(07-24-2014, 02:10 PM)Mímir Wrote: So cloaks aren't meant to be used for escape and they aren't meant to ambush people with /1 /2 rp either. Getting from A-B undetected is as easy as going above/below plane.
Does that mean that cloaks are solely meant as way for people to blow off a lot of credits and start the fight with their shields down?
You could initiate the pre-engagement RP BEFORE you cloak....then do your sneak attack afterwards.
And I wasn't saying cloaks couldn't be used for escape, but it may not be the best option for them, especially given the lack of anti-cloak technology available. I certainly don't want it to be easy for hostile cloaking ships to have an easy escape.
This whole change has both pros and cons.
For those who like uncloaking, /1ing and blowing the target to smithereens without any time to respond, I reckon this'll sort you out. Especially the Nomadic population, as much as they are supposed to be violent and unpredictable. This does get a little old "Gibberish, uncloak and pop the ship. Cloak." Rinse and repeat. +1 in that respect.
It does mean however, RP can't be done at all considering the entire chat is disabled. I think group chat should still be permitted while under cloak. Me being an example, I tend to sit and RP with people while cloaked or for scouting enemy positions during a raid ect in group. Private message would be good also, again for the same purpose. Not for direct engagement. A few people can support me on the fact I've created some interesting scenarios like this while cloaked. - I've noticed this changed but it still doesn't work for me, busted client probably.
Overall, good idea. It'd be nice to see it tweaked a little for the RP purely but somehow an anti-abuse mechanism. That even possible?
@Explorer487: Group chat and PM are not blocked while cloaked. In the initial version there was an odd bug that disabled the ingame functions for them while leaving /g and /pm working. It has been fixed by now.
I am repeating myself: Nomads are aliens with space-based history far longer than human history. They blew up the Sun when humans started travelling faster than light. Nomads used planet as power source. Nomads created star in Omicron Iota. They are far more advanced than humans. So I approve infinite cloaks. But I am RPing my attack even as blue thing you certainly hate.
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(07-25-2014, 02:52 PM)Alley Wrote: @Explorer487: Group chat and PM are not blocked while cloaked. In the initial version there was an odd bug that disabled the ingame functions for them while leaving /g and /pm working. It has been fixed by now.
Yeah I had to kick my disco install over. Turns out a few things weren't working.
(07-25-2014, 05:04 PM)Absinthe Wrote: I am repeating myself: Nomads are aliens with space-based history far longer than human history. They blew up the Sun when humans started travelling faster than light. Nomads used planet as power source. Nomads created star in Omicron Iota. They are far more advanced than humans. So I approve infinite cloaks. But I am RPing my attack even as blue thing you certainly hate.
I dont remember the nom nom fighters engaging and cloaking when I hit them twice in the vanilla. So I blame digital anvil for this nonesense and for not going forward in time and following the discovery development.
Infinite Cloaks-Game Killer
Especially when you charge the cloak for 10 seconds.
(07-25-2014, 05:10 PM)Vredes Wrote: Especially when you charge the cloak for 10 seconds.
Nomad snub cloak takes 30 seconds to charge. I escaped once.. not counting many unsuccessfull attempts when I got CD'd.
What if they cloak for 10 secs and I have to deal with it every time a nomad gets too brave and then runs, cloaks for 10 seconds and escapes... it is downright unfair.
(07-25-2014, 05:10 PM)Vredes Wrote: Especially when you charge the cloak for 10 seconds.
Nomad snub cloak takes 30 seconds to charge. I escaped once.. not counting many unsuccessfull attempts when I got CD'd.
What if they cloak for 10 secs and I have to deal with it every time a nomad gets too brave and then runs, cloaks for 10 seconds and escapes... it is downright unfair.
Try to use some CDs when nomad charges cloak (shield dropped).
