Upcoming Feature and Change Feedback Center

Hello everyone!
We're planning a huge set of module tiericide in our March release and this thread will serve as the feedback location for changes to Cap Batteries.

These modules have long been the crappy cousins of all the excellent capacitor modules in EVE. Back in 2012 they were given a new function that randomly reflected Nos and Neut effects back at the attacker. Although it is helpful in niche situations, this bonus has significant problems with clarity for both players involved. So we are removing the reflect mechanic and replacing it with the new Capacitor Warfare Resistance attribute. This is actually a change that we began in December but there was a significant bug with it that we are fixing along with this Tiericide pass.

This Capacitor Warfare Resistance is stacking penalized with multiple copies of itself and generally works just like armor and shield resistances from normal hardeners.

We are also buffing the capacitor benefit of these modules quite a bit, and adjusting their fitting significantly (generally increasing powergrid usage and reducing cpu).

You'll notice that the Nos/Neut resistance is the same between different sized modules of the same meta level. This is intentional, and we do expect that in some cases people may fit undersized Cap Batteries simply to maximize their resistance. However as long as the capacitor bonus is significant enough (and we believe it probably is, but SISI testing is of course required) you'll still want to fit the largest cap battery possible for your given fitting room.

We are also adding faction cap batteries for the Republic Fleet, Dominations and Thukker Tribe.

Here's the most recent iteration of the numbers:
[img]http://content.eveonline.com/www/newssystem/media/67361/1/CapBatteries3.jpg[/img]

:Edit Feb 14th:
After looking over the feedback so far we tend to agree that the fitting costs of these modules are still too high. We've done another pass on the CPU requirements, cutting them by a large margin. Thanks and keep up the feedback!

We're very interested in your feedback on all these changes. We'll be releasing them to Singularity next week if all goes well, so that you can try these and all the other module changes planned for the March release. Please use this thread for passing along your feedback, and we'll be reading.

Thanks!

Nifty!

Does the neut/nos resistance stack if multiple batteries are fitted?

Is it safe to assume that there will be stacking penalty on the nos/neut resistance?

Yup it gets the same kind of stacking interaction as armor/shield hardeners.

Not sure, the fitting requirements are so high for the smalls. The random reflect never bothered anyone IMO, neither did the small Cap Bonus. Using up 10-12 PG on a frigate is a big amount.

No way, it isn't a flat reflect at every cycle?

Talk about clarity :D

Good changes!

Pgu requirements are too high compared to current. It is already tough to fit these things onto ships.

Pirate Faction LP store version ????

Is the cap resistance value in % or do neuts get added a new value?