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CRNWLLC
Screwy Rabbit ULC
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Posted - 2014.04.07 16:05:00 -
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I, for one, love to daydream about the directions the New Eden IP can go, even if some people are crybaby/haters with no imaginations.
My thoughts are that, since Valkyrie is a "dogfighting" game, and EVE already has capsuleers, the ships in Valkyrie will be small, likely on the order of regular drones (remember, a frigate, the smallest combat vessel in EVE, is crewed by up to about 20 folks, sans capsuleer+pod). This will distinguish Valkyrie pilots or jockies from EVE capsuleers, which are really more like commanders or admirals than they are fighter pilots. The logical next step, then, IMO, is that Valkyrie pilots won't be "people", the way capsuleers are in EVE or mercs are in Dust; instead, I think the Valkyrie "pilots" will be sentient AIs, able to instantly transfer their consciousnesses from one "body" (ie, Valkyrie ship) to another. I mean, what's the point of putting a physical clone in a a ship if you can accomplish the same thing using circuitry? Less infrastructure FTW!
Considering the game lore (sleepers, the Jove, Sisters of EVE epic arc and the general drone-woes of New Eden (stupid flippin' Gallente)), it makes sense to me.
What do you all think? Has CCP already released any Valkyrie lore?
My other dropsuit is a Python.
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Regis Blackbird
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2014.04.07 16:20:00 -
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I don't believe Valkyrie pilots to be AI:
Fighters and fighter-bombers in EVE are piloted by humans after all (lore wise).
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Gelan Corbaine
Gladiators Vanguard
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Posted - 2014.04.07 16:52:00 -
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Capsuleer Super Pilots ... probably bought and used Dust tech on their pilot squads to cut down on insurance and training costs. Hence a lore reason why they are cutting down the sizes of fighter and bomber squads of the supers for the summer expansion yet at the same time making them much stronger and tougher .
No job is worth doing if you don't get paid in the end .
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CRNWLLC
Screwy Rabbit ULC
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Posted - 2014.04.07 16:58:00 -
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Regis Blackbird wrote:I don't believe Valkyrie pilots to be AI:
Fighters and fighter-bombers in EVE are piloted by humans after all (lore wise).
Great, thanks for the info and clarification. For me, this pretty much sums it up: Valkyrie fighters will likely be at least similar in size/scope to fighters and fighter bombers in EVE. Awesome!
Makes me wonder, though: will CCP invent a third method for Valkyrie pilots to obtain "immortality"? Will Valkyrie pilots have their own, unique nervous systems, requiring separate skill trees and clone technology? Or will my EVE toons have the option to suit up as dogfighters (<--- this, please)?
My other dropsuit is a Python.
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Rizlax Yazzax
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.04.07 17:01:00 -
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I'm not that knowledgeable on lore but based on EvE and DUST why wouldn't it be people? The best of the best, sent to do the toughest tasks, where a cold, logical AI just can't compete with experience and intuition.
I for one am looking forward to when all three games are integrated. Someone in EvE needs a district/planet taken over so they issue a contract to help them do so. Corps in DUST sign up, loading everything they need into an MCC that is DUST/EvE piloted. On route to the location your entire operation is open to defeat before you fire a bullet, as you come under enemy fire, hoping your allies are up to the task.
Valkyrie fighters pouring out of all ships, doing their best to crush the enemy amidst a sea of drones, turret fire and debris. Mercs aboard the MCC frantically trying to keep it operational, or defending against enemy boarding parties.
I know it will be a long, long time. However I believe it will be epic. |
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