Removing base target cap is just stuipd sorry .
Pip nothing would make me more happy then being proven wrong ...

I think it makes more sense that nothing ship based be > Base gear. Allow bases to be able to equip tractors so they can tractor in the enemy(via base range augs and tractor subskills) problem solved.

Forget it, the admins hate sniper. Voomy noted as much.

Never said anything like that, I have a sniper char myself.

Sniper will get improved with time, we have a couple ideas that will get done but no one has started working on it yet so it's not in this update post.


The tractor range nerf is badly needed, not only because of bases being tractored, that's just a minor issue that could be solved with a warning message. The real problem is when ships gets tractored from 10k+ range and with such power that there is no way to resist it. Having to ALWAYS carry 100+ grav disruptors and spam them like a retard is not a good system.
That nerf is not even up for discussion in my personal opinion, should be easy enough to understand.

Engineers will still have very powerful tractors and they will probably be able to get pretty good range too.

What about balance? If you're removing the benefit of one of the engineer skills, don't they need to get a beef in another area to stay balanced?

Fleet Focus gets a bonus to tractor range when they're in capships too. I actually make a lot of use out of that bonus with my gunner, so don't forget a new bonus for fleet focus as well

There might still be some tweaking to this tractor range, we are having some discussions about it. So we'll simply have to wait and see, nothing is written in stone.

I dont mind DM being a harmless class Ill just use another broken class to PvP with but i would rather something constructive done with DM for combat.

As DM is getting these new Tweak factories why dont you make a tractor that transfers tweaks to other ships? just a general idea, would make us more useful in team situations e.g. an ShM needs more shields we can transfer them tweaks through a tractor to there ship. Of course this can only be done if there on your team or in squad.

what about the quantum reach skill? will this skill be removed?

Brilliant ^.^

You mean test it first and THEN add it? Where's the fun in that?

Ha, ha. I love you voom.

I would also like to know whats going to happen with the Emp skill..

Why should anything happen to it? It still improves your tractor range, which will be even more useful now that it is being lowered.