
Harry Forever
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Posted - 2013.09.27 23:25:00 -
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Gizznitt Malikite wrote:CCP Fozzie and CCP Rise then went on to talk about features coming out with Rubicon, EvE's winter expansion:
While many of the ideas were pretty nifty, this little gem came out:
Interceptor changes: bubble immunity planned. Interdiction nullified, basically. Dropping average HP a little bit, very small cargo bays.
I'm sorry, but Interdiction Nullified ships are generally a BAD thing (i.e. too safe). Furthermore, giving Nullified to fast aligning interceptors is over-the-line, unless the Nullifier mechanics are revised.
Reason 1:
Interceptors are generally sent ahead of fleet to "catch" targets. This includes purposely warping them into bubbles where enemy "traps are", with the intention of tackling targets before they can run. This has mixed results depending on the inty pilot skills, but by making inties nullified, you prevent using this tactic!!!
Reason 2: This is a dumbing down of the game. It allows inty pilots that stupidly warp gate-to-gate when hostiles are in system, rather than using bookmarks and celestials, to move about more safely. Nullsec travel already has covert ops ships, interdiction nullified ships, and MJD-cloak BSs to move around nullsec very safely. Interceptors themselves are currently very adept at navigating unhindered through nullsec, so why would we want to make them even safer?
Reason 3: The number one method to gank inties is to surprise the gate-to-gate traveler with a drag bubble. This is a great way to catch scouts for a gang, which is very accessible even to very young solo frigate pilots.
At the end of the day, serious gate campers will still use sensor boosted tacklers to catch inties before they warp, so this really won't really change your big gate camps. Instead, you are encouraging carebears to bubble wrap their systems gates, as a cheap inty will get them through the gate if they desire.
making travel safer, especially for the "I don't know how to avoid drag bubbles" crowd.
helping inties infringe on the covops role, by making it easier for inties to navigate hostile groups.
Potential change to the Interdiciton Nullifier System that could balance out interdiction nullified inties: A long time ago, Interdiction Nullified subsystems were "accidentallied" by CCP, such that a nullified cruiser could warp out of a bubble, but if warped to a celestial with a bubble on it, they'd still be affected by the bubbles pull.
P.S. Since most people seem to misunderstand my point: This isn't about "wah my bubble camps can be bypassed". This is about WHY ARE WE MAKING NULLSEC TRAVEL SAFER AND EASIER. We already have covops and nullified t3's for the risk adverse carebears. Why add inties to that list?
this will bring much more players to nullsec, and thats a good thing... nullsec is empty, thats why more poeple need to go there, the only one risk averse is you like it seems, you are scared to have more people out there
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