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SunWuKong
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Posted - 2006.05.08 17:16:00 -
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Check this out. You decide how much this should hold true to a space game, but I think it defines what the intended role and function should be for the BC:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlecruiser
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SunWuKong
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Posted - 2006.05.27 15:09:00 -
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I cannot speak for everyone, but both the battle cruiser and destroyer suffer for the same reason and is why (my observation through all the gates and systems I've jumped into/through) I hardly see these two classes of ships.
I have most, if not all navigation skills to 4 and higher and my Brutix is out warped by a Raven.
Also, the overwhelming number of pilots that disagree with changing the agility and signature radius, have provided such edifying reasons not to change the BC. Thanks for your insightful counter-arguments.
The two classes canĘt do their job of taking out the class of ships below because their signature radius and agility make their regular tank null. If tanked heavily, the ships will only be able to kill pilots clueless enough to fly within web range.
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SunWuKong
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Posted - 2006.05.27 15:19:00 -
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I fly the battle cruiser for only one reason atm. (when gang assist skills are trained up, hopefully two reasons).
1. (and only) I love the look of the ship. When I actually want to do anything more effective, I fly anything but.
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SunWuKong
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Posted - 2006.06.14 15:33:00 -
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Sad. Only class of ship in the game that cannot run from or avoid damage from the class of ship above it.
-The battleship can warp just as fast if not faster.
-It cannot use trajectory in combintation with signature radius to lessen the damage incurred by larger ships.
At the moment, I only fly the BC because she's purdy. (Brutix)
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SunWuKong
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Posted - 2006.06.16 17:46:00 -
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 Originally by: Rashmika Clavain
Edited by: Rashmika Clavain on 16/06/2006 15:20:47
I disagree that it is a valid point in this case... suspension of disbelief is not affected because a space faring Battlecruiser in EVE is somewhat different to a sea faring battlecruiser from the early quarter of the last century 
Yes, the EVE Battlecruiser is sluggish even compared to an EVE Battleship. Yes, the EVE Battlecruiser has less firepower than an EVE Battleship. Does this mean it should be changed? No.
It would be very nice if it was (I am a Battlecuiser pilot myself), but I'd rather see them resolve the issues with Drones/ECM/Jump Clones/etc first 
Actually, I think it does hold weight as has been stated before, EvE uses a "under water" effect to simulate space movement. So, having a larger sig radius and low agility leaves the BC disproportionately vulnerable to BS guns. The size makes it move more than unreasonably slow in the EvE "water".
All other ships, generally speaking with classes, are able to avoid some damage from their superior class ship by using their speed-agility-sig combination.
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