Lady Miah
Silent Partners
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Posted - 2008.08.08 15:11:00 -
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The map currently supports several important statistics, such as avg pilots in space, currently active cynos, pods killed, etc.
I would like to see a new class of Astrometrics skills added. I can see it being implemented a few ways.
1) The 'System Scanning Array' at a POS gets a new cousin: the 'Advanced Astrometrics Array'
2) Probes can be dropped in systems with a long life (or "anchorable" remote arrays, similar to anchorable containers)
3) Player just gets the info if he has the skill (accessible through the map)
New information added:
More "accurate/timely" intelligence: ship classes (BS, Covops, etc) but not ship types or pilots, current status of asteroid belts in system (e.g. a long-range survey scanner, doesn't have to be able to target all belts at once), more granular (closer than 30 minutes) detail on what's in systems, an "alerts console" whereby someone could act as a kind of field commander for intelligence, etc. Cloaking Signatures could also be detected but not warped in on, potentially.
I strongly support limits of how many of these arrays can be anchored, particularly the "Remote anchorable, but not at POS" variety, but I think the number should be significant.
I strongly support that this should not replace "live" scouts; and I suggest that you may need to be in, for instance, a covops, astrometrics, or recon to even receive this information or anchor the module. I think Black Ops battleships should also be included in this because they need a boost. I can potentially see this information going to Fleet boss as well. Maybe even things like "Intelligence Link", etc.
I support a more advanced "Astrometrics Cruiser" or "Astrometrics Command Ship", that operates either by stealth or a good tank but has extremely limited offensive capabilities (can't fit any guns but can fit things like ECM bursts etc), that has bonuses for this type of information and can also be a good scanning ship.
I think sovereignty mechanics could weigh into this equation, but I am hesitant to suggest it be based on sov for a variety of reasons which should be apparent.
Astrometrics V and potentially Survey V could be prerequisites for this skill, making it not something someone could just create alts easily for.
I'm tossing this out to get ideas; i'll refine the results of this thread into a more in-depth proposal.
Thanks,
LM
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