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Posted - 2013.05.09 05:49:00 -
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Question on the new modules: Do stacking penalties apply? My reason for asking is this: If there are no stacking penalties, why wouldn't I just stack multiple modules on my (free) ibis to make it equal or better at probing than a (not free) buzzard? In addition, why should anyone bother spending a 4-week duration training skill prerequisites to competently fly covert ops ships, when instead they could spend those 4-weeks training the astrometric skills which would apply to probing done by all the ships ships they own?
In short, my worry is that this change could directly diminish the value of the specialized advantage for covert ops ships. Sure, covert ops warp cloaked, but there's plenty of other (more versatile) ships that can warp cloaked.
Also, I really like the idea of making one module with multiple scripts instead of three modules. I would carry several stacks of scripts everywhere I go & change them immediately to suit my needs; but I highly doubt I would carry around 3 stacks of modules around to adapt my ship to my scanning needs.
Also:
So long as you're improving the probing system, there's one "little things" inconsistency many pilots would appreciate resolving:
When improving a ship's probing ability, pilots decide whether to fit tech-1 or tech-2 gravity capacitor upgrade rigs. However, due to calibration requirements, ships can only have either two tech-1 gravity capcitor rigs or one tech-2 gravity capacitor rig. The result is that a probing ship rigged with two tech-1 rigs performs better than (and is cheaper than) a probing ship rigged with one tech-2 rig. So upgrading to tech-2 rigs results in a relative decrease in probing performance with the only benefit of freeing up 1 rig slot (which is not typically worth the expense). This decrease in performance when upgrading to tech-2 rigs is inconsistent; it would be great you could make a change to make tech-2 rigged probing ships perform better. Perhaps increasing the bonus provided by tech-2 rigging or decreasing rigging calibration costs would be enough? |