Player Features and Ideas Discussion

damage mitigation concept comes from a need linked to the current meta, as the game continues to evolve. We are at times where a large force will get their strength in their ability to splittimg their forces across multiple battlefields, like the imperium has done in the different Providence constellations. This approach is way better for the gameplay than the previous n+1 massive flleet projection, rolling over everything that cant match their size.

damage mitigation can find a scifi explanation in some kind of energy reaction that creates an extra layer of protection for the largest constructs in game so that damage ends up capped over a period of time to fit the design goal.

Now that the concept of damage mitigation has been introduced for citadels, why not also applying it to the largest capital ships too?

Damage cap on capitals would be a bad idea. The damage migration system may work on structures, but it would mess up fleet battles.

Not sure if I must read sarcasm or genuine question there.
Resist is very different from damage mitigation. Citadels will have resist mods too, plus damage mitigation added on top.

I am certainly very curious to see at Eve Vegas what CCP has planned for this specific type of ships.

Which is why in the most recent call to nerf remote logi, I put forth a suggestion that would make it easier to shoot through reps over time.

Whether or not remote logi gets nerfed, I'm already trained out in logi, and I'll weather whatever changes come through. I just hope if changes come through, they're sensible, and make the game more fun.

I'm opposed to damage mitigation of any kind, for ships or structures.

CCP please reconsider introducing this mechanic. As you can see, people are already seeing it as precedent and asking for it on ships as well.

This is an interesting discussion point.
It is not about alphaing as much (this issues being more linked to a possible remote rep change) than making overwhelming numbers not as efficient.
Imho, it would be the capitals that would benefit from this more...

Bring back the off grid pit-stop logi from years ago.

Yeah because the game was way more fun when massive supercap fleets instantly teleported across the galaxy, and only the largest coalitions ever dared committing supercaps to the field.

/sarcasm

No, damage mitigation is a bad idea. You'd have to nerf logi, there'd be no reason to ever bring supercaps because the only fights would be less than like 50 people, and if they bring in anything large they'd just get swamped with people who abuse that how the supercaps's (which would have get less or no damage mitigation or else would be completely invulnerable) friends would be battling the damage mitigation on the opponents while the attacking team was laughing. It'd screw with game balance everywhere and completely change all we know and love as PvP.

They already nerfed projection, which was a good idea, it still allowed for large fleets, but without letting alliances easily take over massive pieces of sov. You don't need to nerf large fleets themselves just because you want more small fleets.

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