SyntheticSins
An Eye For An Eye
AN EYE F0R AN EYE
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Posted - 2014.12.19 12:31:08 -
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CCP Rise wrote:
Dscan immunity is staying. We understand a lot of the concerns raised, but for most of them you guys are doing a great job making strong counter-arguments and I think it will be very interesting to see how this mechanic plays out on TQ. I want to put together a lengthier post soon with more explanation for this mechanic and why we feel comfortable with it, but you will have to wait a bit longer for that..
This may come off as a bit harsh, but CCP Rise, I hope you know that the majority of the solo community you left behind in Eve hate you. This is not coming just from me, I'm simply delivering the message here. I have spent the last three hours this morning listening to people cuss you out (again).
That being said. Here's my actual constructive argument.
In most fights, large, small, and solo, recons play a huge role even in their current unbuffed state. (As everything in eve has been buffed). The fact of having long-range tackle, heavy neuting power, ECM to demolish opposing forces or to render damage ships useless, or stationary enough to hit. These are huge buffs to the recons. I do admit - the current recons lack in two area's - damage and TANK.
But even with that, they are still capable of doing these major role-changing things: Locking down targets. Cyno'ing, Covert Cyno'ing. That is their advantage.
We already have little awareness if recons are in use. the slight split second if we manage to hit d-scan if he is decloaked to drop probes, or hits a gate. In most situations they are a nasty surprise that could mean our end. But in other situations they are the split-second reason we save ourselves from entering a death-trap.
On the PvE side of things, obviously carebearing in null/wormholes will be that much harder. I think it's a f**king stupid argument to make; "You just have your alt to watch the gate." To assume that all players in eve have a dedicated alt with which to use freely. I admit, I do, and I still think that is why this game is broken, considering I cannot maintain safety or mobility without having a second character to devote to the untidy (often nasty) tasks of scouting/moving/ gathering resources.
I get that recons are mostly scouted when jumping gates, and I would have rather seen the ability being used as; "remains cloaked during gate transit" or something akin to that rather than a simple middle finger to directional scan. That seems to me a lazy way of going about things.
Recons are already a problem. I feel that taking away the slightest hint that they are even there will cripple a lot of players/fleets/carebears/nullbears. Yes this change sounds awesome from those that like to fly recon ships (me included.) But I also enjoy flying other things, and 90% of my losses already account to rapiers/falcons.
No, I won't quit eve. I will exploit this game change in every way possible like the next guy. In fact, it may become my new doctrine. I think it's an unnecessary change and will do more to harm than good. I am an atheist yet I'll pray for those lonely 1 account players trying to mission run in plexes I've already scanned around constillation. :(
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