Player Features and Ideas Discussion

All-in-all I like the changes, good job Fozzie!

I do have a question though: Why do the drake and cyclone (and their faction/t2 versions) lack bonuses to Rapid Light Missile Launchers?

Why not also buff the cargo bays as well? A Hecate can hold more cap boosters then a myrm atm and this very much affects ships that are active tanked. Even adding something like a charge hold and making players manually move them into the cargo hold would suffice.

But even the Ferox, which is the one with the longest lockrange, wouldn't be able to lock far enough.

Projection buff was exactly what was needed, props on that. Drone MWD speed is also a very good solution.

Like others already mentioned, bigger locking range improvements would have increased their variety in MMJD tactics (from evasive to offensive), and few of the BCs have ridiculously big signatures.

Anyway, fairly optimistic about how these changes were made!

I don't get why you want to keep the damage types for missiles. I could understand if you did it to both missiles and projectiles as those are the two that have selectable damage types. It sucks that the kinetic is the most tanked against resistance and then you give most Caldari ships a kinetic bonus.

Edit: To clarify outside of that I love all the changes. Cant wait to get a navy drake!

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I have the same concern about this new role bonus on the myrm. It's much weaker then +25% optimal/falloff on other BC's. Just compare them with Tracking Comp II and Drone Navigation Comp II. The turret bonus is much better then the tracking computer module while the drone velocity bonus(12,5%) is even not the half(15%)of the Navigation Comp II(30%)! Just combine it at least with tracking bonus.
Btw, myrm i agree that the myrm is a good ship but did you consider to increase the drone bay a little bit, because now it has 200m^3 which means 2 flights heavy drones(8x) or 5 heavies 5 mids and 5 light. It's enough for one fight but definitely not enough for roaming in zero space, because myrm has no room for additional drones and depo in cargo bay because of cap booster charges on which myrm relies very hardly.
I propose a small increase of the drone bay to at least 250m^3. It would not make the myrm OP, it will just improve it's capability for long roamings a little bit.

I, for one, haven't

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Now now, let's not start talking crazy talk

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Perhaps its a bit too much to ask for, however..

Could we possibly see a balance pass on the Gnosis as well?

Rename Missiles skills to kinetic damage skills. FFS non missiles races are better in missiles than Caldari. If you want to keep kinetic lock on Caldari, make Minmatars missiles boats - explosions lock, an Amarr EM lock. That would be interesting distinction, don't you think? You are denying your own missiles philosphy - selectable damage.

On first look, great changes to Ferox , love you Fozzman.