EVE trinity...

[NYgurkha]

So trinity is coming out... and the servers are down. Only other place left for me to haunt are the PR forums.

Anyone play EVE and are looking forward to the new expansion/patch? Personally looking forward to the new Stealth Bomber updates and Marauder Class Battleships.

Linkity Poo

[[R-CON]Desertfox]

lol I was thinking of making a thread on this :P

"Heavy Interdictor Cruisers
With interdictors increasingly becoming priority targets during fleet engagements, this class was destined to evolve into a more durable variant. Enter the Suppressor, which fulfills the same mission as its smaller counterpart, only with more lethal implications: its warp-jamming suppression sphere moves with the ship, effectively creating a dynamic trap that can evolve with battlefield conditions."

Overpowering much? :P


"Drone Mutations
The drone regions will yield named variations of existing models ranging in capabilities from above T1 to slightly beyond T2. The introduction of drone bandwidth will give ships room to carry additional drones onboard while still limiting the total number that can be flown in space. Improvements to the client UI will make drone combat management more intuitive."

I don't get what it means? The loot they drop?

Maurader looks to be a good ship, but for now im focusing on getting my retriever

What ship you in now? Caracal here.

[Lothrian]

Ambulation is when EVE is going to grab my attention again.

[NYgurkha]

Hehe, Raven here, saving money for a Rokh. But i PvP in a Caracal. I heard there was gonna be tracking bonuses making the Rokh even deadlier!

I think people are gonna 'hunt' for more powerful drones in drone area's i guess.

Cant stand mining personally... but i do have to babysit my corps miners Its a sight to see when 6 retrievers, 2 indy, and several defence ships mine a roid belt clean.

Reborn Trading Industries FTW!!!!

/oh yha, cnat we start walking in stations now?

[[R-CON]Wolfe]

Originally Posted by [R-CON]Desertfox

Drone Mutations
The drone regions will yield named variations of existing models ranging in capabilities from above T1 to slightly beyond T2. The introduction of drone bandwidth will give ships room to carry additional drones onboard while still limiting the total number that can be flown in space. Improvements to the client UI will make drone combat management more intuitive."

I don't get what it means? The loot they drop?

Yes. Npc drones will drop (as loot) named drones for your drone bay in addition to the ore they already drop. In other words, it places the drone regions on more or less equal footing with non-drone regions which already offer named items as loot.

Bandwidth will replace the old "drone bay nerf" which took place several years ago in an effort to control lag, which of course, didn't work. You should be able to carry more drones again but are limited in the number of drones you can deploy based on the bandwidth requirements of the drone vs. the ship that is controlling it.

Edit:
I'm wrong about bandwidth. Drone bays are the same and I can still only deploy 5 drones so I'm not sure what the point is..

I'm curious to see the changes to carriers, since I was about to buy a few of them, but going to wait. After the carrier nerf the price will probably drop and carriers will be at a bargain. I hope.

[Lothrian]

Originally Posted by NYgurkha

/oh yha, cnat we start walking in stations now?

No, thats why I am waiting for Ambulation. It bugs me that I am a ship ... feels like I am playing X3 with a chat bar.
When actual characters come into play, I will love it! Its due later 2008 though, plus the usual delays, so I would hazard a guess of early 09.

[NYgurkha]

nooooo!!! But i wanna walk around with my Han Solo look alike!

Was running the game on SiSi and it ran better than the regular client O.o

[[R-CON]Desertfox]

Originally Posted by Wolfe

Yes. Npc drones will drop (as loot) named drones for your drone bay in addition to the ore they already drop. In other words, it places the drone regions on more or less equal footing with non-drone regions which already offer named items as loot.

Bandwidth will replace the old "drone bay nerf" which took place several years ago in an effort to control lag, which of course, didn't work. You should be able to carry more drones again but are limited in the number of drones you can deploy based on the bandwidth requirements of the drone vs. the ship that is controlling it.

I'm curious to see the changes to carriers, since I was about to buy a few of them, but going to wait. After the carrier nerf the price will probably drop and carriers will be at a bargain. I hope.

Carrier o_O What corp you in? And gonna finally be nice to get some good stuff off of rat's in the drone region except for salvage and compounds =D

EDIT: What setup do you use for your caracal NY?

[NYgurkha]

Heavy Missles x5

LSE x1
Damps x3
Sensor Booster x1 or a Target Painter x1
BCU x2

Always in a gang, get in range, damp the target then unleash a volley. Main job is to provide DPS, might try out a Crow fit after i get the skills.

[[R-CON]Desertfox]

Originally Posted by NYgurkha

Heavy Missles x5

LSE x1
Damps x3
Sensor Booster x1 or a Target Painter x1
BCU x2

Always in a gang, get in range, damp the target then unleash a volley. Main job is to provide DPS, might try out a Crow fit after i get the skills.

LSE?

Also, isnt the caracal a bit of a big target to be a tackler? I use a griffin for my tackling =D I have my caracal in 0.0 and in high sec fitted with,

Heavy Missiles x5

Magnetic Scattering/Viscoelastic EM Ward Salubrity/Heat Dissipitation/Shield Recharger/Large Shield Extender

Type-D shield power relay/power diagnostic