Player Features and Ideas Discussion

So, in addition to playing the game for all the players in your fleet with the exception of target lock and pressing f1, you want this to operate through a system inconsistent with the existing wing warps. Got it. This sounds like a great idea.
Fleet warps are a nice system because they keep the fleet together and can be canceled by the players. They do not fully replace the line member's actions as a means to travel. Your suggestions would allow the fleet members to go afk for minutes at a time while the FC moves around for them, and if the FC activates a dock/jump command there is no option for them to cancel it.

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No, that was never suggested except by you.



So would mass gating and docking, as this has been said multiple times prior; "as opposed to these suggested features which do not and would actually still be within the players control to allow to occur in the first place. via a toggle option similar to what an orca has that allows and disallows access to hangers."



Yes, there would be, but once again you are purposefully ignoring the suggestion and insinuating something false.

Please read the thread before you post and do not omit information, as to anyone who does read it will lose respect for your opinion and it will damage your credibility, as its done here.

Is fleet warp still on Fozzie's death list?

If it was, I wouldn't be able to talk about it. So... maybe?

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If anything, I would suggest removing the fleet warp altogether.
Operating in fleet should not be made easier, but in fact made more difficult, requiring each player to pay attention. and if this is a convoluted way of helping solo player multi-boxing, this is a also bad idea.

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Not a good thing removing actual hands on game play.

Bump

Additionally, if you have to bump a thread in F&I, it's because no one cares enough about your idea to keep the thread alive.

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The joining of a fleet and the faith put in the fleet commander is by definition an act of trust, in EVE especially. Trust is a commodity that is difficult to earn, easy to violate, and impossible to buy.

The current fleet command options, while they allow a variety of capabilities for the commander do not allow them to actually command ships to do much, limited to warping the ships or regrouping them. While these are generous features alone to be sure, they would do well by being augmented to provide a fleet commander, perhaps not a wing or squad commander or perhaps so as well, with additional options to actually command the ships a step further. As mentioned before, trust in commanders is implicit.

Allowing an expansion of command options would provide metagame content for fleet commanders that is unparalleled in every other MMORPG while allowing the convenience and ease for the Fleets members to turn authority over to their fleet commander to make certain non-combat decisions on their behalf. An additional option could be added for members of a fleet to be able to enable or disable their inclusion in the commanders choice in docking and gating them, this provides several functions.

1.) The building of repport amongst members within a given fleet towards a commander.

2.) Trust building, between members and commander. Giving members of the fleet a choice to disallow docking or gating, allowing them to maintain control over these options or trust In their commander to make the call for them.

3.) Providing additional metagame content, not only for EVE, but especially for the commanders of fleets.

4.) Allowing additional command decisions to be made on behalf of the fleet by the commander at his discretion for the benefit or drawback of his pilots.

5.) These command options can very easily be integrated into the existing fleet window and would expand the content of existing gameplay while providing additional incentive for those who wish to persue further leadership rolls, giving additional cause to do so.

An additional feature that shouldn't go unmentioned as well should be the advent of Hot Keys for the feature of not only Mass Dock and Mass Gate, but also and for Fleet Warp, Fleet Jump, and Regroup as well.

This would allow further tight-nit dynamic use of the Fleet commanders ability to direct and guide his fleet, wings, and squads with additional ease. It makes logical sense that since almost every aspect of piloting and navigation is represented with a possible hot key, that these choices should be represented as well.

Progression of these features would allow further dynamic gameplay and immersion for the roles of leadership while allowing the progressive relationship of trust to be built between the fleets members.

Dev and CCP can determine that for the good of all pilots, the idea is proposed and its merits laid bare.