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New Ship Fitting Idea
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Ploppy McPlop
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#21 - 2012-02-12 09:35:00 UTC
W1rlW1nd wrote:


bad idea for several reasons,

a) CCP would have an even harder time balancing modules for gameplay, if not an impossible task.
b) less ship variety, since without slot differences only a few hulls would be required to supply the 'platform' to build on, the rest would just be different looking skins.
c) large ships would have so many guns, that they would alpha anything that got near, and everyone would only use those fits further reducing variety.
d) incorrect poasting, this thread needs to be moved to the F&I forum.
e) probably more reasons, but that is enough.




a) CCP would have a standardised benchmark for balancing modules, it would make their job easier not harder.
b) yes less ship variety, but that would be in line with the way things would be in real life. Sports cars still use petrol engines and four wheels, right?
c) see point a
d) you're right, i wasn't aware there was an F&I forum when I posted here
e) bring it on!
DarkAegix
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#22 - 2012-02-12 09:43:02 UTC
I, for one, believe that it should be possible for a MWD to be fit in any slot.
Also, multiple MWDs should be allowed to run at once.
Also, rather than stacking they should exponentially get better.

Only then will EVE Online reach the OP's true vision.
Lexmana
#23 - 2012-02-12 09:44:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Lexmana
Why not have just one ship in EVE, maybe in different sizes, it would also fit well with the new naming scheme:
i.e. instead of various frigates, cruisers and battleships we would have a small spaceship, a medium spaceship and a large spaceship.

That is what you are proposing right?
Ploppy McPlop
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#24 - 2012-02-12 10:08:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Ploppy McPlop
Lexmana wrote:
Why not have just one ship in EVE, maybe in different sizes, it would also fit well with the new naming scheme:
i.e. instead of various frigates, cruisers and battleships we would have a small spaceship, a medium spaceship and a large spaceship.

That is what you are proposing right?


I guess reducto ad absurdum applies here, but essentially yes. As I said in an earlier post, what space-faring race/species would limit their ships capabilities? It's a simple cost/benefit thing. A skeletal structure with energy delivery infrastructure that is only limited by the pilot's skill and experience is the most logical path to follow for anyone who wants to make money selling spaceships, and for any pilot that wants a platform that suits their unique style. Telling clients what they can and can't do is bad business practice. Perhaps I'm role-playing a bit too much here.
Lexmana
#25 - 2012-02-12 10:25:20 UTC
Ploppy McPlop wrote:
Lexmana wrote:
Why not have just one ship in EVE, maybe in different sizes, it would also fit well with the new naming scheme:
i.e. instead of various frigates, cruisers and battleships we would have a small spaceship, a medium spaceship and a large spaceship.

That is what you are proposing right?


I guess reducto ad absurdum applies here, but essentially yes. As I said in an earlier post, what space-faring race/species would limit their ships capabilities? It's a simple cost/benefit thing. A skeletal structure with energy delivery infrastructure that is only limited by the pilot's skill and experience is the most logical path to follow for anyone who wants to make money selling spaceships, and for any pilot that wants a platform that suits their unique style. Telling clients what they can and can't do is bad business practice. Perhaps I'm role-playing a bit too much here.


Fair enough I can see where you are coming from. But current system already provide very good customization of our spaceships. From a realistic point of view maybe even too good e.g. how can the whole internal structure of a ship be changed by swapping in a nanofiber module? It would make more sense in having it as a rig tbh. But so probably does turret/launcher hardpoints.
Alara IonStorm
#26 - 2012-02-12 10:30:50 UTC
DarkAegix wrote:
I, for one, believe that it should be possible for a MWD to be fit in any slot.
Also, multiple MWDs should be allowed to run at once.
Also, rather than stacking they should exponentially get better.

Only then will EVE Online reach the OP's true vision.

You know that the non stacked multiple MWD's was a thing right? Ravens that would start at like 100km firing Torp (Longer Range Back Then) and match the Torps speed so like 48 Torps would just Alpha Targets. Their was also a Scorp fit that could move at Warp Speeds for a short Time.
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