Do people feel there should be more than one, almost extinct, ship that can control more than 5 drones that does not have "carrier" in its name?

Nope, especially since Drone Interfacing essentially gives you an extra drone per level.

My point exactly. But you didn't explain why you are against ships with more than 5 drones.

Because it's not necessary and has ramifications beyond simple damage dealing, especially if utility drones get a revamp at some point.

Of course it would have ramifications beyond damage dealing. But god forbid we make people change up the way they approach situations.

CCP had the opportunity to revitalize the battleship class and make them viable in combat, they did not.

The revamp is primarily just changing ship stats for changes sake, and blurring the racial traits.

Of course it would have ramifications beyond damage dealing. But god forbid we make people change up the way they approach situations.

I mean look at the stats from the Battle of Asakai. Did something strike you as odd? Mainly a huge battle that barely involved battleships. Why is that? My guess is because battleships are easily nullified by larger AND smaller ships.

Hopefully the next changes will bring battleships back into the battle. Giving the drone battleships the ability to control more drones would, imo, help in this regard.

Try again. Drone cause lag in large numbers. Lots of lag. When you have 50 ships on field, each with 5 drones out, that creates about 250 different flying objects in space that must be handled by the server.

If you give ships the ability to field more than 5 drones then you exponentially increase the number of flying objects in space.

Fun fact - missiles cause more lag, both server side and client side. They are also flying objects in space, but involve more complex calculations and graphics.

My point exactly. But you didn't explain why you are against ships with more than 5 drones.

CCP had the opportunity to revitalize the battleship class and make them viable in combat, they did not.

The revamp is primarily just changing ship stats for changes sake, and blurring the racial traits.

You suck at flying battleships then.

In lowsec they suffer from mobility and vulnerability to smaller ships.

Crazy idea, ship the size of a Battleship having the magical ability to control more than 5 drones.

5 is my favorite number, not a magic number.

Add a skill if you feel like it. Make them fit a drone control unit.

Do people feel there should be more than one, almost extinct, ship that can control more than 5 drones that does not have "carrier" in its name?

Figure every 2 years this needs to be discussed.

You dont fly them yet you say things like this.

I mean look at the stats from the Battle of Asakai. Did something strike you as odd? Mainly a huge battle that barely involved battleships. Why is that? My guess is because battleships are easily nullified by larger AND smaller ships.

That's the reason why nobody flies them in lowsec. If you'd be lucky and spotted one, it would a smartbombing BS in Rancer, or someone playing undock games.

A battleship should be something that evokes fear when it lands on grid. Currently everyone just gets mad happy because it's an easy kill.

Question; what would people complain about more if tinkered with? Drones or missiles?

Every little bit of lag reduced counts.

I know you do, still nobody flies them in lowsec for the exact reasons I listed.

You suck at flying battleships then.

With the game as it is there is almost no reason not to fly navy BS over T1.

Bring your Mega in MTO...We at Nulli would like a demonstration.

I know you do, still nobody flies them in lowsec for the exact reasons I listed.

Bring your Mega in MTO...We at Nulli would like a demonstration.

Crazy idea, ship the size of a Battleship having the magical ability to control more than 5 drones.

5 is my favorite number, not a magic number.

Add a skill if you feel like it. Make them fit a drone control unit.

Do people feel there should be more than one, almost extinct, ship that can control more than 5 drones that does not have "carrier" in its name?

Figure every 2 years this needs to be discussed.

No one? Damn, I must have imagined that Blinky red battleship/BC/T3 gang that tried to that tried to catch my Tengu last night in Molden Heath.....

Try again. Drone cause lag in large numbers. Lots of lag. When you have 50 ships on field, each with 5 drones out, that creates about 250 different flying objects in space that must be handled by the server.
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I know you do, still nobody flies them in lowsec for the exact reasons I listed.

My point exactly. But you didn't explain why you are against ships with more than 5 drones.