Idea for how to make CQC, and semi-organized PvP more accessible.
1) Make it integrated into the main game, so we can queue while playing. Several threads discussing this already. My idea is really point #2.
2) Add a 'Challenge mode'.
This would be another way to queue up for a match. Except you'd be putting one of your own ship builds into the arena.
For example, you want to do some 1v1 in your cobra, so you select it from your list of ships enter the queue. You don't have to actually be flying that specific ship at the time, you can pick any ship from your fleet.
You'd then be on the queue-list, where it will list your ship type and "Stock" or "Engineered". (You have to be fully stock to be listed as 'Stock'. engy mods on any module on your ship would have you show up as "Engineered")
Now that you're in the queue, someone can pick you for a CQC duel.
You'd get a popup on your screen that an opponent is ready, which lists the ship type and the stock/engineered flag. If it's a ship you're not interested in fighting then you just decline. Whether it's because you're in the middle of something in the main game, or it's a ship you don't want to fight, you can decline.
There could be two tabs/queue's for this as well. A 1v1 section, and a Wings section.
This is all telepresenced and virtual, so there's no rebuys. It could also have options for single fight, best out of X, most kills in time limit, etc.
Of course this is all dependent on point #1. But with the coming multicrew hot-join capabilities, there is hope that they could use it for CQC matches as well.
1) Make it integrated into the main game, so we can queue while playing. Several threads discussing this already. My idea is really point #2.
2) Add a 'Challenge mode'.
This would be another way to queue up for a match. Except you'd be putting one of your own ship builds into the arena.
For example, you want to do some 1v1 in your cobra, so you select it from your list of ships enter the queue. You don't have to actually be flying that specific ship at the time, you can pick any ship from your fleet.
You'd then be on the queue-list, where it will list your ship type and "Stock" or "Engineered". (You have to be fully stock to be listed as 'Stock'. engy mods on any module on your ship would have you show up as "Engineered")
Now that you're in the queue, someone can pick you for a CQC duel.
You'd get a popup on your screen that an opponent is ready, which lists the ship type and the stock/engineered flag. If it's a ship you're not interested in fighting then you just decline. Whether it's because you're in the middle of something in the main game, or it's a ship you don't want to fight, you can decline.
There could be two tabs/queue's for this as well. A 1v1 section, and a Wings section.
This is all telepresenced and virtual, so there's no rebuys. It could also have options for single fight, best out of X, most kills in time limit, etc.
Of course this is all dependent on point #1. But with the coming multicrew hot-join capabilities, there is hope that they could use it for CQC matches as well.