EVE General Discussion

Downside - There is no longer as much "oompff" when you pod kill someone. IE: That guy has an old character so even without implants upgrading his POD is anywhere from 30-100 mil. Then there is of course the possibility they could lose skill points which is a major 'flip off'.

But although I am a big fan of 'hardcore' gamesets where you can lose assets. Character progression that cannot be grinded but lost (which relies on being subscribed) feels as if it is robbing you for messing up and effects newer characters more then experienced ones.

The new changes have brought out more people to die and although many people will now let themselves be podded (without being forced into larger ship types due to their pod being worth more then a frigate). There is still the possibility of killing people for large amounts of ISK who either want to improve performance through faction implants or SP generation.

What I look forward to is the possibility of hard core characters with set skill points that CCP has been thinking about. Player who can on their conception buy an upgrade boosting their skill points - but should they be podded their character will be permanently dead. (As opposed to long haul characters like our current ones)

Note: Self destruct exists primarily as a way to stop yourself from being pointed for five hours

Because ships that take longer than 2 mins to kill will almost always choose self destruct under your criteria to spoil the killmail and loot of the attackers. Almost all capitals will choose this option and then it gets silly as thatll be a lot of loot that under your idea wouldnt drop.

CCP changed it right to allow killmails and loot drop for self destructing ships so they couldnt cheap their way out of it anymore.

I was always saying that killmail grinders will win in Eve Online. Now you see the real criteria for CCP developers here.

I just want the SD to do damage to enemy ships. It would obviously have to be in relation to its size as to how much damage is done aka bigger reactor, bigger explosion.

For example, I'm in a BS out doing "stuff (ratting, missions, etc.)", I get attacked by a roaming gang and find myself unable to warp after being tackled by several frigates and attacked from further out by cruisers and possibly BC's. I suddenly find myself in a no-win scenario, unable to escape. My thought process would immediately go to "If I'm going down I'm taking them with me." type of mind set. Now you might have the weapons and drones to take down some ships but you might not get them all but you eventually lose your ship and possibly your pod.

For this kind of scenario where If I'm aware enough to know that I'm going to go down, I can activate the self destruct and take out some of the tacklers in my area unless they GTFO. This would also give me a chance to escape in my pod and save any implants I might have.

TL;DR I've always felt that SD's should do AOE damage in relation to the size of your ship.

If you let your pod get killed then ...
... unless you're bubbled in null or being disco'd ...
... you're doing it wrong.

It's damn easy to save the pod.

Just spam warp seconds before the ship explodes.

Because Manual Transmissions?

This is really my main concern with the game as it is now. And I would ask you, if denying equipment to the enemy is pointless, why is it the policy of every nation state and standing army in the world? I did agree SD should be changed to produce a killmail when it was implemented, because even indirectly the explosion has been caused by the attacker.


An entity with the resources/hardware to take out a capital is in desperate need of this loot is it?

But can afford a capital?