Minmatar Slave 74136
Sanmatar Kelkoons
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.09.07 15:24:00 -
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In addition to the Orbital Strike abilities, I would love to be able to call upon a Carrier or Supercarrier EVE Pilot and request a fighter raid/bombing run.
Make it work somewhat like this, as a rough suggestion:
1. Conditions are fulfilled to allow a fighter raid or a bombing run.
2. Request is made to the capsuleer in the Carrier or Supercarrier, who then either sends the the airstrike inbound over the designated target area, or not. If so, then allow the EVE player to commit 'X' may fighter, or fighter-bomber, drones to the raid.
3. The targetted area is a rectangle killbox with a maximum width and length determined by the number of drones committed to the raid, for extra entertainment the MCC commander or player calling down the raid can draw it on the overhead map, this commits the killbox area. Or, just start the raid at the point on the overhead that the Dust player designates and in the direction he designates, and make the killbox from there automatically.
Fighter Raids (Carriers, Supercarriers):
The fighter drones scream in and pass overhead, strafing in the killbox, anything in the killbox has a chance to be hit. the strafing run can kill off infantry, destroy LAVs and damage or destroy heavier things like installations and tanks.
Bombing Run (Supercarrier)
The bombing run takes place much the same way as the fighter raid, but has a much greater chance of blowing the hell out of or severely damaging tanks and installations. because of the requirements and the fact that you need a supercarrier committed to topside this should be a rarer event., but far more damaging as the fighter-bombers pound the battlefield below them.
A Note: I realize that Supercarriers can field both Fighter and Fighter-Bomber drones,.
Be interesting if a way could be devised where some of the fighters could be shot down during their pass, but if not then a raid animation should be pretty damn cool.
My .02
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Minmatar Slave 74136
Sanmatar Kelkoons
Minmatar Republic
291
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Posted - 2012.09.07 15:38:00 -
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Skihids wrote:We will be getting fighters pretty soon, so you can call on your team mates to make those bombing runs.
i'm thinking there is going to be a difference in them in that the dust fighter will be smaller and built for killing off dropships and other fighters. Carrier and Supercarrier fighters are larger and more powerful, built for mostly taking on other starships, but I see no reason why they could not be deployed in a targetted strike capacity on a ground target.
At least that's my thinking, there'd be a place for both, the carrier and supercarrier raids would be less frequent and more destructive over a wider area, but harder to deploy than just jumping in a fighter and shooting at someone with a dust player. |