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Dane Stark
Golgotha Group
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Posted - 2012.09.06 01:35:00 -
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+1 |
Dane Stark
Golgotha Group
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Posted - 2012.09.06 02:06:00 -
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Fivetimes Infinity wrote:Being killed abruptly by an orbital strike would be kind of lame too, though. Stuff you can't defend against and can't see coming is cheap to die to. I prefer the idea of orbital strikes being used to take out immobilized tanks (next build), installations, and other dug-in sorts of positions. Arbitrarily wiping out a bunch of infantry because your squad happened to get a certain number of WP doesn't sound like fun gameplay.
You make a great point. I +1'd OP, but you are right -- a balance needs to be struck. Perhaps not just automatically telegraphing it, but what about something like this:
Modules / Skills that allow for signal alarms and communication encryption. So, as a squad leader, you have an Electronics module that allows for encryption on communications, such as Orbital Strikes Requests, at different levels {
Militia : Orbital Strike Request MACRO => no encryption
Basic : Orbital Strike Request MACRO => basic encryption
Enhanced : Orbital Strike Request MACRO => enhanced encryption
Complex : Orbital Strike Request MACRO => complex encryption
EvE Developed / Named / Not 'on the market' : Orbital Strike Request MACRO => R&D (EvE developed) encryption
}
The levels of encryption would play a counter role in the infantry dropsuits & skills that allow you to detect Orbital Strike signals on various levels {
1: no encryption => 5 sec warning
2: basic encryption => 4 sec warning
3: enhanced encryption => 3 sec warning
4: complex encryption => 2 sec warning
5: R&D (EvE developed) encryption => 1 sec warning
}
Any thoughts on something like this? |
Dane Stark
Golgotha Group
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Posted - 2012.09.06 13:05:00 -
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Gilbatron wrote:don't forget that you can shoot back and that there will probably be some players in eve that actually are on your Site, trying to kill the bombers.
Oh man, could you imagine how sweet it would be to look up and see actual sub-orbital combat taking place over head and then realize, it's really happening in EvE?!?  |
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