On 2004-05-31 17:46, HaVoK{Bomb $quad} wrote:
I think that with the new release and the inclusion of the dip patch some changes wouldnt hurt.

One change to help promote fleets and fleet actions in the MV would go like this,

ship use in game play would be limited by fleet resources, meaning that if as a example.

Stations: one station per every 10 planets owned by a fleet (default 1 station per fleet with enough members for a forum.)

Dreads: one dread per every 3 planets owned by a fleet (default 2 dreads)

no limit on smaller ships

default means you get that number of ships plus the planetary number if you qualify in game play at the same time.

example 10 planets = 2 stations and 5 dreads in the game at the same time.

Given the harder to aquire nature of dreads and stations they should be much harder to kill. Dreads by their name alone should be able to fend of 3 to 4 cruisers with ease by way of more hull, amour and weaponry. Dreads should really only fear a large amount of smaller ships or other dreads. They also should incur a larger amount of lost pres for losing them. All the posts I have seen on stations being non moving and more dangerous to approach falls in with this as well. Self destructing should be met with a 3x the normal pres loss for wasting resources unless boarded.

Grand Admirals should recieve a bonus ship that no one else can get and only one could be in game play at a time. I would call it a capital ship and make its def and offensive capabilitys double that of a dread. It would also have the ability to use both WHII devices and jump drives but only be able to spawn at a faction gate. The reason for the gate thing would be that given its size it should be unable to orbit a planet and carry a very large amount of inf to be ferryed to planet side. It should have 2 reloads for itself only and unable to sup anyone else (thats what stations and sups are for). This would allow for a mobile combat comand vessel with the ablilty to provide troops for a system invasion with the support of a station for fleet maintenance.

I also had a idea for a new weapon that may be used on dreads. I call it a ATP (Armoured Tacheyon Projectile) simple put a few tons of dense metal propeled on a non alterable course by a JDrive. Use would be destroying non moving targets from a great distance. This would greatly reduce planet and gate camping which would go along way to encourging active combat.

Damage would be total, deployment would be stopping dropping the weapon in space (it would have to be carried as cargo) and fireing it.

The ship would have to be stopped and charge the weapon from its own JDrive before unloading. Then it would be able to charge its own drive and leave after locking the target and fireing.

use on a planet should turn the fireing fleet red to every faction and fleet for the period ofof one week real time. The reason being is that the planet should be considered unihabitable and unable to be built on for 2 days real time. Should add a twist to the dip patch eh?

But really i like the idea of the weapon but dont know if it will be consider for the game, another use would be to load a sensor array on it and fire it into enemy space to spot ships. Non leatheal but interesting in application.

On blabla, Switchblade wrote:
I would call the GA ships Capital Ships


I also had a idea for a new weapon that may be used on dreads. I call it a ATP (Armoured Tacheyon Projectile) simple put a few tons of dense metal propeled on a non alterable course by a JDrive. Use would be destroying non moving targets from a great distance. This would greatly reduce planet and gate camping which would go along way to encourging active combat.

Damage would be total, deployment would be stopping dropping the weapon in space (it would have to be carried as cargo) and fireing it.

The ship would have to be stopped and charge the weapon from its own JDrive before unloading. Then it would be able to charge its own drive and leave after locking the target and fireing.

use on a planet should turn the fireing fleet red to every faction and fleet for the period of one week real time. The reason being is that the planet should be considered unihabitable and unable to be built on for 2 days real time. Should add a twist to the dip patch eh?

On 2004-05-31 18:34, HaVoK{Bomb $quad} wrote:
A answer to the following

I ment that dreads are by thier name supposed to be big and dangerous, a well piloted AC or TC can eat them up. Thats why I say hype them up where they should be so they are truly Dreaded.

As to the smaller fleet thing, you get a certian amount of dreads automaticaly in any fleet size and a station if you can post a fleet forum. Fleets are about membership and there a great deal of small fleets not much used and there jsut to get a name. serious fleets will recruite or merge