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The Aesthetics of Incoming Rat Waves
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WinterCrow 233
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2015-07-31 16:54:49 UTC
The Aesthetics of Incoming Rat Waves or: How I Would Like to Stop Worrying and Watch the Warp-In Animation
(reposting from r/eve)


Dear CCP,

I'm a big fan of the relatively new "ships warping onto grid" animation with corresponding POOM sfx. Love it. It's incredibly cinematic and is one of those little touches I always dig experiencing, even when it means I'm about to get popped.

When running sites, would it be possible for the next wave of NPCs to warp on to grid instead of spontaneously appearing? I love the idea of accidentally triggering the next wave too early and experiencing a dozen new craft warping in to the fight. Plus it keeps the game more rooted in "reality", unless there's some space folding rational that's a bit of lore I'm not familiar with.

Discuss.

Thanks,

-Forever Newb in VT
Leto Aramaus
Frog Team Four
Of Essence
#2 - 2015-07-31 17:01:45 UTC
Yea of course +1

Rats still just spawning and de-spawning on/off grid in 2015? Shame on you CCP

The UI update we deserve
FireFrenzy
Cynosural Samurai
#3 - 2015-08-01 07:16:42 UTC
it has been brought up several times, and the question is weather or not they'd ACTUALLY WARP and thus be vulnerable to bubbles and such or if it'd be more like a replacement spawn animation...

I'd like it don't get me wrong but there were some valid points...
Kyeudo Van'mynai
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2015-08-01 07:58:17 UTC
Alternatively, use the new cloaking animations and have them decloak and start shooting.
Xe'Cara'eos
A Big Enough Lever
#5 - 2015-08-01 09:27:12 UTC
don't care whether they actually warp or just appear to, or if they decloak/appear to (as long as they get a decloaking recalibration time!) - but the spawning thing does kinda ruin immersion for me

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Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#6 - 2015-08-01 10:45:34 UTC
FireFrenzy wrote:
it has been brought up several times, and the question is weather or not they'd ACTUALLY WARP and thus be vulnerable to bubbles and such or if it'd be more like a replacement spawn animation...

I'd like it don't get me wrong but there were some valid points...

Obviously they are all interdiction nullified.

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Xe'Cara'eos
A Big Enough Lever
#7 - 2015-08-01 12:04:56 UTC
Alavaria Fera wrote:
FireFrenzy wrote:
it has been brought up several times, and the question is weather or not they'd ACTUALLY WARP and thus be vulnerable to bubbles and such or if it'd be more like a replacement spawn animation...

I'd like it don't get me wrong but there were some valid points...

Obviously they are all interdiction nullified.


and all have role bonus +infinite warp core stability

For posting an idea into F&I: come up with idea, try and think how people could abuse this, try to fix your idea - loop the process until you can't see how it could be abused, then post to the forums to let us figure out how to abuse it..... If your idea can be abused, it [u]WILL[/u] be.
Nyalnara
Marauder Initiative
#8 - 2015-08-01 15:58:32 UTC
Alavaria Fera wrote:
Obviously they are all interdiction nullified.
Xe'Cara'eos wrote:
and all have role bonus +infinite warp core stability


Can my SB Rokh be an NPC ship? Please? Pirate

French half-noob.

Non, je ne suis pas gentil.
Raimoondough Fathke
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2015-08-01 17:45:24 UTC
I have to say, this would be amazing to witness.
Nevyn Auscent
Broke Sauce
#10 - 2015-08-01 21:08:15 UTC
Can we have NPC's not be so pathetic while we are at it. Like, each NPC have 50% of a player ship EHP for a start, and maybe do 50% of the DPS of a comparable player ship. Might require a 'slight' reduction in the number of spawns obviously.
Nyalnara
Marauder Initiative
#11 - 2015-08-01 21:37:11 UTC
Well, just have most of them have a prop mod (either AB or MWD) would be good enough as far as difficulty increase could go...

French half-noob.

Non, je ne suis pas gentil.