Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Light missiles are not cancerous now apart from the Garmur, and the Garmur itself is OP because of it's speed coupled with point range bonus and hefty missile bonuses to missile dps and velocity. Most Kestrels, Hookbills, and Breachers use rockets, condors and crows are not that common now because dps is so low as it is. Leave light missiles alone they are not a problem apart from the Garmur which needs to have its speed reduced and the point range bonus should only apply to either scram or disruptor but not both.

The module looks to me like it's for low slots which means you're unlikely to see them on anything smaller than a cruiser anyway, and they won't be nearly as effective on light missiles as they will on the problem missiles like HAM's, HML and up, for instance If I'm fitting a RLML Caracal and I have to chose between a bcu or a missile tracking enhancer I'll pick the bcu every time because my application is already good.... but if I'm fitting HAM's or Heavies I'll drop the BCU and fit one of these to help with application because that's going to make more difference than extra raw dps. So there's no need to nerf anything because the missiles this module affects are already in a bad place as it is.

I like it because it's a good way to buff the problem missiles without buffing lights/rapid lights, and it gives more fitting options for missile ships, but unless it gives a huge buff I don't think it will be enough on it's own for most heavy missiles. If there are no nerfs you might see more people use RHML which is a good thing because missile battleships have very little other use in pvp, it will also help Drakes and especially Cyclones and again this is whats needed, but Torps and HAM's will still need their fitting cost reduced to make viable pvp fits, Torps and Heavies also need better base dmg application even with this module fitted.

Not sure why you think cruise will get an application nerf? they're not even in the same league as turrets or drones for battleship pvp so why would they need a nerf? If the aim here is to ensure the same meta prevails there's no point introducing this module, you could drop it in game now without changing anything else and you still won't see much more large missile usage in pvp due to firewalling, delayed dps, and poor application. Larger fleets will always go for turrets or drones because missiles waste too much dps and can be almost completely negated by smart bombs, so give large missiles a place in small gang and solo by making them better than turrets and drones in these roles.

I am wary of the scripted togglable computer as it seems like a great way to let you do Time on Target salvos for double or triple alpha.

So, there is this lovely concept in real life called time on target. you first fire rounds at high, slow arcs, then progressively faster arcs so you can get multiple rounds on target from a single tube.

Same concept, with the midslot version scripted speed, off for the first volley, one on for the 2nd, and if you are fit for flight time, light 2 more and watch them all hit in a single rep cycle.

Basically what Caldari said is the only way I see that happening with the very slow, long range missiles. Rate of fire and flight duration typically already make it so only the faster firing launchers can even see two (occasionally a third) flights in the air at the same time. Scripting will not speed them up that much to allow for maybe 3/4 flights out of a few launchers at max range/very fast targets unless the target literally loops back towards you or stopping I cant imagine them hitting in fast enough succession as you suggest. At which point it was pilot error that would cause this, not gaming of a module/mechanic.

Look up the PzH 2000, they have a system where they fire in increasingly shallower angles to allow several rounds to impact at or around the same time. Very interesting concept and definite tactical advantage if done right. It'd be tough to replicate in Eve, but it could be done as described.