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Lock range limit Xpost from grid thread at request of claymore :)
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Morrigan LeSante
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2015-12-08 11:25:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Morrigan LeSante
From https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=456103

CCP can we please look at the possibility of a) increasing or removing the lock range cap these days and b) have a long hard look at on grid probing.

For clarity I do not wish to see any module changes - there are already a good number of hulls able to breach the 250km limit easily today. In the future we could have things like long range dreads (oh man, that would be cool and if carriers get to sit miles away, if I should be so crazy I should be allowed to load spike into a rail moros and hail fire on them from long distances) and citadels themselves would be much neater if they could actually threaten a decent chunk of their grid space.

My own post from the test server thread:


Morrigan LeSante wrote:
Is this the right place to plead for a changes on grid probing and lock range changes?

We have this huge massive grid, but are artificially constrained by arbitrary 150/250km ranges respectively.

I mean, citadels aren't even going to be able to threaten their whole grid. Imagine railgun moros with spike being a thing in the future!


I release this team isn't looking at it, but it feels a bit like you've made the most epic steak, but there's a glass window between us and it and all we can do is drool - so can you poke management to let us eat it, please Big smile



On grid probing is highly contentious and I'm open to debate on that one, I just feel like if we have these giant grids it would be cool to actually use them. To allow strategic positioning to hold value, to reward that kamikaze interceptor flying into the enemy fleet to give a warp in as opposed to the "warp to magic cloaked prober" meta.



NB: If the legacy code renders this impossible still, please let us know so I can stop being hopeful Smile
Serendipity Lost
Repo Industries
#2 - 2015-12-08 15:16:43 UTC
Sniping someone at 400km and warping off isn't fun or engaging. It just promotes the current kitey alpha hoo haw and risk aversion in general. Especially with the warp bubble dessies. At least let that settle out before you bring this up.

-1 because what you want doesn't add fun or interest to the game.
SurrenderMonkey
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2015-12-08 15:33:52 UTC  |  Edited by: SurrenderMonkey
They already said that the lock range cap will be increasing/be removed/something to that effect, at least with respect to Citadels and Cap ships.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6123912#post6123912

"Help, I'm bored with missions!"

http://swiftandbitter.com/eve/wtd/
Morrigan LeSante
Perkone
Caldari State
#4 - 2015-12-08 15:38:24 UTC
I missed that one (apparently though so did CCP Claymore so I don't feel too bad) :)

thanks
SurrenderMonkey
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2015-12-08 15:41:03 UTC
Well, it probably won't actually be happening until Citadel, I would guess.

Of course, there's always the possibility that they change their minds, anyhow.

"Help, I'm bored with missions!"

http://swiftandbitter.com/eve/wtd/
Morrigan LeSante
Perkone
Caldari State
#6 - 2015-12-08 15:43:05 UTC
That's fine, it would be around the caps time I really expected it (I couldn't imagine them letting carriers sit miles away, immune to return fire from dreads etc.

Spike moros FTW Lol