Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Amarr Drones that don't suck.
I want my Augmented Acolyte drones to be USEFUL.

Distress Beacon

Basically its a module that allows people to warp to you from the right click menu in local. There should be a public version, allowing anyone to warp, there should be a corp version, and an alliance version or at least it should be configurable wether you want it to be public or only for corp mates etc. When you activate it, you can type x in local or whatever to notify people its active and you need assistance. People can then right click, warp and be on their way.

It will allow for swift reponses, without having to be in a fleet. I can imagine mining barges and what not will equip it, and people being part of factional warfare might actually take to the belts and start mining when they know friendlies is just a distress call away. It also gives a chance of escalating PVP fights, as more and more reinforcements are able to arrive, even people who are just passing through the system. Again this applies more to factional warfare as you will often have a few friendlies in local who are not part of your fleet.

Capital Energy Redistribution Network:

Carrier only:

High Slot

Activated:
Increases the Effectiveness of Energy Neutralizers Vampires and Transfers by 300%
Increases range of Energy Neutralizers by 500%
Increases range of Energy Vampires by 500%
Increases range of of Capital Energy Transfers to 150 km

Activation Time / Duration 300 Sec
Consumption Type Cap Booster 800
Consumption Quantity 30

Dissallows Assistance: True
Dissallows activation in warp: True
Max Velocity bonus -100%

Capital Energy Redistribution Skill:
Each level in this skill lowers the consumption quantity of cap boosters 800 by 5

Basicly the idea of this module is to give a carrier the option to be designed around cap warefare, this module will be able to use heavy neuts nosses and capital energy transfers at up to 150 km giving carriers an additional role to play. With the current suggested stats the heavy neuts will be able to neut a battleship in 3 cycles, and most other sub capital ships in one cycle.

Tactical implementations can be neuting out heavy interdictors, or tacklers, cap warfare at an extended range vs other capitals and capping up other capital ships

Note that this module in its current state does not allow yourself to move or warp, nor that you can be remote repped. Also you do not receive the huge bonuses of Triage mode for self repping or remote repping and you cannot be remote repped. So its not a module you always activate.

The one thing that might be a big concern is the energy transfer range on carriers that currently don't have a bonus to it, granting it a possible unbalancing alternative

yes its a good idea but maybe limit the numbers of the mines in one grid

Mines in sovern space only too.

An Area-of-Effect Mining Doomsday
Powerful enough to split planets, ignite gas clouds, and melt ice fields! Now mining is easier than ever!

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*laughing*
Nah man, just joking.

Designed to hit smaller targets better. Hitting intended targets is chance based (remnants will FoF towards other targets). Only for targeted missiles (Cruise, Heavy, Light).

Note: Smaller as in hitting BS cruise missiles hitting a BC well and a CC decently. It is similar to tracking enhanced ammo. It is not designed to let a BS kill a FF easily (unless rigged).

Close targets can be out of range. The range of the missile is dictated by the two phases. When the first phase ends at its max range, the second phase is limited by its own shorter range. The window of use is limited; timing is critical.

Drawbacks:
Chance of missing intended target
Close targets can be out of range
Timing required
More ammo switching

Related skill increases the chance of hitting the intended target.

I have wished some time EW on Cloaked vessels. We all know that thee's small ships (Or big) can sit just outside of the station, gate, complex and so on.

So I have an Idea over HiSlot fitted Cloak disruption pulse. It would come in various sizes ( Small, Medium, Large, Capital )
Size would establish Pulse base range, for example Small 6 000 m, Medium 18 000 m Large 54 000 m and Capital 162 000 m. Module cycle duration could be 360 seconds regardless it size. Also success to uncloak in ranged vessel should be example 0.30
It could have 3 Skills required to use. In example.
Primary: Field Pulse Theory (x1) Each level increases pulse range by 5%
Secondary: Field Pulse Engineering (x3) - Each level increases uncloaking success rate by 10%
Secondary: Field Pulse Mechanics (x5) - Each level decreases cycle time by 5%.

On restriction side this could be limited to Null and Low Sec only ( In HiSec CONCORD would take as an aggression if used near gate, station or other vessels. ) So if used in Low sec at the gate, it would result to security loss and aggression.

Now, KISS!

Some ideas stolen from Start Fleet Battles.

Over-sized directional thrusters:

Low slot and/or an Astronautic Rig that causes the same effect listed below with an overheated AB or MWD.
Ship is fitted with maneuvering thrusters that can operate beyond the safe limits of the ships structure.
Increases ship agility at the cost of Hull and/or Armor damage if the ship is pushed past its designed limits.

Power absorption panels:

Armor fittings that redirect energy from incoming attacks to the ships capacitor.
Warning; capacitor management will be extremely critical when fitting this module(s). Damage that pushes the capacitor over 100% charge will be applied directly to the ships hull.

Mauler siege weapon system:
(Yea, I know not going to happen but since I was on a SFB kick I figured I would throw it in as well)

Axial firing beam weapon that applies energy directly from the ships capacitor.
High slot module that works opposite of the way most modules in eve work, each additional mauler module fit multiplies the damage caused. Damage will be so low with one lone module it will be ineffective. In order to be effective you will need to fill the high slots with 6 or so mauler modules to take advantage of stacking multipliers.
The stress cause on the ships power system by firing the mauler weapon precludes fitting many other modules, (ecm/eccm/ew/sensor boosters) are incompatible with the ships heavily modilied power system.
The shock to the power system when firing the weapon will damage any other high slot fittings mounted to the ship.

New module: something what will detect cloaked ships within 50 km radius. Not uncloak it, not make it visible, but will show in directional scanner that it's there lurking. High slot module.