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Draku Rykenen
Gallente
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2010.07.10 00:42:00 -
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I like it. add a "fuel bay" as suggested to avoid gimping the transports and give the cloak enough fuel efficiency to make fairly long term trips ( which would be longer for larger ships as their fuel bays could be larger ) and it is a win imo.
ships not "meant" to cloak will have no fuel bays at all and will need to make a further sacrifice of a bit of cargo space to operate the cloak, no biggy there in my view.
Need covert fleet recon? Cov ops frig is your man!
Need longer range, longer duration recon and observation? Call in the Black ops!
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Draku Rykenen
Gallente
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2010.07.10 01:20:00 -
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Ermm, Tyr..
Firstly, don't you think it adds some interesting dynamics to spying? Secondly, it is annoying to have a perma-invincible, untraceable, alt hovering in system. It would affect all players equally so no problem there.
I think it adds a layer to the spy game and to some degree means that the people carrying out recon of enemy systems will actually have to make an effort to do so, win for all imo.
I wouldn't think it would be an insane change.. the fuel could last for hours in a frig and maybe a couple of days in a black ops, but at least there would have to be SOME sort of EFFORT made to observe the activity in a system.
As it is, you can leave an alt anywhere with total impunity..
As for "carebears" that you suggest don't pay a price for AFK'ing.. that hulk is not untraceable nor unable to be targeted. It also costs a lot more to lose than a cov ops.
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Draku Rykenen
Gallente
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2010.07.10 17:30:00 -
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Ok, well, we have different views. I still like the idea. It really has nothing to do with fear. It has to do with the idea that observing a system should take some effort and not be impossible to stop. I could just as easily say that you are afraid that your alts might have to refuel and you might miss a gate camp on that side of the gate and lose a ship once in a blue moon. I think you SHOULD have to make that effort and take that risk.
It certainly adds a layer of thought and planning and that layer is actually thinnest for the cloaky alt that just sits in system, it would actually affect long range fleets and combat deployments much more than the observer.
Despite that fact I would love to see it. There are more things in this vein that I would like to see too, including the need for ammunition transport to keep larger fleets operating effectively. These aren't all "make my life simple" things, i just enjoy tactical dynamics and I feel that cloak fuel would be a nice one.
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