Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Good Morning, Afternoon and Evening!

Below you will find an idea that I think may improve game play for veterans and new players in EVE.

I'd first like to start off with a Matchmaking system. In many MMO's you'll find a matchmaking system that allows you to join a party/raid/group/fire team with other players. Once there are enough players the game then sends you to a designated location where you then complete an objective. Whether it be a PVE encounter or a PVP match or something along those lines.

As most of you know there are thousands of missions and combat sites to be had in EVE. Whether you're in High Sec, Low Sec or Null Sec. And for those that are in an active Corp or Alliance there are fleets that you can join or make that will allow you to do them with friends.

What happens to the players that want to do missions or combat sites with people but are not in an active Corp or Alliance? What if you are in an active Corp or Alliance but no one at that time wants to run those sites with you because they are doing other things in EVE? Does that player simply dock into a station and ship spin or maybe they dock up and log off? Unfortunately I think a lot of players dock up and log off.

Lets spice things up a little. Lets say you've been living in Caldari space (or any space in EVE for that matter) for a while and you'd like to go shoot some different ships without needing to make 351650651 jumps to get to a different system where you encounter those different ships.

My idea of a Matchmaking system would allow players that encounter these issues to overcome these obstacles. If I was able to add this feature into the game this is what I would do...

1) Allow players to enter a Matchmaking system based upon Skill Points and your current ship fit.
A) The Matchmaking system would offer different difficulties. For example Tier 1-Tier 10. And each Tier would require a minimum amount of skills. For example: Tier 1 would require at least 1.5 million SP's and you must be in a Friget-Cruiser ship. Tier 2 would require 2.5 million SP or higher and a Cruiser-Battle Cruiser ship fit. And so on...
B) In order to 'que' for this Matchmaking system you must currently be docked inside a station and be in the ship you wish to run with.
2) The Matchmaking system will allow you to choose between all of the different factions in the game and allow you to choose which Tier you wish to run at.
A) Each Faction requires different resists. The player will need to research which resists he/she needs to equip. The Matchmaking system will scan the players ship and determine if he/she meets the requirements to 'que'. For example say someone wants to run a Tier 6 Sansha in a Navy Raven but has Exp and Kin resists on. The Matchmaking system would know that players need EM and Therm resists for Sansha. Therefore the player would not qualify to run in that specific 'que' and would let that player know that he/she doesn't meet the minimum requirements due to resists not being correct.
3) Once the Matchmaking system takes you to whatever designated area of space you're going to run that encounter in, any and all PVP is now void.
A) Once you've landed on grid you're no longer able to attack other players.
B) Only repairing ships will be allowed to lock and use their modules on players.
4) Repair ships and repair drones.
A) If you 'que' as a repair ship you'll be granted the ability to lock and target other player ships.
B) Repair drones will have an increase in the amount that the repair per cycle.
5) Tier 10 will only be available to Carriers and their pilots.
A) Tier 10 will be the most difficult Tier known to the Matchmaking system. Only those players that have enough skills and proper fittings will be allowed to access this Tier.
6) Lost ships and your pod.
A) Eve is unforgiving and the Matchmaking System should be as well. You can still lose your ship and your pod.
B) In the event that you do lose your ship you'll be able to leave that area and go back to your station. You'll then have the
ability to refit another ship and get right back into the action.
C) There will be a timer. For example you have 5 minutes to refit the same ship you had and get back into the action. If you fail to make that timer you'll be removed from that fleet.
7) Loot, Salvage, ISK and Faction Standings.
A) Only after completing the entire encounter will loot be given. Each player will receive a container in the station that they originally 'qued' for the Matchmaking containing appropriate loot for the Tier that they completed.
B) Salvage will be available for all wrecks. Including wrecks of players that lost their ships. You'll need to work as a team to determine who is going to salvage the wrecks. If you get paired with a good group of players maybe whoever Salvages the wrecks will split ISK with players. The Matchmaking system will not have any say in that.
C) ISK will only be given out at the end of the encounter. If someone leaves or loses a ship and doesn't make it the timer they are no longer in the split. For example say the Matchmaking system allows up to five pilots and one person leaves or doesn't make it back in time. ISK at the end of the encounter will then be divided by four instead of five.
D) There will be no gains or loses to Faction standings.
8) In game fleet communication for Matchmaking.
A) Once you land on grid you'll be removed from any fleet that you are currently in. You'll then be added to a fleet of the pilots that you're running that encounter with. Be nice to your fellow pilots. You may make long lasting relationships.

Please let me know what you think about this. I am very interested to see what other players think of this idea.

Thank you and fly safe

Nope. You're either always able to be killed, or the idea can't work.

Also, loot automatically evenly distributed to the home station of each pilot?


Let me clarify. It's not that I don't like your idea, but it's just not right for this game.

Now, if someone built a game based on this idea, I would probably play it. A PVE MMO spaceship combat might be fun, but that's not Eve.

FYI: The Fleet System has the "looking for groups" functionality you are looking for OP.

Outside of that...
- immune to PvP or non-consensual interaction is a non-starter.
- teleportation mechanics without penalties is a non-starter.
- safe looting mechanics (see: sending loot to station ratherthan having to ferry it) is a non-starter.

Moreover,
- Total skillpoints is not indicative of ability.
- The cost/value/type ship you fly or the mods you fit is not indicative of what you can do nor how effectively you can do it.

Sounds like the beginning of a slippery slope towards instances



/me douses the OP's idea with (ingame) petrol and sets ablaze with his laser eyes


pew pew whoosh

FFS it's spelt queue, Q U E U E.

Also. lol no.