+1 to the self propelled artillery and larger maps so they can be used as well, and as a DS pilot, NO to the mobile AA.

But I'm probably going to be one of those AS pilots I'm planning to cross train so I can fly everything.

Yeah I agree with you we definitely need counter measures and some kind of lock on warning, and getting the same cloaking as the RDV's would be awesome, but I can imagine that we would get some kind of EW module to counter it. And yes I don't like getting shot down, my DS fit costs 430k isk and that's with basic modules, I am loath to think what Gunship's and Fighters will cost per ship when they get released.

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actually i think they need to be rebalanced drop ships should actually be drop ships heavy armor slow and maybe one weapon system like a ball turret . they should remain at their current price though.

fighters should be cheap with middle ground shields and middle ground armor with middle ground weapons . maybe have a co pilot seat for a little extra firepower .

with versatility have bomber. recon. direct engagement . and maybe cargo ? the ability to drop limited use installations would be cool

aren't there plenty of AV in the game?

who is still having trouble punching tanks? i think they need to re-evaluate what they are doing and fix it.

If some kind of arty/bombardment type weapon is added I think it should function a bit like a stealth bomber on eve in the sense of:

Highly expensive but effective ammo

Extremely limited magazines

If used too close could destroy the launching vehicle

Fragile

Requires drops of ammunition via rdv which will have to be bought

As for the AA argument there will be a gunship in the future so ground vehicles need a direct counter

Yes to them being fragile, but I'm not so sure about the ammo idea, if you were going to implement that it would only make sense if all vehicles had a limited supply of ammo. And we could stick an absolute minimum range on them, say the smallest arc in which the shell could travel but not damage the launch vehicle.

But when we consider how fragile it is the only way to safely use it will be outside of LOS so you will be relying on your team to call it in, of course for this to work we need maps to be gridded so a squad can say " we need a bombardment on A-3 now". To be honest it's not like we're going to have them be deadly to everything, i can see it being most effective agianst infantry, but most vehicles will be going too fast and have too much tank for artillery to get decent damage. And don't forget that we have to factor in shell travel time as well, we might shoot at a square but the enemy might have left it by the time the shell hits.

The only way I can see for this thing to be considered OP is when you get 2-3 people actively working together and targeting the same spots with a Forward observer spotting targets for them.

That's a reason the ammo will be so costly, and not pub stomp costly more like 450k a round and it's actually intended more for vehicles than infantry, with high direct damage but low splash over a high radius