i love that this is being looked at but there is one huge problem... this change doesnt fix anything even with a higgs rig. here watch.

Jump hole, the entire meme squad is there with bubbles up to gank you.
1. open fitting window
2. rip the higgs rig
3. peace out

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i love that this is being looked at but there is one huge problem... this change doesnt fix anything even with a higgs rig. here watch.

Jump hole, the entire meme squad is there with bubbles up to gank you.
1. open fitting window
2. rip the higgs rig
3. peace out

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You cannot unfit a rig without a mobile depot or SMA.

Someone brought up a good point that we may want to take into account with the rolling T3 Strategic Cruisers. I'm not sure if there is a rebalance of the T3 Cruisers that will address this, but I thought I'd bring up this scenario.

We may want to consider making it impossible to fit the Interdiction Nullification subsystem if a Higgs anchor is fitted. The reason, is that you can warp to a hostile hole (if it's not bubbled both sides), run the 100MN AB, jump through, then destroy your Higgs anchor and warp off cloaked and nullified on the side the fleet has hole control.

Then just Mobile Depot, put another Higgs rig on, and repeat. This won't be a problem with the Yachts, because they won't have the cargo space to fit a stack of Higgs anchor rigs. But the rig is only 10m3, so a rolling T3 could hold a stack of them easily.

This is still slightly worked around by carrying the subsystems and refitting on the fly, but it'll be a lot harder if the Interdiction Nullification subsystem can't be fit at all, because it'll take up more space in the cargo.

Hello folks! We're ready to announce another change we're planning on making for our Citadel release next month, this one relating to Higgs Anchor rigs and interdiction nullified ships.

Over recent months we have been seeing an increase in the use of interdiction nullified cruisers (especially the Victorieux Luxury Yacht) combined with Higgs Anchor rigs for rolling wormholes. This is a very clever and effective use of the game mechanics, but arguments have been raised that it is currently too strong. This topic was raised by the CSM at our most recent summit, and we have been taking a closer look at it since then.

Corbexx started a discussion thread on the wormhole forums for this topic after the summit, and I want to thank everyone who participated in that debate.

We generally prefer to leave creative uses of game mechanics in place if possible, but sometimes certain mechanics combine to create unhealthy situations that must be changed. We've been watching closely as tactics involving rolling yachts have evolved over the recent months, and have determined that this meta is heading in a harmful direction. Excellent posts like this one from Axel Stenmark were especially helpful when we were making our decision.

Our current plan is that as of the Citadel release, fitting a Higgs Anchor rig will disable any Interdiction Nullification on the fitted ship.

This means you will continue to be free to use the Higgs Anchor on Yachts, T3 Cruisers and Interceptors, but that while the rig is fitted those ships will be susceptible to non-targeted interdiction effects (bubbles) like a normal ship. Players will also be able to continue to roll wormholes with non-higgs Yachts and Strategic Cruisers while enjoying the benefits of cloaking and nullification, but will take twice as many jumps to close a hole.

We will be keeping a close eye on how this change impacts the wormhole meta, and will be ready to step in and make tweaks as necessary.

Thanks and happy Truthful Friday!

higged nullified t3s are more common than yahts by now and they are simply not killable. we encounter them all the time and we werent able to kill a single one so far

Got to this party too late!

I think a lighter touch would be for

1. Higgs rigs to double decloak range

2. Double how far they throw you from the hole

3. Half the Yachts agility

just my 2 cents

Our current plan is that as of the Citadel release, fitting a Higgs Anchor rig will disable any Interdiction Nullification on the fitted ship.

Thanks and happy Truthful Friday!

I'd prefer if you just nerfed Yacht's powergrid since the whole problem came from Yachts, not from Higgs rigged T3s and Interceptors. But Fozzie has his own way of doing things.

We expect that this will have a few somewhat niche uses right away for miners and residents of wormholes (especially lower-class holes) and that players can come up with more creative ways to use it over time.

This is a very clever and effective use of the game mechanics, but arguments have been raised that it is currently too strong.

Our current plan is that as of the Citadel release, fitting a Higgs Anchor rig will disable any Interdiction Nullification on the fitted ship.

Higgs rigs will now negate interdiction nullification.

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My adaption: creating new accounts, inject skillpoints for using fitt for closing yacht, close wormholes like before

So you are now playing with more accounts? That will certainly show CCP who is boss! Keep up the good work.

New accounts are almost free since skill extractor farming toons...

New accounts are almost free since skill extractor farming toons...