One ship, but more than one pilot

EVE Technology and Research Center Player Features & Ideas
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Hello Friends,

I’m writing this in advance — if this is not the correct section for this topic, I apologize. I’m still in the process of learning the forum.

I have an idea that could change the game mechanics for solo players and make the game more fun.
I’m currently playing with 2 Omega accounts.
Why?

  1. I prefer playing solo. (Because I still haven’t found a group of friends I can communicate with and play together.) (Also, I think the in-game communication mechanics need changes, but that’s a topic for another thread.)

  2. Doing missions in high-sec as a solo player and wreaking havoc with my ships is really fun, and the highest-class ships that let you do this are the Marauders. On my first account I’m using a Kronos, and on the second account a Rattlesnake.

  3. Since I reached the highest level on one account and it wasn’t enough for me anymore, I felt the need for a second account. So now I’m playing with two accounts, but it comes with a lot of difficulties:
    a. Controlling two accounts at the same time is very hard
    b. Every time I log in, I have to form a fleet again
    c. Constantly clicking between two screens, etc… a lot of problems most of us are familiar with.

So what do you think about this idea: One ship, but more than one pilot.
(And just to clarify immediately — every extra pilot would also be Omega.)

The second pilot would control the second module you add to your ship, based on whatever skills they have.

In short, instead of controlling two different ships from two screens using two Omega accounts, we could attach a module to a single ship, add as many Omega accounts as we want, and add as many modules as we want — making the gameplay easier.

The design possibilities here are very wide. Each module added to the ship could change the ship’s stats and even its appearance. Honestly, I would love to see a small Rattlesnake orbiting around my Kronos — maybe one-third the size :slight_smile:

Advantages and disadvantages:

  1. Gameplay would become much easier

  2. Each module = +1 Omega account (I think CCP would love this)

  3. Opportunity to kill 3 birds with 1 stone at the same time for PVP player

I’m not thinking too much about the PvP side — you can comment on that part. (Whether I have 1 account or 3 accounts, the moment I enter 0.4 space, I get destroyed anyway.)

There are many more things I’d like to add, but I’ll keep it short for now. I’ll add more as the discussion continues.

Do you think the friends at CCP would ever consider adding something like this?

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This is a Features and Ideas section of the forums.

And has been mentioned before.

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Nothing. You control your ship from your pod with direct neural interlink into all systems. If you have more than one pilot doing that, massive inefficiencies occur. You would not gain ship capabilities but lose 50-90% of the traits you currently enjoy per ship.

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This is what you should have lead with…

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The appropriate sub-forum for this is Player Features & Ideas. Flagged for move.

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So you just want to run thirty Hulks in a blob?

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I want to ride along with Princess.