Antibac
The Phoenix Rising
Vigilance Infinitas
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Posted - 2007.06.12 15:38:00 -
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I don't usually indulge in whining, but this change is one I'd like to add my voice of concern to.
The major problem with this nerf for me is not so much the 30% reduction in cargo space (although that is unwelcome); It's not even that you have to get in and out of a hauler to fill it (although that's also unwelcome due to Scotty's interference); It's that I have to have a character trained to fly an Iteron V available when I'm loading the carrier, in order to fill it up properly.
I have an Iteron V sitting in my ship maintainance bay, ready to be filled with goods. Previously, I could fill an Iteron V with GSCs, and then load directly into them myself. That's no longer possible.
I am a carrier pilot and I can only fly an Iteron IV at the moment. An Iteron V with 5 cargo expander IIs and 3 expanded cargohold optimisation rigs can hold 38.4K m3 (ignoring GSCs). An Iteron IV with 3 cargo expander IIs and 3 expanded cargohold optimisation rigs can hold 19.8K m3 (with my skills, again ignoring GSCs). That's roughly HALF the space available.
So there are two solutions for me, if I don't want to accept a halving of the effectiveness of my carrier as a logistics tool. Either I can spend 20 days training Gallente Industrial 5, which is not exactly on my skillplan right now, or I have to have a character that can use an Iteron 5 clonejump down to empire to help me fill my carrier, which takes them out of commission for 24 hours. Neither are particularly attractive.
Maybe IÆm whining and I should just take one for the team and train up Iteron V, but from the look of this thread, there are very few people who think this change is remotely a good idea. Hauling other peopleÆs possessions about is already a boring job. This change is just going to make it more inconvenient and more boring. The only people in this thread that think itÆs a good idea seem to be those that have no idea how long it can already take to get your alliance and corp matesÆ possessions in one place in a lowsec system, record everything, arrange cynos, jump down to empire, fill up, jump back to 0.0 again, then try to reunite everyone with their stuff. Never mind hauling POS fuel about...
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