Player Features and Ideas Discussion

So what's the idea? A FTL engine..? Sorry to break the ice, but we already got that buddy.

I think it would be better to go with the Alcubierre Drive concept. Granted, both require inconceivably large amounts of energy. At least they did, until someone came along and said "Hey, I think I know a way to dramatically reduce the energy requirement for the Alcubierre Drive." There are rumors saying that the videos on youtube of NASA revealing a prototype Alcubierre Drive are false, while others say they are legitimate. But that's beside the point. I think that it would be interesting if CCP changed the current propulsion system to an Alcubierre Drive because it could possible add some interesting facets to the game. For instance, since the Acbr (my new abbreviation for Alcubierre, because I'm tired of typing the whole name) Drive theoretically generates massive gravitational forces to create a "wave" of space-time atop which the craft basically "surfs", if you will, the gravitational distortion should be something that can be detected. When a massive wave builds up in the ocean and begins moving toward land, the wave can be detected by noting how far back the water line recedes, which is proportional to the size of the wave and it's distance from shore. In the same way, the Acbr Drive would create a gravitational distortion reflected by the displacement of space time. Just as with the water line on the shore recedes proportionally to the size of the wave, the gravitational distortion will be proportional to the size of the ship that is warping. An object with more mass will need a larger wave to ride on, after all.

Now, given the short amount of time that it takes for ships to warp from one point to another, this feature would be nearly useless for single ships or fleets. However, I think it would provide an interesting new facet for the occupants of a POS. A new structure could be created that can detect gravitational distortion. It could be part of an early warning system, to alert the occupants/owners that there are inbound warp signatures. Of course, the alert system will need to be customizable so that it doesn't go off on every ship that warps to it (or perhaps so that it does, if the owner chooses). It could be bases off of red/blue status. On a normal day, reds will set the alarm off. On a slightly more active day, reds and neuts set it off. If you want the whole thing on mo fuggin lock down, everybody sets that thing off. lol.

I understand that this wouldn't really be much of a change to the game. The ships already have FTL drives, so not much of a change there. Just a change in motion. Rather than the ship moving through space, the Acbr Drive makes space move around the ship. As far as we know, there are no objects other than light that can travel as fast as light. Not without violating relativity, anyway. However, there is no known limit to how fast space-time can expand and contract. But those are just scientific little things that don't really play much of a role in Eve. People just wanna fly their ships and blow stuff up. I figure they don't really care exactly HOW it all happens. But at least with the Acbr Drive, you don't have to worry about this quantum theory bull crap like "not actually knowing exactly where you are going or what you will be when you get there". In any case, i doubt it's even worth making the change. I think it would be cool, but there are certainly more prominent issues that CCP is tending to. It's kinda cool to think about, though.

Where is Humma Kavula when we need him....

I really really like the idea of a ship that might (with a very small probability) drop in on a cyno which is not the one they intended to drop in on. infact, i would propose this as an idea of its own,

All jump ships when not using a POS based cyno beacon, could accidentaly another cyno regardless of range.

and a flowerpot :D