Weirda
Minmatar
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2008.01.29 06:35:00 -
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Weirda have always feel that Cyno-Jammer would have been good opportunity for CCP to encourage multiple-simultaneous SMALL gang action.
For example - multiple jammer spanning multiple *surrounding* system (surrounding by LY, not by neighboring Gate)...
Tower would be:
-free floating in space, requiring fuel (but not absurd amounts)
-fuel could be small so that frigate can deliver. Presence of this fuel in hold though prevent any sort of cloaking 
-fuel can only be loaded/unloaded in station and into array module (preventing non corp/alliance ALT delivery of ANY form)
-can only be damage by a specific weapon system (bomb/mine/new "c4" device that is unique to one ship class, doesn't matter what it is as long as SMALL ship class)
The weapon/delivery system:
-This ship class should be existing.
-damage rule that discourage deploying 50 bomb (i.e. only 2-3 of these module will do damage at a time or something) so there is no advantage to blobbing for this task
-takes "X" minute to "activate" the destruction device
-you must remain present in system (maybe even on grid) and uncloaked until device goes off 
above only outline - point is, you are better off (somehow) not to blob that operation, and time is enough so that "multiple synchronize assault" is encourage to stop 'defending' force from being able to make it to all in time.
-only can be activated on Sov system in specific range.
maybe this too complex, but in spite of what some have said about defender advantage (Weirda absolutely agree), Weirda don't believe that it should be advantage that encourage blobs and jump in lag (people insinuating that this *should* even be tactic - lol) as "Most Effective TacticÖ", but rather one that encourage small gang warfare.
obviously too - a lot of balance would need to be done to ensure that it does not advantage massive blobs of frigate, or making massive choke point to one of the generator for example - so please don't just post "That is broken because ABC", but rather use brain and say "ABC could break that - but DEF wouldn't"...
oh - and Covops-Cyno (as Kaylana said) absolutely need to be able to jump to cyno'd system. Weirda not entirely understand their "point" without it...
suppose that this would be pretty 'huge' change though 
Weirda believe that anything which encourage this kind of warfare (instead of the "other kind" which is already encourage by about every other mechanic in space) would be well worth it in long run. Could even spring up cottage industry - or breakdown of existing corp/alliance into multiple task force... just thinking of it make Weirda 
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