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[Proposal] Rename "Advanced Drone Interfacing" to "Fighter Coordination"
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Obsidiana
Atrament Inc.
#1 - 2012-02-19 20:57:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Obsidiana
The skill Advanced Drone Interfacing has always been one which confused many players. It the past, DCUs (which the skill allowed the use of) could be fit on any capitol ship, making the old drone Moros OP. Then it became a carrier only skill, but now carriers can only use fighters. The name, which never did what people thought it should, is now completely outdated and wrong. It has nothing to do with drones anymore. It needs to be changed to reflect what it actually does: it give you more fighters. I believe that the name Fighter Coordination would be more self explanatory and prevent confusion.

Naturally, the description would have to be changed. Additionally, the name and description of Drone Control Units would need similar updates. I think Fighter Coordination Unit would make sense, but I'm partial to Fighter Coordination Link for story/role-play reasons. If we wanted to keep the acronym (DCU) the same, Dogfight Coordination Unit could work, but I'm not crazy about the name. Besides, often players just keep old acronyms regardless of what the item is called (e.g. CNR).

With luck, this will reduce confusion, the ambiguity between fighters and drones, and requests to put the module on a Dominix. Sadly, we will get requests for an extra drone module from those who want more drones rather than moar drones. Oh wait, we already get those. >:}

Links for reference:
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Advanced_Drone_Interfacing
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Drone_Control_Unit_I


Note: I did look to see if this request has already been made. I didn't find anything recent or in a Google search. Forgive me if I overlooked it. It seems odd to me that no one has mentioned the issue, even if it is a minor one.
mxzf
Shovel Bros
#2 - 2012-02-19 21:29:34 UTC
Yeah, a better name would definitely be a good thing. I have a friend who trained it to 5 after training Drone Interfacing 5, but I doubt he'll ever actually make it into a carrier (and I haven't had the heart to tell him how worthless that skill is for him). A name which properly describes it would definitely be a good idea.
Danika Princip
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#3 - 2012-02-19 21:39:04 UTC
Obsidiana wrote:
but now carriers can only use fighters.


That's SUPERcarriers. regular old carriers can use drones just fine.
Obsidiana
Atrament Inc.
#4 - 2012-02-19 21:44:57 UTC
Danika Princip wrote:
Obsidiana wrote:
but now carriers can only use fighters.


That's SUPERcarriers. regular old carriers can use drones just fine.


Thanks for the correction. I must have misread the patch notes (I do read them, but it's been a months since the change). Still, I think the name change would prevent confusion. A note that a DCU/FCU lets carriers use extra drones would say what the unit really does.
Triana
Aliastra
#5 - 2012-02-20 12:48:28 UTC
Easy change to implement, will avoid some confusion and wont change any mechanics.
Supported
Obsidiana
Atrament Inc.
#6 - 2012-02-21 17:01:03 UTC
Ya, this is just a cosmetic change. Fact is extra drone control is the exception now; fighter control is what works on both ship classes.
Smiling Menace
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-02-22 11:13:17 UTC
Well CCP is making these kind of cosmetic changes of late to make things a little more understandable.

Shouldn't take much to change this so supported.