I was not sure if all of these had been lost in the sea of requests and brain-gasims. Also, I did not want to necro a thread to life because I feel that most of these are options that NEED to be ingame, or would be very nice to have ingame. Please do not flame about "find the search button"

1) Supported for private contracts. Not supported for public. It would open up a lot of scamming possibilities, and since there is a global market view in this game, plus no misc mods, rigged ships, etc that can't be easily integrated into market, there's no reason to fumble with a public contract system.

2) Not supported. There's no shared overview here for the same reason there's no shared overview in Eve - it would be too OP for a large corp to instantly know everything in the distance. It's applies here, even more so than in Eve, since squads are huge and you stay in squad even after relog. Just shout over com if you see anything. I'm being altruistic here, large beta-holding corps like the one I'm in would benefit hugely from shared overview, since there are sentry alts on every teleport. If everyone is able to see what those alts see, corps like NeX will be screwed.

3) Again, this would unfairly favor large beta holding corps like the one I'm in and screw guys like you. Sentries pinning you = t4 fitted fast gank Kain blob incoming.

4) Not supported. Mining =/= exploration. Exploration = artifact hunting. Mining = mining. Belts in Eve are also static. Beta mining is supposed to be done in groups, with protection, and when there are teleporter sentries camping island access. It's not supposed to be both effort free and risk free, choose one.

5) Supported

6) Supported

7) Supported for Argano, not supported for Termis. Noob miner like Argano shouldn't have such bad cap problems, but it's not exactly unfair to expect someone to have skills when they move up to Termis.

8) Supported

9) Supported

10) Not supported. Missiles are not OP, they already do the worst dps, 2nd worst range and delayed dmg. Missile boats are both slow and have filmsy tank. Yes, they can hit small targets for some dmg even up close, but guns can snipe them from afar for insta-pwnage.

This reminds me of the drake whine in Eve, crying to nerf something that already gimpy. At least drake has tank, missile mechs here don't. They're also in a bad position due to rock paper scissor mechanics here. Their predator, blue blaster mechs, are very fast and does the highest dmg. Their prey, yellow mechs, outrange them, do lol critical damage, use long webs, and has brick tank. With the 5% per lvl resist bonus, yellow mechs don't truly have natural resist weakness, which makes green missile mech the only one of the 3 that don't have class that's naturally weak against them.

Cap also isn't that relevant for pvp, since missiles here still cost some cap to run, unlike in Eve, and neuts are very OP in this game. When you're neuted, you're dry completely fast, and missiles are equally unusable as lasers. The only place where the low cap usage matters is in pve, but most people would think balacing should be according to pvp, not pve.

Missiles also has a natural guidance failure rate, starting at 10%. That's 10% less dps than on paper.

11) Not supported. Fort shield would heavily favor the already OP blue fast short range gank mechs, and screw laser and missile mechs.

12) Not supported. It would be either OP or useless, with a thin margin for balancing. Also with too many possible exploitations. Among some I could think of, is scout on teleporter calling in strikes from already deployed artillery on mechs jumping through. Entrenchment tactics favor defenders heavily and hardly makes for fun pvp.

I support the OP.

1/2) Even if you don't mind. There are probably other underdogs and pirates that would like having a chance.

3) They have shorter range, and ppl get webbed. Once you gimp their speed, there's risk of them going the way of Gallante.

4) Most miners and industrialists like static. There's always artifact hunting for those who don't. Some things are static, some are not = choice for everyone to play the way they want. Mining's going to be boring. Probably more so here, since a decent tile lasts longer than roids in Eve.

10) There are advantages and drawbacks to missiles, as it stands, mostly drawbacks. Missiles here has many more drawbacks compared to missiles in eve. It has guidance failure, it uses cap and becomes useless when neuted, there's no pure dmg type ammo, it's not the longest range weapon, etc.

The only advantage is not being blocked by terrain. But that's highly situational. It has to do with the fact that you'll always notice it when your shots are blocked, but the other guy's missiles aren't. How often does it actually happen? 10% of the times? When both sides hit, you'll never think twice about it. Nobody thinks there's anything unfair when 1 of the missiles flying at them gets guidance failure and flies skyward. And nobody notices that the missile thrower is doing less dps then they are.

There's really no need for a counter for missiles. Where's the counter for laser criticals? Or rail dps? The already worst pvp class hardly need a counter, or even another drawback on top of the already impressive list.

As for the Grophos, a group of well fit Kains can run down group of Grophos pretty well, assuming it's just a slug feast, and no ew support or other factors. Blue kills Green. Unlike in Eve, there aren't enough free lows to truly negate the large faction resist drawback in anything except yellow mechs. The resist gap is a lot larger here, and resist mods less effective. This is coupled with naturally high gank and speed of blue mechs.

11) No matter how it's implemented, it just feels like it's gonna end up being a blob incubator. Personally, it just doesn't sound very appealing.

12) Something like that will be hard to balance. I'd imagine the margin between useless and OP would be very small. Personally, I don't like the idea of entrenchment.

hell what? which accumulator problem? a mech that you can skill for and equip with your agents starting extension + EP spent ? tell me if there is a reason to stay in an argano for more then 3 hours...

Thank you for the discussions, they these were, again, just points that I had thought of. I haven't had a lot of personal experience with the Termis but I had just seen a lot of things about it. Thanks for talking about it.

Surge, I could see a module type item working.. just wish they would have done it from the beginning rather then kinda patching it up. Yes I can see it being a massive advantage for the large organizations and potentially hinder smaller organizations.

An idea came to me on the shared radar thing.. I just thought about this so yeah, idk if its a terrible idea or what. We know that "Charlie" Islands would eventually come out where we could terraform and/or construct structures.. maybe a Sensor Tower? Having X Range? The thing I can think of to "counter" the Tower would be a module that greatly masked your Bot and made it "stealth" to the sensors, but still visual. Idk, just a random idea-gasim.

about 2. we have target painting module for that. though, npcs not using them (yet)

Reading this would worsten my headache I have atm But I do noticed something about shared LOS Radar? That could be possible with requirements like needing a Nexus for it and good skills to unlock such stuff.

1) Contracts - Private style: good idea.

2) Shared LOS - "possibly".  Require target painting and some kind of NEXUS skill.  At that point, it could show up but it should require specialized skill training and fitting(s) to pull it off.  Not a "generic" ability to pass on such high-valued intel.  This really is high-value and it should have a cost associated with it.

3) Pining maps: Not so hot.  Handy for larger gangs, not so handy for others and if this were here, what need for shared LOS?  Ping the radar.

4)  Moving deposits: I like it.  SWG had that.  EVE didn't.  Dynamic = good.  Static = bad - more changing always helps keep things interesting.  The beta stuff means little to me at this point but I don't think "knowing the spawn points" is a good thing.  That makes for lazy empire control and game play in general.  Hell, make areas into regions where *ALL* spawns (NPC as well) move around.

5) Waypoint management - a good idea.  naming, renaming, setting, etc...  The right-click on map part, I'm not overly thrilled about - it gets to easy to "get a map" and then plug in the points someone gives you (spawn locations, etc...) -- I don't think this needs to be made overly easy vs going out there yourself.

6) If there exists a way to trade scans, then expanding it to other methods works.

7)  No clue on that mech.

8)  Setting standings is a good idea.  Allow corporations to establish friends and enemies that are clearly viewable across as many aspects of the game as possible.

9)  sure.  A fix to a bug like banning someone from a channel - it's probably on their list already.

10) ...  I use missiles so I see what you're talking about and yes, they can get to 100% hit rate.  Toning them down a bit would be rough but giving special mods, or the like, that just mess with missiles?  That I'm not in favor of.  Too much emphasis on 1 weapon system in such a fashion.  If they are that OP in PvP then they should have something adjusted but not some special module just to counter this 1 weapon.

11)  Area shield "fort" - Too many ways this could prove ugly.  short ranged mechs inside a shield waiting...  Battles should be in the open across the country.  Not hunkered down in a shield like this but rolling battles.

12)  Artillery... Tough one.  If it can shoot while moving, you have issues - why bring long ranged mechs when these things REALLY have the range?  If it can't shoot while moving, it's a defensive gun that can nail you before you can get close.  If it has to setup to start shooting, how do you get it to a battle that is defended by them?  yada... yada... yada.  Perhaps the devs can come up with something.

13)  On accumulator:  A bit more granular would be good.  Perhaps between 35% and 50% it operates more efficiently than above 50% as well as below that.  As you get closer to the lowest, it works a bit better...

Actually the point does matter, because once you dip below 50% your recharge is LESS. If they move it to 35% that gives more time for you to get your recharge, because as is, in PvP all you have to do is bet someone below 50% and their bot will most likely no longer be cap stable.

Current system the peak recharge RATE (nudge nudge) is around 50%, the further from it, the lower your recharge RATE (nudge nudge). It should be moved to 35% so you can actually use more of your accumulator then just 1/2 of it.

I suppose that never occurred to me. I doubt it would happen to drop to 0% though.

Acuzio, in reality the 50% hurts more then it helps, just informing you. The current Standings system is partially there, but unfinished and unrefined.

This is just 1 thing that SEVERAL people have been noticing that is WRONG. Think of it as another "point" if you wish.

On another note of missiles.. Lasers do NOT out-range them in some cases. I give you the Gropho V. Seth. Yes I went there, the vast unbalance between the Mesmer and Seth when compared to the Gropho only extend its god-like power. A decent Gropho can out-range a Seth and fire its weapons forever and ever and ever. And what can the Seth do to counter this? Well it can stumble its way towards the Gropho (mind you the Gropho is faster) and put up its bubble! As to way a YELLOW Bot has a shield.. I will never understand. On top of this all, in the miraculous case that the Seth CAN actually hit the Gropho with terrain difficulties, it can only fire a FEW shots, before its Accumulator is destroyed (I give you the proof http://forums.perpetuum-online.com/topi … ext-math/). In addition to the problems with the Seth, all the damage done to its shield will pre-damage its Accumulator. And the counter to this farce? Autocannon Seth! Yes it does damage but don't expect to go on the offense because you're too slow to do jack s-. Now for the Mesmer.. all I have to say is wtf.. Seriously and honestly, wtf? The Mesmer has so many problems.. number 1 being the vast problems with it's Accumulator (just like the Seth), number 2 being that even though it is the fastest Heavy, its still f-ing slow, esp when it needs to go on the Offense.

I think all the Devs were Caldari in EVE.. because they really love their Green Bots. They did the right thing by nerfing missiles, correcting all their problems, but they forgot the short comings of the others, in the fact that they can not compete in most cases, or at least where it matters. As of right now, with the current version of the game, speed, size and angle do NOT matter when killing a target. Heavy Mechs are the OMFGBBQ weapons of the game, able to destroy anything below them with ease. Yes they have more a problem with lights, but the medium weapons do so much damage that all you need is 1 good shot and POW, dead yagel/castel/prom. I know it seems like I bash Green all the time, and I do. Not our of racist hatred for the color, but because they are honestly unfair when compared to the competition. The Gropho is absolutely cap stable when firing all of its weapons, being able to get out to the EXACT SAME RANGE as the Seth. In addition to this, if the Mesmer is to go up and attempt to fight the Gropho, all the pilot must do is activate the shield and Energy Drain the Mesmer. Aside from the fact that the Mesmer is extremely cap unstable, regardless of what you try and do, the drains put the last nail in the coffin, making it so the Mesmer can only glare at the Gropho with its angry eyes. When you set the Seth up against it.. good luck firing your weapons long enough, and in enough volleys to take down the shield.

Now to feed the trolls that seem to bread in this game when it comes to NeX pointing out the issues. Yes, these situations are based on a 1v1 and who in their right mind would use a Mesmer alone?! NEWB! Go out in a gang of Grohpos, use your OP abilities (insanely fast lock time and very effective shield absorption), pop all the support bots of the enemy, maybe have a few smaller guys to help with the enemy E-War, and win. Flat out win. The Mesmers will have little do no cap when/if they reach you. The Kains will NOT be able to survive the volleys. The Seths, well you can kite them, you can keep yourself away from them and snipe them to death... and if any of you die to a autocannon Seth? Well you deserve your fate.

Now, go ahead and troll. Go ahead and say "Oh fit your T4 gear and you'll be fine" say the same s--t you always say to keep yourselves afloat, to make sure you don't actually have to change your game tactics up. If these issues, and all the issues that currently exists in the imbalance of this amazing game are not fixed, you better be sure people will exploit it en-mass and then we will see who is QQ'ing.

EDIT: Right now the "roles" appear to be that the Gropho dominates over the 2 other Heavy Mechs, leaving the Mesmer and Seth as "point guards", or less elegantly, Teleport Campers. Lacking the ability to get into an open engagement with the other bots of their class without serious logistical support! And if we ignore the PvP part and focus on PvE. They both get F'd again. They have to leave a spawn after killing a Mech/Heavy Mech. Not because of their armor, but because they are drain of accumulator. I challenge anyone who objects to THIS post, to honestly read what I linked above and will link again. The facts are there, the hard data is there, the proof that something is NOT right with Heavy Mechs. The Link again: http://forums.perpetuum-online.com/topi … text-math/

P.S. if you feel this particular post sounds angry, or sounds spiteful, you are correct. After reading all the shameful posts you Perpetuum Online vets put up, how you BASH people who see the flaws, how you play them down or Troll, rather then actually participating and putting forth a logical argument towards 1 side or the other.. well lets just say I am sick of it. If the Devs want some real information on how to fix their game, they should listen to those that are new, those that are seeing exactly how things broke, who aren't afraid to speak up about. NOT to those that are trying to hold onto some fraking Island using the tactics they know. Not those that aren't ingenious enough to try and frak with the system. Not to those that have proven they only care about THEIR personal power, not in perfecting the game. Let your Trolling, your Flaring, your shear immaturity begin.