Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Tl:Dr at end of post.

I will not lie, this will be introduced as a system to hunt cloakies, in a way no one have thought of yet.

So, what are the major concerns in this debate: One key aspect of wormhole warfare may be hurt to the extent of being nonviable, and worse yet. Cloaking in general may be nonviable as a playstyle.

All ideas to date have been rejected, some becuase of silly counterarguments, but mostly because of these two concerns. But fear not, I have here the solution. Signal Emitting Decoy Device, or SEDD for short.

With SEDD you may be able to spring a trap for any pesky cloaker foolish enough to fly into its snare. How will it do that you ask? Once activated SEDD will produce a signal emitter. A small device that will, once active, copy your ships signature and project it out in space, in addition it will produce a weak image of your own ship (it will disperse when fired upon). This is then a system that works well in tandem with a cloak to hide your own while you lie in wait. It can also be used without a cloak to perhaps confuse the would be assiliant into believeing you are somewhere else, increasing your survival in the face of an ambush.

The emitter can also be programmed to do a fireing command to futher fool the would be killer. Note that it can not target specific entities and "shoot", but you can set direction and range for the projectile, laser, rockets, to imitate fireing into npc's or mining from asteroids

This system is not without its risks however since it will need a medium or low systems slot on any ship. It will also not work if you are not in the same system as the SEDD or if your ship is docked in a station or inside an outposts defence field.

Pros:
Wormhole will not be affected in a negative way
Cloak is not affected in any other way than cloakers own actions
A hunting system will be available for both parties thus limiting one side interaction
Baiter can now also ambush
Not expencive

Cons:
Ship with SEDD will either have less defence or less "snare" abilities to reflect a cloakers reduced dps
Will require time and effort since it is not a system to hunt actively but passively.

Tl:Dr
Proposing a system to "fish" for a cloaker that will include an equal amount of "safety" for the baiter and the cloaker

Its a new way of baiting, not more