Reading these posts reminded me of the "create a starship" contest that was run on deviantArt a while ago. Some one came up with an idea very close to this.

http://kero40.deviantart.com/

The Escort Carrier...

The ones I can think of that did fill a role that was needed
Rorqual
Dreads
Logistics
Interceptors
Interdictors
Heavy interdictors
Industrial ships

If every ship put into Eve was required to fill a needed role, there wouldn't be any ships in Eve, and their certainly wouldn't be capitals. Ships are features of Eve, not necessities and role fillers.

I like the part where its me trolling when you disagree with me, but me being perfectly fine when you agree with me.

Hint: you're not very smart.

and each of those ships you listed? fills a role

I've yet to see a role that this proposed ship fills

Yeah, jump freighters don't have a role.
Tier 3 BCs? Yeah no role
Freighters? You're right, they were just put in for fun.
Black ops bs? Yeah, they were put in game for giggles

This statement just shows a blatant failure to understand the game on a larger scale.

What exactly do you do in Eve?

Spaceships and spaceship combat and thus spaceship roles and balancing are literally the core components of Eve.

If every ship put into Eve was required to fill a needed role, there wouldn't be any ships in Eve, and their certainly wouldn't be capitals. Ships are features of Eve, not necessities and role fillers.

Whether the role was "needed" or not is irrelevant.

You or anyone else in this thread has yet to say what this ships role is. What this ship adds. What role is missing that ship would fill besides "haha wouldn't it be cool if..."

also, Iol at the definitions

my point was that you noted ships as being nothing more than just another "feature," implying that the roles they serve aren't very important, when its the complete opposite; their roles are key to the game

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This is the relevant part where you are mistaken.

You're right. No roles are "needed." But, ships nonetheless have roles. They fill a purpose that was otherwise not filled.

Ships are not just "shiny features" of Eve. They are literally the core components of Eve. Ships need to have roles in order to fit into the game.

Now, answer my question. What role does the propose ship fill? How does it fit into the game besides "it'd be cool if..." What role is missing that this ship would fill?

"Haha wouldn't it be cool if..." is the entire basis of creating games to begin with. >.>

Its like talking to a wall with you...

Okay. I'll post a thread tomorrow asking for a frigate that can use battleship guns and covert cloaks.

Its a cool idea I think and it'd be fun to have.

lol... WOW....terrible terrible attempt.

Those exist...they're called stealth bombers.

lol...see...It sounded like a cool idea, and poof, there it is....

would you like a lesson on any other ships?

And a really important role I might add. Stealth bombers can literally turn the tide of a battle.

Again, they have a role.

Answer my question: what role does the proposed ship fill that is currently missing in eve?

You literally just don't get it.

The dominix style t1 drone boat, only more drone focused, high sec POS and/or close range heavy immobile logistics, or a heavy tank command ship(limited to on grid bonuses)

Ship "designs" as you put it push them into certain roles. You don't see people using a sacrilege as a sniping ship do you?

Yes, T2 ships are the "specialized" role ships. But that doesn't mean other ships don't fit roles within the game based on their "designs." Thats what the different ship bonuses do. They push ships toward various roles that we as players come up with based on these designs.

Now tell me, what "design" does this proposed ship fill?

T1 ships don't fill certain roles, they're specifically designed not to fill a specific role.

The different ships bonuses are designed as fun and cool factor, but are also part of balancing a racial aspects, such as bonuses to target painters, neuts, webs, or jams.

The design it fills is almost the same as the design you gave for the dominix, only more drone focused, like I said.

You know you're being more of a troll than I am right?

You've literally become what you dislike. How's it feel?

They fill certain roles when put in combat. CCP balances their designs based on what roles they might fill. Destroyers are T1 and I'm pretty sure they are designed with bonuses to make them anti-frigate, which is a role, is it not? The griffin has ECM bonuses and is thus an ecm boat; pretty sure ECM ship is a role, is it not?

The problem with the proposed ship is that its trying to fill a hole that doesn't exist.

Precisely.

Others have as well. Go back and look through the thread. Multiple people have said "what role does this ship fill?"

If you can tell me a viable role that this ship would fill that is otherwise missing in the game and would not imbalance anything in the game or lead to abuse because of its abilities, I would gladly support it.