Command ships pulling over 500K EHP and still managing to apply nice amounts of dps or simply having a nasty tank on top of huge dps is already enough to make them interesting.

If those are underused it's only because of the silliness that is T3's command subs on top of providing Boosts totally safe at the pos or almost impossible to probe

OGB really needs to be removed for a better pvp environment, commit to the fight like every other ship does and players will find new ways to succeed again vs larger groups.

and make some big name pro pvpers (such as Cynthia Nezmor) dock up for good.

a true solo pilot isn't running around with links while much of the competition is.

Do you even play the game, or just forum warrior? 'Cause that's just flat out false.

Just nerf offgrid boosting and CS's are fine. They tank like a brick wall already. Make em a little more nimble to keep up with cruisers maybe but otherwise leave them. The problem isn't that Boost ships are bad, its that cloaky/stabbed offgrid T3's do the same job with a thousand times less risk.

T3s do a better job than Command ships due to the sub system bonus. They also have no tank and can be probed out. Saying they are at less risk than a Command Ship is not true.

They also tend to be parked behind POS shields.

So on any small gang roam you will need a prober ship to probe down the OGB, and a cyno to bring in your POS bashing fleet, or a spy in the target corp to change the POS password.

T3s do a better job than Command ships due to the sub system bonus. They also have no tank and can be probed out. Saying they are at less risk than a Command Ship is not true.

They also tend to be parked behind POS shields.

So on any small gang roam you will need a prober ship to probe down the OGB, and a cyno to bring in your POS bashing fleet, or a spy in the target corp to change the POS password.

But people here want the following: Someone with 2 Accounts has no advantage over someone with 1 Account (since all people want is to completely remove OGB therefore making it disappear since no one will bother with CSes on site in their current state).

Right now, ships using warfare links is the bane of small gang PvP,

I've never had strong views either way on this subject as there is some merit to both sides of the argument.


But after looking through this thread I'd have to side with the on grid boosting group.

There's a really simple fix to boosting, that favours small gangs over large fleets, and turns the alt-role into an interesting player role:

Make links targeted modules, with the usual cycle times, overheat mechanics, and stacking penalties. Increase the number of highslot links a CS can run, and give the links EWAR-like range.

Suddenly you have a new combat role that is challenging and fun to play, and where advantage is created by player skill, tactics and gang coordination instead of "safe up, alt-tab and forget".

Do you even play the game, or just forum warrior? 'Cause that's just flat out false.

How can small gangs have an advantage with an off grid booster when the blobs also use off grid boosters?

I don't understand why this isn't the default suggestion. Perhaps people are just too used to click and forget boosting.

This solution fits much better with how the rest of the game works and might even require some skill to apply optimally.

For whatever reason CCP seem to be huge fans of AFK gameplay.

The POS argument is only true for some alliance battles RFing **** etc.

If you engage typical stationcampers in their home system it is your own fault...

Everybody else does not have a POS in every system. If someone would make a habit of using this the way it is meant T3s would have a hard time providing boosts:

[Buzzard, byebye T3]
Micro Auxiliary Power Core II
Co-Processor II

Scan Pinpointing Array II
Scan Rangefinding Array II
Scan Acquisition Array II
Scan Pinpointing Array II
1MN Microwarpdrive II

Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Expanded Probe Launcher II, Sisters Combat Scanner Probe
[empty high slot]

Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I

But people here want the following: Someone with 2 Accounts has no advantage over someone with 1 Account (since all people want is to completely remove OGB therefore making it disappear since no one will bother with CSes on site in their current state).

Newsflash for you: People will go Falcon since Tengu is trained on that char anyway. Will be loads of fun for you.

Its EVE! Adapt aka Give CCP that juicy income from a second account and probe that damned T3.

IsBox friendly.

Just like in EQII you can literally goto sleep and 8hrs later come back to the game and your ship can still be in space where you left it (have done just that).

So bump a gate camper to see if he's even awake.

I don't understand why this isn't the default suggestion. Perhaps people are just too used to click and forget boosting.

This solution fits much better with how the rest of the game works and might even require some skill to apply optimally.

Propably because it's a totally different role to what it currently plays in the game and is therefore the equivelent of removing the current boosting entirely from the game and making many of the current leadership skills obsolete. You could propably add such a buffing role to the game with little complaints, but it in no way compensate for the removal of an existing mechanic.

Command ships pulling over 500K EHP and still managing to apply nice amounts of dps or simply having a nasty tank on top of huge dps is already enough to make them interesting.

If those are underused it's only because of the silliness that is T3's command subs on top of providing Boosts totally safe at the pos or almost impossible to probe

OGB really needs to be removed for a better pvp environment, commit to the fight like every other ship does and players will find new ways to succeed again vs larger groups.
At equal characters skills it's the player behind it that SHOULD make the difference, not a stupid invulnerable alt running links and requiring no attention.

ships using warfare links are huge boons to [...] solo [...]

Why not give command ships a warp core strength bonus? It preserves the current mechanic of needing skill and preparation to catch a boosting ship and provides room for a lot more dynamic play with command ships as part of small gangs. I know I, for one, have always wanted more reason and incentive to fly my Claymore, and this would definitely provide that.

Discuss.