Ships & Modules

I really like the idea of splitting them in two different ships.
But I like to see the DPS version as a glas cannon with bonuses to "Polarized" guns.

Local is more powerful than D-scan. It removes gameplay. Jump into a system and before even loading grid I am looking at your latest/most used ship fittings and kills etc etc. (this is a scanner alt btw)

"Go play in Wormhole Space" is a bad answer if your'e looking to instill chaos and murder in an active null sec pocket.

The only answer is active gameplay mechanics for both victims and bombers/blops.

Module for delay local and a module for the ratting carrier...etc

If you really want to bomb a target don't stick the Tempelman char in local


LOL

Even when completely clean characters with no history of hotdropping come into local, 95% of the time every resident runs towards the nearest POS/Station and sits there for hours until you either leave or die of boredom.

Local is an archaic mechanic that is causing the stagnation of nullsec; remove that and this game will suddenly get interesting again.

I am Koenig Yazria, and I approve this message.

if you remove local from nullsec then it just makes things too easy, with the addition of cynos you are just making it too easy to be invisible with near instant hotdropping abilities, you would have remove covert cynos (because that and no local and recons not showing on dscan is just too op)

I agree 100% with Templeman N

There's no element of surprise with the local mechanics. It's easier to change the jump fatigue cooldown timer then any other aspect of the game obviously.

The BLOPS resist is just a must have! There's no other ship class in game that takes that long to train too, are that expensive and have a lesser build in resist. We need a fix on that ASAP.

I am Nerapa and I approve of this message.

Grr goons. fcuk bounties.

as an active bridger for bombers bar, I do like the idea re-balancing the Black Ops ships into 2 different variants, one for dedicated bridging and one for dedicated combat without the ability to bridge. For the price the Blops cost (properly fit that is) cost in excess of a minimum of 2 billion isk, which with their current role, is a tad bit too overpriced for their current play-ability and how current Blops mechanics work. Id really love to see their useability increased and have the BLOPS more useful and not shiny fit paperweights since they can only do so much and are just extremely expensive to fit and run properly

As it stands now the bridger itself is just a glorified black ops taxi mini titan [unless you run a really expensive fit even then it's meh just as CCP intended]. With nerfed jumprange "balanced" with the recent nerf to bridging and jump fatigue..
Blops cause a lot of damage in New Eden, indirectly of course, and ccp has no intention of letting them both bridge and pew pew at the same time. That was the reason behind the nerf to jump mechanics and the blopsing class in general.

Message from ccp is If you rellay want a combat ship that bridges via blops just jump in with T3 (pre nerfed with cloaky module vis a vis tank and gank since you can't have both), the blops mechanic comes with nerfed damage output, unless you step inside aglass cannon bomber (which you pay for by having no tank)

You could fit x-types on your Redeemer instead of beggin for a "free" hull with T2 resist. Even if ccp obliges this "new blops class" combat t2 resist bs will be balanced accordingly making it even pricier than todays "standard" 2 bil fits.



The victims must have counter measure if they run the risk of getting this new T2 COMBAT blops ship right on top of their precious ratter.

Imo Blops is a complex issue, even without that discussion about Local and intel and this proposed affordable t2 resist combat BS hotdropper split. Blops taxi and another hull; combat taxi. Why not?

A new blops tank and gank class you say? Make it [a super expensive] T3 while your'e at it.

The jump fatigue mechanic is a testamtent to all them killmails that blops and hot dropping causes. Killing 1 bird with 2 stones; content that is. Content is sitting in a Pos starring at your timer/taxi/titan.

CCP message is: Go play your non fatigued alt ,and continue to pimp your already super expensive "not exacktly combat blops bs" NO "affordable" T2 RESIST Black Ops BS FOR U! Since over 9000 ratting carrier pilots will cry out in pain...

If you start to tinker with one "ship class" or the invention of a new hull, it will effect a lot of thingh That is why it's hard to balance Blops and indeed eve in general. Entosis module anyone? LOL

Be aligned be very aligned, the Tempelman has your number...

+ 1 on all Tempelman has said - get it sorted out guys - PLEASE!!!

what about changing the cov ops cloak such that you dont appear in local until you chat? As long as the module is not offlined, you are wormhole invisible (obviously still scannable unless you activate the module).
for the BS - create a similar effect with a BLOPS cloak. Not a problem with the current movement restrictions, but at least it could move in a more sneaky manner. tricky to do in code, but not impossible. Or change the name 'stealth bomber' to 'flamboyant bang bang ship' .

Currently local is like telling a foreign country exactly when you deploy special forces into their AOR - not a nice effect as these guys dont want you to know they are there until rounds start flying down range!