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Marcus JuniusBrutus
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Posted - 2011.08.24 19:51:00 -
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1. Idea
Specialist cruiser sized ship whose role like their 19thC forbears before them is to capture denizens of the deep; in this case starships.
2. The How
Ship can web a target ship to bring it to a halt and then use 'harpoon' type weapons or maybe special harpoon drones to cause damage. Maybe even use a new version of a tractor beam to act as method to lash the two hulls together as they fight...
If the target ship can be brought to a fraction of structure - i.e. 25% (purely as a random example), target player is ejected from their ship in a pod and 'whaling ship' then is able to tow the stricken ship back to a port. Clearly when towing, the whaling ship's speed, manoeuvrability and ability to defend is greatly reduced.
Presumably, a cruiser sized whaling ship would be restricted to similar sized vessels as targets - maybe transport ships at maximum sized target. One other possibility would be to bring in a group of whaling ships to perhaps take down larger prey like a freighter together.
3. The Why
- Better than a killmail!?, keep that trophy target ship and all its fittings! - Brings a new dynamic to fleet fights or lone hunters (pick on a macro miner maybe?) - New specialism to work on for players - Skills might be transferable if and when CCP lets us hunt down comets for ice mining
Thanks for reading! Apologies if raised before but could not see it.
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Feligast
Minmatar GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2011.08.24 20:09:00 -
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Came to this thread expecting hookers and ****, left only slightly disappointed as thread made me chuckle.
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Nyarlothotep
The Blue Dagger Mercenery Agency
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Posted - 2011.08.24 20:17:00 -
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Can we carve scrimshaw and blubber from the crews corpses?
Can we harvest spermaceti somehow?
Can we hire Ismael for our ships crew?
Can we get a Rescue Jonah mission?
If the answer is yes to the 4 questions above, I am all for it.
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Kai Lomu
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Posted - 2011.08.26 20:57:00 -
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I like the idea; good way to expand the use of tractor beams and cross train for skills to make mining for fun too.
Guess if a target ship is getting close to being boarded or taken over it could self destruct (if the pilot is fast enough) and cause damage to the attacking ship?
Supported.
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