Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Huh, I stand corrected then.

Either I'm thinking of what happens to ships in cargo when the ship carrying them explodes, or at some point CCP removed the ability to eject unassembled ships into space and I didn't notice.

In either case I retract the previous statements.

So folks, ideas and concepts are just that. I just started this one, that's all, and if it starts out bad it doesn't mean its dead. If it has some merit and even a teenie weenie aspect of good or interest in it, then the discussions, the proposals the counter proposals is what makes the idea and concept evolve. It also makes "my" concept yours.

I thought of this concept out of a problem I perceive with EVE's playability for many new and even older players and that is gate camps. It is restrictive, and it stagnates the game. Insta locks around the gates do not do this game justice, so I thought, perhaps one just one ship that could defeat this might fix the problem.

I bet if interceptors were not in the game today and the idea of interceptors was started here, it would also be met with opposition opinion; the idea of a ship immune to warp bubbles and scram...give this person a pony and a rainbow with sprinkles! But they are in the game, they did not break the game, and they managed to pass the scrutiny and now serve a purpose.

Furthermore, what's good for the goose is good for the gander, in which I mean if this ship is seen as a threat to alliance controlled space then what is stopping the threatened to use it as a weapon as well? I would see it as an arms race as alliances try to figure out the docrtinal uses for this , and that in itself would add to the interest in the game.

I don't know if Starlifters is the answer to the gate camp problem, and maybe there could be one without introducing a whole new ship needing to extensively retool the existing code.

But anyway, I do appreciate the feedback and replies.

Thanks

Oh and one more thing. I think the one very interesting aspect I propose about this ship is being overlooked and that is Warp Drops. Here's a description of that feature I wrote in my paper.

Starlifter Vanguard Pilots only need to perform a warp drop by loading items into the Load and Deploy cargo bay. The pilot then right-clicks on a destination such as a gate, planet, a bookmark or a fleet member with the choice “Warp Drop” made available and selects it. The ship engages warp and will automatically drop the cargo in route as it passes by the destined warp drop. Note, the Vanguard will only fly by destined warp drops, so gates and stations selected as such will only be flown pass them (e.g. no jumping into the gate or station docking is performed)

While docked in a station, a passenger pilot fleeted with a Starlifter pilot that boards the Starlifter will see the Starlifter spaceship appear in their hangar view. Access to the Starlifter cargo hold is available through the normal holographic ship display available from the “enter Captain’s Quarters”. Clicking the Ship’s Fitting button will only bring up the capsule pod’s fitting display for that passenger pilot, but clicking on the cargo hold in the pod’s fitting window will display the Starlifter’s cargo hold. Once onboard, passenger pilots can see all cargo items in the Starlifter’s cargo hold window.

In space passenger pilots will see the Starlifter’s interior of its cargo bay. Alternately they can press an assigned function key to view the Starlifter from the outside. The Starlifter pilot only sees the ship from the outside.

In a warp drop, both passenger and the pilot will see a status indicator that will flash red or steady green as the Starlifter approaches its drop point. The indicator flashes red with an audible warning as the Starlifter approaches the drop point showing a distance countdown inside it. Once the countdown hits zero, the status indicator turns steady green, sounds an audible and in a near instant all cargo in the Load and Deploy bay is dropped at the

destination. Passenger pilots will see the familiar transition screen of the gate jump take place for a warp drop at their arrived destination. Starlifter pilots will see a trail of white star like flares leave the space ship in rapid succession from behind it. Observations at the drop point will see the dropped items warp into the drop point followed by the audible warp popping sound as the items and passenger pilots drop from warp. The Starlifter spaceship looks like a beautiful, space faring version of the C-17 Globemaster III.

There are plenty of ways to fend off an attack. Freighters just choose not to use them.
Also, explain why Red Frog and the like haven't closed their doors. (Hint: It's because they're not bads)

Posting in ninja "gate camps are op plznerf" thread number 279835

There's a difference from a power increase and power creep - power creep is stuff getting more viable over time, power increase is a deadon power spike.

Over all, the idea'd need some changes, but the concept is valid - having a ship for transporting people and ships.