Aeon Amadi
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Posted - 2013.08.08 16:45:00 -
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CCP FoxFour wrote:Halador Osiris wrote:CCP FoxFour wrote:One of the really nice things about these changes is it would mean the ship doing the OB would have to be uncloaked and close to the district beacon. Compared to now where they sit cloaked, wait for it, then do it. I didn't know that. Looks like it's time to renew my EVE subscription and fit some hybrid weapons on my Manticore. The more weapons the more damage. Go destroyer.
FoxFour, normally I like your ideas but this is definitely adverse and changing that would force Eve players to field groups in order to safely provide orbitals being as the overview up and decides to give every pirate in the area your location. Eve players generally arent' going to form up solely for the benefit of Dust players, especially without reward as the given "plex capture easier/harder" just isn't worth it.
The cloaking device, in my opinion, is just as legitimate as using a cloaking device in Faction Warfare complexes. Taking that aspect away will inevitably lead to less Eve players actually providing orbital support which will damage the Dust - Eve connection without Eve players receiving some kind of reward for their time and efforts.
So, if LP is provided to the player providing the orbital strike you then have to figure if it's worth the LP over other standard models like Plexing and PvP, something I'm sure you've already considered. However, I would like to stress that there absolutely needs to be some way of knowing where a battle is taking place.
My corporation's current strategy is to provide information to the Eve player giving the OB with the System > Planet > District ahead of time (through the battle finder) and then get into range while the match is starting. This isn't going to be as easy when the FW Matchmaker is put into play and there are intensive lengths of time associated from getting into the system (no less through enemy territory) and by the time you get there the Dust guys already have enough WP for an orbital.
Take that away and by the time the Eve player gets into range the match is probably going to be over and would be putting his own head on the chopping block with a nice little beacon on the overview saying, "This guy is set up for Dust OB and probably can barely defend himself, come get an easy kill"
Please consider this before making any changes. |