Too many words, but since you wrongly assume in your title that there's a problem with AFK cloaking then I'm going to assume the rest of what you have to say is garbage as well.

I doubt CCP will ever allow an increase in ratting bonuses.

Rather we'd end up with
x0.8 for sov 0
x1.0 for sov 5

Because inflation. Recall that they buffed anoms to get some activity and hurriedly nerfed it.

Well, Suqq Madiq is an ignorant toad, but I'm sure you could tell that already.

Everything looks good except the last two points.

For the point about Local, couldn't Local be eliminated and replaced by an intelligence tool of some kind? For instance, could there be a POS module that pings every 15 seconds or so and feeds all alliances/corporations blue to the owner details about any red or neutral ships which are uncloaked and in system? This could solve the AFK cloaker issue as well, since if cloakers did not appear in this intel tool, there would be no annoyance.

Of course, this would require a counter to cloaking. Maybe a new class of Destroyers, which have access to a module which can disrupt cloaks within a certain radius? Or perhaps a script for HIC bubbles performing the same function?

Anyways, those are my thoughts.

That would require CCP implementing a new mechanic that completely replaces something that functionally works.

I fear this with all my heart good sir.

Instead, my idea hits a happy medium between the two.

Too many words, but since you wrongly assume in your title that there's a problem with AFK cloaking then I'm going to assume the rest of what you have to say is garbage as well.

Too many words, but since you wrongly assume in your title that there's a problem with AFK cloaking then I'm going to assume the rest of what you have to say is garbage as well.

With all those "boost null-sec" threads I've started to think it's either stagnating badly or at least not as fun as low/hi-sec where residents almost never ask for new toys.

With all those "boost null-sec" threads I've started to think it's either stagnating badly or at least not as fun as low/hi-sec where residents almost never ask for new toys.

Please find where I said there's a problem with AFK cloaking.

I just wanted to attempt at providing a solution to the argument, not that there was a problem with it in general.

suqq madiq

So, there's no problem with AFK cloaking, but you've suggested how it could be fixed. Why would you want to fix something that isn't broken? What possible reason would you make that leap unless you do, in fact, think there is a problem with AFK cloaking? Same goes with Local intelligence in Null. There is no problem with it. It is not broken. It does not need to be fixed, and yet here you are proposing ways that somebody that is not broken can be fixed. Can you understand why that might seem strange?

Personally, I am cool with whatever as long as jamming makes you (Zagdul) hit your burners and head for the boundary while shouting obscenities...

I was trying to break Agony's lock on me.

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I wish I had been on your comms, your tears must've been absolutely divine. Like a fine, fine wine rolling down your cheeks into the river of LOL.

This is getting waaay off topic of the post... but!

When we saw 4 rooks, 4 griffins, we started laughing and joking in comms. Nobody cared if we won that match and we just tried to bump them out of the arena for the rest of the match.

We went into that competition with very low expectations and considering how bad we are at eve were very happy with our results. Out of our 5 matches, we lost 2 won 3. Next year we're going to be focusing on it a bit more now that we've had the experience of doing it this year.

The Cloaking Debate
Another... horrible subject.

Here's my solution. AFK cloaking is a harassment tactic, it's fun! I do it and I encourage everyone to do it someday as it's pretty fun to watch ratting hubs for my hostiles decline in activity. However, playing a game while not at your computer is not really playing a game. So, lets just put a fuel requirement on non-covert op cloaking devices. Covert op cloaking devices now have a time limit and regular cloaks have a fuel requirement of ~something~ cheap, maybe heavy water. It takes space, requires a refuel and would eventually require a chronic cloaker type to be active at his computer. It provides a meta game so we can try to catch that dude's re-fueling truck. Or, I can inject a spy in an alliance and refuel them with their own supplies

In conclusion:
-This system encourages pilots to populate their space and use it.
-It allows for smaller alliances to grief larger ones who have strategically held space. If they don't use it, it's more vulnerable to attack.
-It encourages nullsec manufacturing.


Basically... It does it all.

Please find where I said there's a problem with AFK cloaking.

Lets fix Null Sec, Tech, Afk Cloaking, Manufacturing... well.. Lets fix it all.

If you think there is no problem with it, why do you want it fixed? AFK cloakers can't hurt you.