davet517
Body Count Inc.
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2011.05.17 18:28:00 -
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I'm involved in sov warfare every day, and there are far more sub-caps out there being used on a daily basis than SCs and Titans, so no, they aren't completely making everything else obsolete.
The problem isn't that super-capitals are overpowered. They should be overpowered compared to everything else. They are SUPER CAPITALS. They should be the principal ship that decides the outcome of sov warfare.
The problem is that they are far too cheap, both isk wise and pain in the ass factor wise, to use, which has lead to their proliferation. These should be the ultimate strategic weapons in the game, not something that is used as an "I win" button to decide the outcome of sub-cap engagements, or to hot-drop on every un-wary hulk.
The answer is pretty simple. Make them really expensive to use. If it cost 50 million in fuel to jump a SC, and 100 million to jump a Titan, they stop being tactical weapons. Who wants to spend billions to jump Titans and SCs in to "I win" a BS fight, not to mention having to haul freighters full of fuel around for the privilege?
If this was done, these could remain the awesome ships that they are, while being used to decide major, strategic engagements. When you saw them on the field, it would be "shock and awe" time again, as it should be.
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davet517
Body Count Inc.
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2011.05.17 19:01:00 -
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 Originally by: Misanth
It would make alot more sense to up the price of actually building them. That would make Dreads cost effective again and potentially more useful.
The problem with that is that they'd hardly ever get used. Even now, there's an extremely strong incentive for their pilots to bail out to NPC space or low-sec and sit out any war that they even think might not go their way. It's why we've seen entities who have a lot of them fold without ever using them. Making the ships themselves far more expensive to buy would just make that worse.
We want them to get built, and used, and destroyed, and built again. We just don't want them to be the ultimate tactic in every situation.
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