Ruze
Amarr
No Applicable Corporation
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Posted - 2009.03.12 18:27:00 -
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 Originally by: Death Toll007
Hello, my corp and I have been training for cloaky ships as our primary goal in eve, however I have one question: Why is the Black Ops ship not able to fit a Covert Ops Cloak?
If the answer is game play/balancing I would say to you: ridiculous!
In any engagement the Black Ops battleships get primaried due to their High dollar amount, and inability to arrive unannounced. In fact why not allow all cloak specialty ships the ability to fit a covert Ops cloak?
In their current incarnation cloaks are not used at all in fleet engagments to any effect, with the exception of scouting, because they cannot effectively deliver DPS, arrive unannounced, sneak away (except the falcon), execute quick Strikes, or present surviveable options to pilots.
The only exception to this rule is the Covert Ops and Recon ships. Why is this? Because they can arrive announced, uncloak do their job, recloak, and leave. What I am asking for is the ability to do a themed fleet for long term planning, and having a chance at being a useful merc fleet in the future. It is skill intensive, so long term players are the ones that benefit, it is ISK intensive, so players with business plans can support them. The revamp would also see a new dynamic in fleet combat.
Just an idea. I like to propose potential solutions when I present problems as well.
I support this thread as the uber long Black Ops thread. I will continue to post to keep it alive.
-DT
Cloaked warp is special, and VERY powerful. In ships that lack a lot of combat prowess, like the Covert Ops and Force Recon ships, this powerful ability is kept in the hands of someone who lacks a lot of firepower and staying ability.
The Force Recon, especially, has it's combat abilities dedicated to more support roles. Do you honestly feel that the Black Ops stays with this standard? Stealth before brute, so to speak?
If anything, I feel that the Black Ops is the decedent of the Stealth Bomber and Combat Recon ships. I'd like to see a true predecessor to the covert ops group, possibly a new class based off the tier 3 BS models and capable of warping, with specific enhancements to salvage operations, archeology, hacking, etc.
Not a combat ship. But definitely capable of getting in and getting out unnanounced.
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