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Ability to turn alts into AI controlled wingmen

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Gorongo Frostfyr
#41 - 2015-02-02 17:32:10 UTC
Personally, it would rather take the option that every individual has only one account with one character - but that's a romanticisation of something that will never happen, because people will cry and yell like they already do in this thread.
Rain6637
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#42 - 2015-02-02 20:46:50 UTC
One-client-only is still playable, for being able to log in with characters in different locations one after the other.

I disagree with only allowing one account per player, though. I don't know why you'd want to limit the success of a product that way.

There's also differences between running separate clients versus fleeting characters as NPC AI drone ships. The first is the limited roles, and lack of fine control such as covops cloaks and cyno characters. You also miss out on a set of eyes in some other location, or the freedom to send one of your characters off to scout. So. NPC AI drone ships are not without drawbacks.

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Phaade
LowKey Ops
Shadow Cartel
#43 - 2015-02-03 03:46:15 UTC
This idea is utterly laughable.

Let's punish people who don't pay CCP extra money.....

more than they already do.....

Idiocy at it's finest.
Agondray
Avenger Mercenaries
VOID Intergalactic Forces
#44 - 2015-02-03 04:19:51 UTC
yes under the condition they turn red as a npc pirate and can be attacked

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Gorongo Frostfyr
#45 - 2015-02-03 04:57:22 UTC
Rain6637 wrote:
I disagree with only allowing one account per player, though. I don't know why you'd want to limit the success of a product that way.

For EVE like it is right now, you're right - that's why I said it is a romanticisation, it doesn't fit the design or the reality of the game.

Rain6637 wrote:
There's also differences between running separate clients versus fleeting characters as NPC AI drone ships. The first is the limited roles, and lack of fine control such as covops cloaks and cyno characters. You also miss out on a set of eyes in some other location, or the freedom to send one of your characters off to scout. So. NPC AI drone ships are not without drawbacks.

Sadly, people ignore this as an option - I tried to mention that briefly in the opening post - and prefer to post destructive generalisations like:

Phaade wrote:
This idea is utterly laughable.

Let's punish people who don't pay CCP extra money.....

more than they already do.....

Idiocy at it's finest.
Mazzara
Band of the Red Sun
#46 - 2015-02-03 18:27:01 UTC
Gorongo Frostfyr wrote:
One thing I loved in the X series was the ability to control NPC and send them around the universe. While this would be maybe too much for EVE, a limited kind of having the possibility to get some assistance in your space acitivies could be fun and useful.
Since the game favours multi-boxing/accounting, why not take it to another step?
Reasons for the suggestions are:
-could be another reason to undock (could also be the opposite)
-more *active* population in space
-the ability to make some good use of the 2 other character slots per account
-give people with weaker computers the possibility to enjoy a little bit of multi-boxing

Of course this feature could never be released in one go, since it needs careful balance, economy and serverwise.
Possible restrictions/limitations:
-number of wingmen
-bound to PLEX (it is a pilot license) like character training
-associated skills like "brainlinking"
-damage/mining/remote rep/cap output is reduced for wingmen

This idea is meant to be very rough, since I'm not a designing/balance expert. But I would like to hear what other people think about the idea and the possiblities it could offer.



Why not? I mean they already allow people to have a edge with multi-boxing. I mean all or none
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Mazzara
Band of the Red Sun
#47 - 2015-02-03 18:31:44 UTC
Phaade wrote:
This idea is utterly laughable.

Let's punish people who don't pay CCP extra money.....

more than they already do.....

Idiocy at it's finest.



why? you already do? how players worked this game is that your at a disadvantage if you only have one account, SB fleets of actual different players are at a disadvantage compaired to ISboxers.

I mean personally multi-boxing of any kind is dumb. 
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Mazzara
Band of the Red Sun
#48 - 2015-02-03 18:32:41 UTC
Gorongo Frostfyr wrote:
Personally, it would rather take the option that every individual has only one account with one character - but that's a romanticisation of something that will never happen, because people will cry and yell like they already do in this thread.




I agree 100%
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ISD Alliance
#49 - 2015-02-03 23:17:13 UTC
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