Akktu Stakki
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
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Posted - 2017.06.17 07:16:55 -
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Instead of putting restrictions on capsuleers what CCP should do is provide more content. The capsuleers active in Supercarrier ratting are at the top of the(ir) game, and have worked hard for years (literally!) to get to where they are. In that perspective it shouuld be obvious CCP should deliver something of better, shall we say, quality... than a simple nerf and slap in the face.
So here's my idea about adding content:
So what if we had anomalies tailor made for capital ships. Think 'noobship acceleration gate' but the complete opposite... get it? Ok I'll elaborate. So... we have these annoying capsuleers who are filthy spacerich and they get the silly idea to spend their excessive isk on these stupendously huge spaceships. So what's so good about them? Oh, absolutely nothing! You'll just make yourself the biggest target in the system. Literally hundreds of people will scan down whatever number of Wormhole connections necessary to get to you and provide you the finest content isk can buy. That's how nice the EvE capsuleer community is, every ship comes with a lifetime content guarantee, end of lifetime that is.
Oh, but that was not the content we were intending to talk about here. Let's get back on topic. So, tailor made anomalies for Capital Ships? How do we approach that?
Here's my idea:
Introduce a new category of anomalies that only spawn in nullsec. Let's trust CCP and their trusec magic on this one if you will. Ok maybe not, whatever. Either way, these anomalies would be scannable through the use of special probes, alternatively a specialized scanning skill using combat probes. Once scanned down, the anomaly will reveal itself to be something similar but not identical to a wormhole. It's somethings strangely, different. So, only a Recon class T2 Cruiser is capable of getting close to this anomaly, and then only when cloaked.
Enter the site:
Inside, the Recon ship will be able to observe and assess the activities by the strong NPC (name your faction) presence. Capital ship-size entities? Yes totally, or at least a decent probability to encounter one, or more, in a site like this. This site is the motherload, the fully developed hive mentioned in the drone 10/10s description clearly stating that this is not a "fully developed hive".
Now here's the trick
In this type of site, a cyno beacon can be activated and, if capital ships are at the entrance to the anomaly (within rangeof it) they can jump into the site. This site could run something like a 10/10 with possible escalations, different routes etc but would be strictly limited to Capital size ships. Possibly a single Capital ship could solo it, but imho rather not. Teamwork should be encouraged is my idea. The fun starts when you get a escalation and a cyno beacon appears on your ship sensors that you do not know where it leads to. This new site would be connected to a different entry point, in a completely different system. So capsuleers from other groups could find the entry point to the site you are in, and drop by to help bring you the very content you so desire! Imagine that! So what can possibly go wrong?
So, for however long the escalation chain goes, along the whole chain of sites any one of the entry points can become a exit point with the help of a Recon class T2 Cruiser lighting a Cyno field next to it. So that all capsuleer groups participating can exit at their convenience. Beware though, for exiting this type of anomaly will cause disturbingly high jump fatigue, or at the very least a polarization timer significant enough to prevent ships from entering/exiting engagements at will.
Pros
- Content content & more content! Did I mention content? Content for everyone! Surprise parties!!! YOU are the special guest for this party and we want to bring it to you!
- CCP can modulate rewards without tampering with the PvP capabilities of already established ships and modules. It also opens up ways to introduce new items and of course, to achieve the so-desired (by CCP most notably) Capital ship attrition rates.
Ok, so what are the cons?
CCP actually has to pull something off other than pull out the nerf bat... this often takes time. This is also risk vs reward though, and may well be worth it!!! Like with the Moon Mining Arrays, so patience is advised. So the technicals has to be worked out, but having Capital class anoms off the local nodes may give the room needed to solve those issues.
So... yeah this is not my main char. I'm a returning player of 2003-1008ish vintage, and by my alts CCP shall know me. I've been flying Motherships aka Supercarriers since they were introduced to the game. Life happened, I had kids and then life happened again and I'm back. So there you go, CCP are just too awesome like that and deserve cred for it. Hey, my ship(s) were still here when I came around to log back on, so there's that.
Anyway, here's for hoping this catches on and you find my idea worth pondering.
Cheers!
No I did not post this sober, hey it's fri.. it was friday! |