EVE Fiction

Please don't make anymore Tech Spec videos. Call me a tech porn nerd (on the level of being obscessive even, yes), but there are such glaring technical improbabilities to the specs that ruins the Eve canon.

For example giving the Gauss Rifle a 600meter effect range? That's the range of most current RL military assault rifles. Why would a advanced society that has masters interstellar travel still be subject to the same ranges of a 20th century M16?

Another example. Giving the Myrmidon "Plasma" engines would give it Newtonian motion, not the 'submarines in space' motion that Eve ships display now.

Probably better to leave all 'tech spec' videos off the radar please.

As technical specification videos were an auxiliary marketing tool for Tony Gonzales' book, I don't think you'll be seeing any more of them now that he has left CCP.

And yes, they're not really well thought out, nor even matching what exists on EVElopedia, which is a much better source of solid, well-conceived information on the IP.

Is there a generally excepted handwavium to the submarine motion? I personally had my own handwavium for the matter, but if there is anything more accepted then please do share.

Plz make more CCP. It adds lore too the game.

Someone has to say it: what exactly is wrong about a 600 m effective range?

Assuming of course that this range is based off operation of the weapon in similar conditions (consistent acceleration due to gravity, atmospheric density etc.).

There are some aspects of technology that probably won't change too drastically over a few thousand years. Paper is still paper and wheels are wheels. What I would find interesting is "lateral" improvements. Do they have near case-less ammunition? What about cooling systems, do these weapons need to change out their barrels?

I agree with that. Also this gun do not use a kind of aiming system to be a "sniper"

about Plasma engines: A plasma propulsion engine is a type of Ion thruster which uses plasma in some or all parts of the thrust generation process. Though far less powerful than conventional rocket engines, plasma engines are able to operate at higher efficiencies and for longer periods of time. Plasma engines are better suited for long-distance Interplanetary space travel missions. (from wikipedia page about Plasma engines). And this is the actual technology.

Since EVE is like in 23000 years from now, "plasma engines" could be a totally different technology which would only share the name with the plasma engines we know. Dont forget that this is fiction, and because of that they could call it "rabbits powered hyperdrive thruster" and it would still be ok.

When I watch Ironman I dont complain how the Arc Reactor and the armor would be impossible to build in real life, I just enjoy the movie. I do the same with EVE. There is always something "impossible" in fiction.

To CCP: please don't listen to this guy. I think the video's are awesome. Keep them coming!

Fair enough reason. I suppose we need more information also to see if it really is inferior. It might have an effective range of 600 m, but what is the speed of the projectile. These rounds might cover 600 m faster than these conventional rifles. Do they carry more ammunition? Are the rounds a higher calibre?

This is fair. But then to justify that pitiful range some more tech specs need to be fluffed. "Detonation range" versus just "range" or "antimatter containment range" or "shielf adaptation matrix range".... something....

... it would still probably be better if CCP left tech specs alone. Its more likely that they mess it up than add to the storyline.

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Well, the tech specs on ships were kind of funny. Especially since they pretty much ignored CCP's on crew guidelines.

As of 600 m range on an assault rifle: Valmet RK-62 has 300 m maximum combat range, with the sights being usually set to 150 m. Of course, someone could likely use the same weapon to fire to sniping ranges, and the bullet may be lethal up to several km if the person/animal on the wrong end of the barrel is very unlucky. Typical infantry combat ranges (not sniping ranges) are however around 150 - 300 m in places where there's terrain.

Also the fact of recoil, but I assume the DUST suits have enough mass to mitigate that. However, it doesn't matter if the force pushing the projectile is chemical or electromagnetic, these things would have recoil. If mounted, you might be able to have higher velocities. Also having a mount / bipod / some kind of support is pretty much a must for 150 m + ranges. The full auto fire while standing up you'll see on movies isn't terribly effective on ranges past pistol ranges (50 m).

So, with the extra stability brought by a powered suit (+ optics, etc.), an optimal range of 600m (+ some falloff) sounds realistic for an assault rifle type of weapon. Haven't seen the gauss rifle video myself, though.