cedz636
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.02.05 20:09:00 -
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With 1.7 upon us and 1.8 looming in the horizon, I thought it time to begin an *updated* thread about some ideas for new vehicle types. As the current vehicles are being tweaked and rebalanced, one should assume that CCP is getting close to their "solid foundation" for vehicles, and both the patch notes and dev blogs state that (and i paraphrase) "once they establish a solid foundation, they will have a balanced, stable platform to introduce new vehicle types and variations". And since 2 out of the last 3 patches were heavily focused on vehicles and their stats and fitting options, it may be sooner than we think. (or not!). Plus I always get anxious when I see that loading screen that shows the legend of all the different battlefield icons...light and heavy aircraft, and medium attack vehicles are amongst the icons that we should focus our suggestions.
So, given the latest tweaks and checks and balances and rebalances and changes, what are some suggestions or ideas for new vehicle types that you would like to see (or not like to see!!) on the battlefield. And before someone tries to spam this thread with ridiculous ideas, let me be the first to say that bicycles, unicorns, Honda Civics, your mom's back...are all not battle-ready...let's keep it somewhat serious...who knows who may be watching ;)
My suggestion? Oh, well since you asked...
Light, Low-Medium Speed Aircraft (think A-10 "Warthog" Thunderbolt II)
One or two seats, depending on the variation. The two seater could also occupy a bombardier for strategic Air-to-Ground strikes, thus promoting more squad play.
Some roles it could fit in (as with the A-10) would be Aerial Infantry Support, Armored Vehicle Bombardment, and Air-to-Air Combat (Dogfighting)
I've seen suggestions for fighters, but most peoples image of a jet fighter is that of dogfighting at mach 1, and the maps just aren't that big (yet). The lower speed and service ceiling of a multi-purpose aircraft like this would make it a welcome choice on the battlefield, and one that myself and many other pilots would operate.
Counters for this aircraft could be aircraft of the same type (different race maybe...), an infantry locking missile system (think Stinger) as if the swarm launcher and the plasma cannon had a baby (did i just come up with a reasonable role for the plasma cannon??!), locking missile installations, and locking missile turrets.
AV could be countered in all the typical fashions, with the addition of a flare or chaff module that deters a lock-on.
Just some suggestions...I'm not saying I wanna bring World of Warplanes to New Eden...I do believe, however, that this type of aircraft is a staple of battlefields everywhere, and would be a welcome addition to a vehicle operator's arsenal, not to mention the mix up of the same ol AR 514 |