Current state of cloaking devices?

[Krmloo]

And now we have another cap/transport nerf, and another advantage for SNUBs. Logically bigger ships should have ability to stay much longer under the cloak than SNUBs. Why not to change heavy batteries to have them 2000 in hold, and usage to 1/sec? It will greatly increase caps ability to stay hidden and increase their ambushing capabilities. Ok, maybe too much-it would make them invisible for half an hour. But at least make them invisible for 16 minutes, like snubs, and snubs for 8 minutes. Why SNUB's can stay hidden over 16 minutes and BS, with bigger hold, bigger core, and overally more advanced can stay hidden only half of this time?

I am tottaly FOR this change: batteries are a way better than cargo. It was really needed and is really good. But it's ballance sucks.

Light cloak can be cloaked for 90 seconds, so minus charge time and fade time, it's 77 seconds. Where did you see 16 minutes?

Just simple math: 1000 batteries, 1 bat/sec => 16,6 minutes. (it's just pure math, didn't use it yet). If I'm mistaken, please correct me.

Mk2 Advanced Cloaking Device with Heavy Cloaking Device Ammo is confirmed to grant 15 minutes and 40 seconds of maximum cloak time.

If it's like that that's really awesome.

It used to eat 11, ELEVEN units per second, not one.
And new numbers are here:
- Introduction of the MK3 Cloak for transports. It can now be built on POBs. Transports with more than 2200 cargo space cannot use the MK2 Advanced anymore. Battleships and Cruisers can still use the MK2 Advanced and are recommended to do so.
- The cloak consumption rates are as follow for the time being: 8/s Light Batteries for MK1, 4/s Light Batteries for MK2, 3/s Light Batteries for MK2 Advanced, 1/s Heavy Batteries for MK3.

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