iqplayer
Caldari Dragon's Rage Intrepid Crossing
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Posted - 2007.03.21 16:00:00 -
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Isn't there enough balance issues within Eve already, without trying to introduce a mechanic that would change the balance of nearly everything in game?
Now, I'm sure those in favor of no local think this is overreacting, but think about it for a minute.....
1. Cloaks become an I-Win button. There are already few counters to a cloaked ship, he can sit in local invulnerable all day. With no local, you wouldn't even know he was around - in fact, I'd predict that within a couple days of no local, everyone in the game would be wearing a cloak. Think it's frustrating catching someone with local, when they run/dock/logoff? Imagine them cloaking the instant they see you in a belt...
2. Blobs become even more necessary than before. Again, I'm sure your first thought is that no local would favor the solo attacker. But, every single advantage that the solo attacker gains, the blob would gain. Plus, the blob is going to have the manpower to spare for things like scouts, guards, etc...
3. Intel gathering swings more in favor of the aggressor. Earlier in the thread, someone mentioned players in local on the map. This mechanism already favors the aggressor, since he has the ability to move around, and the map only shows people who sit still. Removing local now makes players in local on the map the easiest way to look for people - and it only shows the defenders, miners, and ratters.
Honestly, it's hard to even imagine how much could be affected. For example, it would change mining into either a solo activity (hiding in an out of the way system undetected - although there's still that nasty map problem) or a huge blob operation, that only the largest of organizations could handle. So, ore production would go down - probably drastically, since this would affect everyone in Eve. Can you imagine going back to an Eve where a Battleship is as hard to get as Capitals are now? Where you took frigates and cruisers into combat, not because you wanted to mitigate your risk, but that's all you could afford? Now, consider the fact that only the most massive of organizations would be able to build something like a Titan - which conveniently has a one button Pwn mechanism against frigates and cruisers......
Think about it. Think about what it would mean to *all* of Eve. I'm not saying it would all be a bad thing - but it's certainly a much bigger issue than many would like to paint it.
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