Grorious Reader
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2015.09.19 04:45:57 -
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Quote:Structures destroyed in wormhole space will see all of their assets lost when destroyed and subject to the magical loot fairy rules that would normally apply for ship cargohold.
Hoping this doesn't mean CCP has already forgotten what was complained about in previous asset safety discussions. If a Citadel being destroyed means that players logged off inside are podded, nobody will ever log off in the citadel. I don't have a problem with loot being dropped, but I think it's necessary to eject any players logged off in station - along with their active ship - to a random point in space. Otherwise people will just be undocking to log off, which is a needless annoyance.
Regarding defenses
Perhaps if a group wants automated defenses they could fit a sort of auto-targeting module to the citadel, like ships can have. If this consumed a high power slot it would reduce the citadel's potential damage output but would provide some degree of automated defense if the owner is willing to make that sacrifice. If not a high power slot, then perhaps a rig slot would be more appropriate, since they represent a bigger commitment. Maybe the rig would allow for some degree of automated defense with targeted weapons, but the weapons would have a reduced fire rate (or other DPS reduction) when under the control of the automated defense system.
Alternatively, drones could be used as an automated defense system. Unlike other weapon types, drones can be destroyed by attackers so they could not continue the defense indefinitely. However, they might be enough to deter uncommitted trolling attacks.
Regarding XL Citadels in WH
I know the numbers aren't final or anything, but as they are given the XL citadel will be an incredibly boring grind if it's allowed in w-space. You will basically never get that kind of fire power into somebody else's system. Especially something like a C1 or C2. If those numbers are going to stay in that ballpark, I suggest that XL citadels not be allowed in W-space. If they are designed for super-caps and titans, and L citadels are able to dock/support carriers and dreads, this should not be a loss for anyone and would prevent the sort of "boredom tank" that POSes currently represent in some areas of space. |