To be honest, even though this seems like fun, I would recommend setting it up to avoid making it one of those abuse-prone tools.

1. There should be a charge time of 1.5-2 seconds for all tiers (Standard, Advanced, and Prototype)

2. Jump distance should increase and noise level should lower as you progress from Standard to Prototype. Perhaps introduce a covert inertial capacitor at level 5 with a proficiency prerequisite that has no noise emitting from it.

3. Trajectory should be ballistic, not controlled mid-flight.

While it definitely sounds fun I'm not sure it wouldn't break the game. Perhaps if it had a crazy long charge time as not to be abused.

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@CCP_CmdrWang @CCP_Frame @CCP_Praetorian came across this really fun and useful #Dust514 equipment idea, give it a look http://tinyurl.com/ahxgwyv


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@KAGEHOSHI1 @ccp_cmdrwang @ccp_frame that is a good idea.

already to many snipers in the game, this would just make people want to use them more I would think

How about "Charged Movement System"?

Well, since it works by compressing air according to the description:
"Pneumatic Jump Drive" (If we add in a little confusing terms to make it sound like a warp drive)

How about it looks like a jetpack, but when you equip it, you hold the controls in front of you since the system requires precise control to operate?

The jetpack thing was just aesthetic... How about it shows up as an energy-field glow around them while they have it equipped?

I imagine it like a device worn like a vest or backpack, with control tools that extend across the arms to the hands.

Now, what about the effects of skills?..

I suggest one to increase the max distance, and one to increase speed (and by extension, ramming damage).

The interstellar ones: Stargate, Jump Bridge, Jump Drive, (Covert) Jump Portal Generator
The smaller ones: Acceleration Gate, Warp Drive

If you want to go with the EVE nomenclature you probably should name it something along the lines of "Jump Device".

I'd guess webifiers.

Pretty sure heavies have no equipment slot. Boo Hoo.

Side note: There definitely needs to be limited uses on this and a charge up time of at least 5 seconds. I would hate to have someone almost dead only to have them jump to safety on a regular basis.

This idea sounds like I would keep redlining myself out of the battlezone and end up suiciding all the time. Or knowing my luck I would get hit by a dropship as I flew through the air.

+1 Though

I'd suggest this equipment be established as a Minmatar deployable device to "compete" against the Amarr Drop Uplink. Upon deployment, the operator sets the trajectory and angle using the interface provided by OP. This way the "Inertial Capacitor" is set up and can be used by anyone on the team. Drop uplinks allow clones to insert tactically using warp technology, while "Inertial Capacitors" allow clones to move across the field rapidly and incredibly recklessly.

Personnel simply walk up to the device, hold the "interact" button/key to charge the potential energy/inertia until it reaches maximum then it flings them in the established destination. However this equipment only has a certain amount of charges depending on its meta level and ceases to function once all charges have been depleted.

In reverse engineering Amarrian warp technologies, Minmatar engineers developed a method of creating a miniature tear in the continuum that allows instantaneous acceleration by eliminating the time lapse and distance traveled to reach top speeds. This provides a rapid means of traversing terrain by launching personnel through the atmosphere, albeit recklessly.

For example, you want to reach a top speed, but in order to reach that speed, one needs to accelerate over a certain distance and for a certain period of time. By travelling through a rift in the time/space continuum, you can travel that distance and time in a relative instant.

It can be balanced by requiring the inertia dampner to survive the reentry that way if you drop right in front of someone you have a few seconds of the inertia recovery animation to get wasted, hopefully will disallow massive blitz drops by attackers and give defenders a counter

But then this idea will almost completely change the method of pace setting in this game, might make it too hectic. i for one would like a slower paced dust which would allow more tactical approaches to engagements

Necromancing much?

Oh who am I to judge? We're probably better off necroing threads rather than posting repeat threads.

I have thought about this topic so many times...every time I drop from the mcc I wish I could fling myself to the perfect snipe point and get business. ..bravo my good man...bravo!

Yes but it should be impossible to shoot or throw grenades or do anything else during the jump.

They've seen it, though I'm guessing they don't like it enough. I remember linking it to CCP Praetorian on twitter, and he said he liked it. I doubt its going to be done, but I still don't want to give up on this.

I love this still

Why though? It's not like this will allow you to do something that a dropship couldn't do.

Still want this so damn much!