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Yes, we're planning to add something like that - most likely similar to the way scan sigs work. Probably a three-character alphanumeric code should be unique enough for each system. If you have preferences for avoiding very wide overview columns, feel free to post suggestions on how you think they could be best named.


I know TCUs were exploding plenty. I'll have a check for IHubs and see what is up there. What is the fun of going to all that effort without a satisfying explosion at the end :)


Having newly-launched IHubs/TCUs owned by an NPC is intended. You should only be deploying those structures once you've got the area under control. Getting a TCU down shouldn't be a matter of who can spam Anchor the fastest. (We'll probably change it from CONCORD though, as that doesn't quite fit thematically as they don't really have much presence in alliance sov matters)

I'm not sure if the structures are currently snapping to the grid centers when launched. The intention is that they will always jump to the closest grid center that is currently unoccupied, to avoid overlapping/bumping issues.


Hooking up real data on the sov dashboard is one of the next priority tasks. That should give you a better idea of what is happening and where.

As far as the complex nodes, at a minimum the 3 character semi-random naming would be sufficient. If you're going to keep them as "celestial beacons" they need their own overview category so they don't overlap with cynos, so we can exclude them from pvp overviews but have them present on navigation ones. Basically on general PVP overviews we want everything that's not a hostile ship to be kept off of them, with cynos and gates being some of the only exceptions. In some of these systems on duality the entire overview is filling up with nothing but plexes, and navigating the spam is tedious.

One of the guys in our fleet had the idea that they should spawn as combat anoms, which would move them to the scanner instead. That might be another option?

Also, some of the capture timers seem to be rotating backwards. Or at least they're not consistent. Some of the TCU and iHub reinforcement cycles are green, some are white. Some rotate counter-clockwise, some clockwise. For the entosising of command nodes themselves they seem to always be green and go clockwise. Green > white imo, the white blends into too many other labels in the UI that cause issues seeing what stage the timer is at. We'd also pretty unanimously like a digital timer (maybe by mousing over the module or in space next to the rotating bit) so that we clearly know how much time is left. A rotating thing in space isn't very specific.

Here's the latest list of reinforcement timers:

Exit Time    Solar System    Structure    Owning Alliance    Defense Multiplier
Ongoing    ZQ-Z3Y    TCU Defense    Eurasia Alliance    0.166666667
Ongoing    ZQ-Z3Y    IHub Defense    Eurasia Alliance    0.166666667
Ongoing    3GXF-U    IHub Defense    Suddenly Spaceships.    0.222222222
Ongoing    J6QB-P    TCU Defense    Oceania Alliance    0.454545455
Ongoing    J6QB-P    IHub Defense    Oceania Alliance    0.454545455
Ongoing    J6QB-P    Station Defense    Oceania Alliance    0.454545455
Ongoing    2V-CS5    IHub Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.188679245
Ongoing    2V-CS5    Station Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.188679245
Ongoing    2V-CS5    TCU Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.188679245
Ongoing    TXJ-II    IHub Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.166666667
Ongoing    H9-J8N    IHub Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.166666667
Ongoing    H9-J8N    Station Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.166666667
Ongoing    GA9P-0    Station Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.166666667
Ongoing    TXJ-II    Station Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.166666667
Ongoing    TXJ-II    TCU Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.166666667
Ongoing    GA9P-0    TCU Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.166666667
Ongoing    GA9P-0    IHub Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.166666667
Ongoing    H9-J8N    TCU Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.166666667
Ongoing    3GXF-U    TCU Defense    Suddenly Spaceships.    0.222222222
Ongoing    C1-HAB    IHub Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.175438596
Ongoing    C1-HAB    TCU Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.175438596
Ongoing    C1-HAB    Station Defense    Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork    0.175438596
Ongoing    MVCJ-E    TCU Defense    Q Alliance    0.188679245
2015.06.21 16:07    MH9C-S    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.21 16:50    YQB-22    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.21 17:27    K1I1-J    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.21 18:56    IS-R7P    TCU Defense    Praetorian Directorate    0.166666667
2015.06.21 19:05    IS-R7P    Station Defense    Praetorian Directorate    0.166666667
2015.06.21 19:05    BR-N97    TCU Defense    Praetorian Directorate    0.166666667
2015.06.21 19:14    LF-2KP    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.21 19:16    IS-R7P    IHub Defense    Praetorian Directorate    0.166666667
2015.06.21 19:45    3KB-J0    Station Defense    I Whip My Slaves Back and Forth    0.166666667
2015.06.21 20:00    G-AOTH    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.21 21:56    T-RPFU    TCU Defense    Pandemic Legion    0.23255814
2015.06.21 22:02    F-YH5B    IHub Defense    Suddenly Spaceships.    0.166666667
2015.06.21 23:06    F-YH5B    Station Defense    Suddenly Spaceships.    0.166666667
2015.06.21 23:18    F-YH5B    TCU Defense    Suddenly Spaceships.    0.166666667
2015.06.21 23:37    8P9-BM    Station Defense    Suddenly Spaceships.    0.175438596
2015.06.22 00:32    8P9-BM    IHub Defense    Suddenly Spaceships.    0.175438596
2015.06.22 00:59    3D-CQU    IHub Defense    Brave Collective    0.212765957
2015.06.22 01:25    8P9-BM    TCU Defense    Suddenly Spaceships.    0.175438596
2015.06.22 01:34    VKI-T7    TCU Defense    Brave Collective    0.212765957
2015.06.22 01:35    YWS0-Z    Station Defense    Brave Collective    0.178571429
2015.06.22 01:38    YWS0-Z    IHub Defense    Brave Collective    0.178571429
2015.06.22 01:39    YWS0-Z    TCU Defense    Brave Collective    0.178571429
2015.06.22 02:17    QBL-BV    TCU Defense    Oceania Alliance    0.166666667
2015.06.22 02:46    D-GTMI    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.22 03:00    F-DTOO    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.22 03:13    QBL-BV    Station Defense    Oceania Alliance    0.166666667
2015.06.22 03:25    QBL-BV    IHub Defense    Oceania Alliance    0.166666667
2015.06.22 05:48    9UY4-H    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.22 06:50    PI5-39    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.22 08:07    GN7-XY    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.22 10:43    5KG-PY    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.22 10:46    AY-24I    IHub Defense    Q Alliance    0.23255814
2015.06.22 11:32    I7S-1S    Station Freeport    Freeport    1
2015.06.22 12:08    ZQ-Z3Y    Station Freeport    Freeport    1

No progress on that will be made until normal working hours next week.

I don't understand the complaint about AT ships, they are equally accessible to all.

Also, endless capitals are way worse than a couple of powerful cruisers and frigates. Way worse.

Regardless, in the end this isn't about balancing, it's about testing the sov.

You either use what's good because it's good and win, or fly inferior ships and lose.

Unless you lack the skills for them...

The same could be said for any ship, T1, T2, Faction, or AT. Should we round down to the lowest common denominator?

Of course skillpoints are a factor.

Maybe you take a look at this forum post title. "sovereignity playtest COMPETITION". It was sold by CCP as a competition not as a Sisi Masstest.



Have you been on Duality? Supers are OP killing everyone.

Show me which T1 or T2 cruiser that functions as a Gila and Falcon rolled into one ship. Proclaiming that a ship being available to all and free for a competition means it is balanced is asinine. AT ships are over powered and exist on TQ only because they are ultra rare and insanely expensive. The entire environment is saturated with completely unrealistic things that are impossible on TQ now and even after the new sov system happens.

But the truth is there is other factors working against us. We have FC's who insist we form up capitals to brawl PL and Spectre on our undock during the node capture phase. Effectively accomplishing nothing but to entertain Spectre while PL capture the nodes. Turns out he is Spectre FC working with PL on their comms to keep us busy while they win nodes. gg And factor in people who can't grasp the idea that during the node capture phase you can no longer form one fleet of the biggest ships possible and brawl in one system on one grid no matter how many times it is explained to them it wont work. Again, gg.

The good news is those of us who actually care about this new sov system and want to bug hunt and test to make sure it is the best it can be are going to completely ignore the spy fc's you guys send over to 'help us' and do something completely different. Things like not purposely lose objectives. Purposely welp fleets to entertain the enemy. Yell at fleet members who are actually doing things the right way because they wont form up a dread and smash their face into a titans fist on the undock when there is nodes to be capture instead.

My entire point is this competition and test of the new sov system is broken due to a couple oversights with AT ships and even 100 ISK endless capitals. Factor in the sheer amount of supers moved down into the pocket, it is impossible to get any kind of real reading to see if things need to be adjusted before this hits TQ.

I would say please stop sending over spies to try and FC us to lose on purpose, but we have far too many people willing to x up with a capital and welp into titans during the node phases. Reminds me of jingling keys in front of Chris Griffin on Family Guy.

That's bullshit.

There is only 50 Chameleons that exist in the game. You guys were bring 60-70 at once and everyone knows PL does not own all 50 on TQ, much less 20 more that do not exist. Same deal with the rest of AT ships.

But I suspect that no matter how many of these facts are presented to you; the lies will continue to be vomited from your mouth.