being able to train. All other things are up sides.
Think about how things can be abused by multiple accounts when you suggest things.

If it can be abused, that's a perfectly good reason to say no.

Nope nope nope nope

It's all or nothing with local