Maken Tosch
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2013.09.17 01:04:00 -
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As a ninja knifer myself who thrives on stealth, here is my recommendation.
First off, it is highly likely that CCP might implement the same cloaking mechanics as in Eve Online. In Eve, you have a perma-cloak but you're unable to do anything. If you're on a ship that is NOT specialized for covert ops or blockade running or stealth bombing, then you are unable to warp while cloaked and you suffer a heavy penalty in speed when the cloak is active. In addition to that, once the cloak is deactivated you suffer a targeting delay of about 10 seconds. You are also unable to activate any module and unable to fire while cloaked. Basically, you're useless when cloaked...
unless... you're in a ship dedicated towards cloaking such as covert ops, stealth bombing, and blockade running. At that point you are given the benefit of being able to warp to any spot in space while cloaked, no targeting delay when decloaking and there are no speed penalties applied. But even then you are still unable to engage while cloaked and your modules still remain disabled.
But there is another mechanic for Eve-style cloaks. If a ship that is not cloaked gets too close to you (within 2,000 meters), then you get decloaked automatically and you are unable to recloak for a period of about 10-15 seconds. This happens regardless if the ship you're in is specialized or not.
CCP might add something like this for Dust cloaks. I would propose the following:
1. Unable to fire without first decloaking. Since it is confirmed to be an equipment item, you might have to hold it in your hand in place of the gun or knives which practically supports the idea of not being able to do anything without decloaking.
2. Heavies don't get to fit it because they lack the equipment slot. All other non-scout suits should be able to use it but suffer the following penalties: speed penalty, unable to passively scan, and no fitting bonus.
3. Specialized suits such as the Scout GK.0 or maybe a future dedicated Covert-Ops suit get the following benefits: no speed penalty at all, able to use passive scan, and receive a bonus to fitting on the scout suit.
4. Unable to fit on basic frame suits of any type or race.
5. The longer you sprint, the less transparent you are and the more opaque you become until you're about semi or 1/3rd transparent. |