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HamsterIV:
I don't think the game needs a new class as much as at needs more non helm pilot items. Some of your ideas would be suited for this roll. Having three crewmen with spyglass doesn't really lend itself well to crew interdependence through specialization. It is always nice to be the first one to get mark on an enemy ship, but being able to detect through clouds at the cost of spotting would be a nice secondary ability for one crewman to take.

Interfering with the other team's communication doesn't sound like it will add much to the game. It would probably just annoy our spouses as we try and scream over the racket, or switch to text communication.

-Muse- Cullen:
I do like the radar, because it has synergy with the spyglass- both cover the weaknesses that the other one has. I think that the voice chat scramble stuff should be avoided, though, because, in tournament play, it could be completely ignored via skype, teamspeak or something of the like. Seeing the enemy's HP would be cool, too, but having an item dedicated to that would be a little silly, so I'd think it would need to attach to something else.

While the class itself will probably not be put into the game, I could definitely see one or two of these items being included. Anything that has to do with ships, flying or spotting, goes into the Helm tools, so it would be placed here, and would offer a good variation to current jobs on the ship.

Shinkurex:
So maybe instead of considering this as a "New role" post, but a "New tools" post... If you don't mind Coldcurse... Personally, I like the Whale Singer... I don't know how it would fit within the current cannon of the GOI world (maybe an old world tech just uncovered or something).... this tool could have a "jammer" counterpart or something... My only concern, is that it could render tactics in Canyon Ambush completely ineffective

Lord Dick Tim:
Could be it only works temporarily, at each time the signal 'pings' the enemy vessel, and even then only work with a LOS that a weapon could have.  So aim it into a cloud, as long as they are there, it'll register like a ray would on a weapon, and give a hit marker showing where the enemy ship is temporarily.

And.. whales.

Shinkurex:
interesting.... Might be that it would also let the enemy know that they are being pinged as well...

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