The thing is, that cloak already has a counter, it called local. What gets people hating on these topics so much, is cause A, people don't fully search, and actually look at why anti-cloak threads as shot down. Is cause cloak is actually a counter to something else, that something else is called local. If you give the ability to hunt cloaks without removing the thing that it was design to counter, cloak will then become heavily underpowered, and that means null sec will become even safer!

And it's so easy.

Every module, well almost, has some kind of anti-module. Ecm has ECCM, TC's have TD's, etc etc.
Give cloaks a warpcore-kind of point system.

Example:


Cloak (depending on the Tech level): +2 points. (So like +1 point for prototype, +2 points for improved, +3 points for Cov Ops, etc)
Cloak Stabilisor (low slot): +1 point per Cloak Stab.

Anti-Cloak-Mod (Midslot of course, it's a tackle thingy) : -1 point per T1 module., Aoe like, like a smartbomb. No stupid ranges, maybe like 5 km for a T1, 7.5 km for a T2. This should naturally have a agression timer, there's always a drawback in eve.


This way cov ops ships are still cov ops, as long as they don't go 7.5km near a target. Black Ops is still black ops. And even cloaks are still good, becayse a single Anti-Cloak won't uncloak stuff like a Transport ship, which would have like +2 Cloak-Stabs in it's ship bonus. But it would catch those who exploit the mwd-cloak trick.


Keep in mind, this is a template for you guys to think of, give -constructive- feedback on, and improve and maybe even make this a reality to improve the gameplay and immersion of eve online, a game where everything, no matter what you do, is NOT safe.

If memory serves me, take a look through the item db (there used to be a few sites that you could browse all Mods / Ships / implants, etc. that CCP have designed).

There is a mid slot mod tucked away in there called an "Anti-Cloak Pulse" or something like that. The mod never went live but it's floating around in the database somewhere

15km Range and would cause all Cloaked ships in it's range to de-cloak when activated.


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If memory serves me, take a look through the item db (there used to be a few sites that you could browse all Mods / Ships / implants, etc. that CCP have designed).

There is a mid slot mod tucked away in there called an "Anti-Cloak Pulse" or something like that. The mod never went live but it's floating around in the database somewhere

15km Range and would cause all Cloaked ships in it's range to de-cloak when activated.I

Which means it was probably tested, internally or possibly for a brief time on the open test server.

It's absence beyond that aspect speaks volumes on how the tests went.