I had hoped they would rename Rookie Ships Corvette's for a while because Rookie Ship sounds silly. I can not complain about a new ship class though.

What purpose would ships smaller than frigates serve? In my opinion, there's plenty of room for variation within existing ship sizes, no need to add more.

Lies, all lies.

"White" boards are a tool for people with no interior design instincts whatsoever and would never been seen inside our stylish offices.

Our boards are all "eggshell" and we are a much better company as a result.

I thought CCP head quarters was a cave in Iceland. Just to get out of the cold. You might find a fire near the entrance but no whiteboards in there.

That is why they rent servers in England. And have offices in other places that are not so much like Antarctica.

I thought CCP head quarters was a cave in Iceland. Just to get out of the cold. You might find a fire near the entrance but no whiteboards in there.

That is why they rent servers in England. And have offices in other places that are not so much like Antarctica.

It's true. The current weather forecast should give you an idea of how bad it is. Last night they were warning about the possible frost bite you could get if you went outside without proper clothing.

Looks like a fictional weather forecast, seems way to cold for anywhere people live and it mentions snow, which I have never seen so must go in the same category as dragons, fairies and sea monsters.

Now I know places do get colder than that but why would people live there?

So best advice throw more fuel on the fire and go deeper into the cave.

It's true. The current weather forecast should give you an idea of how bad it is. Last night they were warning about the possible frost bite you could get if you went outside without proper clothing.

How can trolling be outlawed by ccp?

It's true. The current weather forecast should give you an idea of how bad it is. Last night they were warning about the possible frost bite you could get if you went outside without proper clothing.

HA...HAHA... and Ha! -6c is cold? We've had days in Minnesota where the high was about -15c (+5 F). You all are wusses =P

So DUST Bunnies get Corvettes to hop around space and Capsuleers get MTACs to stomp on DUSTies.

It would make me a happy man.

Seriously, while the days of not getting above 0-¦ F are nasty, it's only 25-¦ F right now in St. Paul (-4-¦ C) and the walk in to work was pretty decent minus the snow. HTFU

HA...HAHA... and Ha! -6c is cold? We've had days in Minnesota where the high was about -15c (+5 F). You all are wusses =P

How often does it get above ~60 F (rusty on my celsius measurements, havent taken chem in a while) in Minnesota? if the answer is "not often", i will have to move there, Kentucky has become far too warm for my tastes in recent years.

as another plus, if my geography does not betray me, Minnesota is farther from Jersey than Louisville, which is always an extra plus.

What purpose would ships smaller than frigates serve? In my opinion, there's plenty of room for variation within existing ship sizes, no need to add more.

Lies, all lies.

"White" boards are a tool for people with no interior design instincts whatsoever and would never be seen inside our stylish offices.

Our boards are all "eggshell" and we are a much better company as a result.

It's true. The current weather forecast should give you an idea of how bad it is. Last night they were warning about the possible frost bite you could get if you went outside without proper clothing.

Sorry, if you move to Minnesota you need to be prepared to deal with temperatures from -25F to +100F based on the past couple of years alone.

this is a video of corvette's in eve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9yHFAAhUq0

I prefer 'Bone' it's a good coloring for my Business cards too.

I......what the......that.....um.....

/me pulls out a doll and points....

That's where the bad man touched me *cries*

HA...HAHA... and Ha! -6c is cold? We've had days in Minnesota where the high was about -15c (+5 F). You all are wusses =P

What I wanna know is why/how did people USED to live here? Before central heating and air conditioning?

I suppose that the fighters carried by the supercarriers would technically be corvettes... maybe.

Renaming the rookie ships Corvettes makes sense, especially when the pirate faction versions are factored in.

But how do you get pirate ones, if rookie ships remain racially bound? Maybe changing it to be based on the station owner instead of your race.

But how do you get pirate ones, if rookie ships remain racially bound? Maybe changing it to be based on the station owner instead of your race.

Damnit, fellow Minnesotan beat me to it :(

Today is, what, 28 degrees F/ -2 degrees C, and I didn't wear a coat today because it feels NICE (coat is in the car in case of ending up stranded, of course). With no wind, anything at or above the freezing point feels pretty damn nice this time of year.

What I wanna know is why/how did people USED to live here? Before central heating and air conditioning?

Our boards are all "eggshell" and we are a much better company as a result.

WHY DO PEOPLE LIVE THERE?!?!?!?!

So DUST Bunnies get Corvettes to hop around space

My first thought is that they would become your default rookie ship if you joined a pirate faction for faction warfare next release.

How often does it get above ~60 F (rusty on my celsius measurements, havent taken chem in a while) in Minnesota? if the answer is "not often", i will have to move there, Kentucky has become far too warm for my tastes in recent years.

as another plus, if my geography does not betray me, Minnesota is farther from Jersey than Louisville, which is always an extra plus.

WHY DO PEOPLE LIVE THERE?!?!?!?!

Lies, all lies.

"White" boards are a tool for people with no interior design instincts whatsoever and would never be seen inside our stylish offices.

Our boards are all "eggshell" and we are a much better company as a result.

You'd be a much better company if you dropped that dry erase nonsense and used chalk.

You'd be a much better company if you dropped that dry erase nonsense and used chalk.

Chalk dust and technology do not mix.

A loss worth the authority expressed by the man who best wields his chalk.

It's true. The current weather forecast should give you an idea of how bad it is. Last night they were warning about the possible frost bite you could get if you went outside without proper clothing.

How is that too cold? -12 is not as bad as the -30 that russia gets sometimes :s

Naah. A corvette would be heavier armed, but about the same level of protection, and slower. Meaning: Effectively useless. Historically, Corvettes were ASW escorts, weaker than destroyers in all respects - speed, firepower, and survivability.

Basically, if you could put a popgun on a shuttle, you'd have a corvette.

Historically, Corvettes were ASW escorts, weaker than destroyers in all respects - speed, firepower, and survivability.

Please quote me properly. When I said I wanted a new ship class I wanted them to get rid of Rookie Ships and introduce Corvettes. But if CCP gives it to a whole new type, and leaves rookie ships as they are, I would not complain.

By the way the purpose a ship smaller then a Frigate serves would be a Rookie Ship, hint, hint.

Not true at all. A ship smaller than a frigate COULD be a rookie ship, but I could see this having performance issues. They want rookie ships to at least have some semblance of firepower and tanking ability. If you had something smaller than a rookie ship, I would assume iy to finally fill a scout classification for ships, or even better (harder to hit) interceptors, that traded off most of their firepower capabilities for faster speeds and even smaller tanks.

*grabs large stick*

Corvettes will be introduced in Dust 514 as a command craft that can be used to get Mercenaries into orbit, and into EVE proper.

Whilst Mercenaries won't be able to fly other ships, Corvettes will allow them to interact more closely with EVE players and eventually transport them to stations where EVE and Dust avatars can intermingle.

*stirs vigorously*

*bake for 20 minutes at gas mark 5*

lol, i can't think of a time when Texas went into the negatives.....then again, yesterday it was already 90F, i predict another triple digit summer

Not sure why in the future everyone is still stuck on 20th century aquatic navy termonology.

Corvettes? really? Might as well call them 'swoops'

yk

Not sure why in the future everyone is still stuck on 20th century aquatic navy termonology.

Corvettes? really? Might as well call them 'swoops'

yk

Naval Tradition. You are playing a game where it is still a core aspect. Many Caldari ships are named after marine birds, and other flighted predators. Many Gallente ships are named after creatures of mythology. Why are you not questioning why everyone in the future is stuck on naming conventions based on 2nd and 3rd and 4th century and so on characters and animals?

You make a very poor case.

tmyk

Not sure why in the future everyone is still stuck on 20th century aquatic navy termonology.

Corvettes? really? Might as well call them 'swoops'

yk

Still nothing compared to northern Minnesota. Try -50C for a few days on end.

Maybe with enough global warming the Gulf Stream will re-direct itself and Iceland will know what cold really is.

I thought CCP head quarters was a cave in Iceland. Just to get out of the cold. You might find a fire near the entrance but no whiteboards in there.

That is why they rent servers in England. And have offices in other places that are not so much like Antarctica.

It's true. The current weather forecast should give you an idea of how bad it is. Last night they were warning about the possible frost bite you could get if you went outside without proper clothing.