literally the only ship that would ever use these rigs

and who would use them?
hull tanking as a whole is something that needs work if you expect people to hull tank anything

Real men hull tank. Thanks CCP! Now we can do it for REAL!

Hull rep drones... Hull rigs...

Posting in a stealth " ccp fozzie wants hull tanking to be real " thread.

Fozzie is the Ron Paul of Eve. GÖÑ

For many Gallente ships, if you want full-on hardcore buffer tank then this will be the way to go.

I too think that penalty to cargo capacity on those rigs would make more sense than speed penalty. It would also mean we'll see less Orcas fitted with those, which will please gankers

What wouldn't please gankers is my hopes of seeing a ship with bonus to remote hull reppers, which I think would be the next logical step after the introduction of those rigs (since more people with buffer hull tank their PvP ships now).

Another small change in our Summer 2014 release that we're ready to collect feedback on:

We're planning on adding a series of Hull HP rigs. These rigs will use the Armor Rigging skill, with the same speed decrease penalty as trimarks. They will be available in all sizes.
The T1 rigs would increase hull hitpoints by 20%, at the cost of 50 calibration.
The T2 rigs would increase hull hitpoints by 25%, at the cost of 75 calibration.

We don't expect these to replace trimarks and CDFEs for most players, but having the option should be interesting in several cases.

Let us know what you think!
-Fozzie

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Nah. The speed penalty is fine. It fits with the rest of the armor rigs, and I support people having the sense to tank there Orcas.

Now that you mention it, there aren't any ships with a remote hull rep bonus. Kind of wish they would add it to the Rorq. It would be fitting, and the carriers tend to get a dual bonus, either shield and armor, or shield/armor and cap transfer.

Remote hull rep range to go with the shield rep range?

Nah. The speed penalty is fine. It fits with the rest of the armor rigs