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GoonWaffe
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Posted - 2016.06.14 22:22:32 -
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Ion Nizer wrote:Anyway, to the point. I've seen mention of making links into something you need to target and apply to ships.
This I like, as it makes links into something like logistics which is fun to fly.
Servo Libertas wrote:As someone else mentioned, I think that targeted boosts would be much more interesting/rewarding for that role. Booster alts need to be a thing of the past; combat boosting needs to be a fun, active role.
Yeah, making links into a targeted module is a much more interesting approach than the buff bubble, by turning fleet bonuses into an active role akin to remote-rep logistics you create a much more engaging gameplay style and much more room for individual pilot decisions and input to make the difference.
Here's how the version of fleet bonuses works in my head:
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1: Ganglinks are an active module and require a target lock to apply.
2: To use a ganglink the linking ship must lock and activate the module on a member of their fleet in any command position.
3: Once activated as above, the link bonus provided by that module applies to the targeted fleet member and any fleet member below them in the chain of command.
4: The higher up the chain of command the targeted fleet member is, the more diluted the ganglink effect becomes.
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So if I'm in a ganglink ship in a full fleet of 256, I can target the FC, activate my link module(s), and (assuming their Leadership skills are up to it) all fleet members including myself will receive a small bonus from my ganglink. Or, I can target one of the Wing commanders, which would mean that the Wing Commander and all pilots in that wing receive a more powerful ganglink effect. Or, I can use my link on one of the Squad leaders. The ganglink will only affect the 10 members of the squad, but the effect of the ganglink on those 10 will be much more powerful than spreading it out across the whole fleet.
Alternatively I guess we could have a boring AoE bubble which doesn't give any of those interesting gameplay choices, encourages the whole fleet to huddle together in a big stupid blob, and can be performed completely passively by the FC's alt character just like today.
Post on the Eve-o forums with a Goonswarm Federation character that drinking bleach is bad for you, and 20 forum warriors will hospitalise themselves trying to prove you wrong.
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