Tij Lamor
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.08.13 12:16:00 -
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I've been intrigued by the Nestor since I started playing Eve - the flexibility to adapt to different roles appeals to me. I've created generalist characters that dabble in many areas of the New Eden sandbox, why not a generalist ship?
One problem has been price. For less than the cost of a Nestor I can buy an Onerios for logistics, a Stratios for exploration and a Rattlesnake for combat - each much better in its specialized role than the Nestor.
The idea of adding a ship maintenance bay, presumably with fleet fitting service, got me thinking about the ship again. The ability to refit on the fly has been available since the mobile depot was introduced but built in and fleet accessible adds considerable value. The perfect spot for a ship with these capabilities is wormhole space but a lot of wormholes have a 20 million kg mass restriction and it would be nice if we could shrink Nestor to that level GÇô call it a GÇ£PocketGÇ¥ Battleship. IGÇÖd be willing to give up half the drone bay, some cargo space, a high slot and some tank to achieve this. To compensate, a lighter ship should be better able to speed tank.
I see the ship being fit for one role at a time with primary roles being:
* fleet support GÇô logistics including a full squadron of heavy logistic drones, fleet fitting service and I would really like to see a command link.
* sniper GÇô sentry drones and range bonus for lasers GÇô should be a good choice for level 4 missions.
* wormhole exploration GÇô role bonuses for scanning and hacking. Can fit a conventional cloak.
I would like the logistics skill added to the requirement to fly this ship with the logistic bonuses tied to this skill. Should also be a bonus for logistic drones.
As a smaller ship closer in size to a Battle Cruiser the price from the LP store can be reduced GÇô perhaps 400,000 LP instead of 600,000. This would help bring the market price down and current owners could receive a refund of 200,000 SOE LP.
I donGÇÖt think this ship would be overpowered GÇô it isnGÇÖt the best at any role. Its strength is the ability to switch roles which will be very valuable in wormhole space and attractive to people (like me) who own and love their Leatherman tool.
I would definitely buy one.
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