nerfs don't work if the whole system is imbalanced to begin with, people will either complain the drake is underpowered or that something else has become overpowered because of a drake nerfing.

The current drake is a bit unbalanced, the performance/sp/isk ratio is well beyond the other battlecruisers which is partly why they are so prevalent in both PvP and PvE. Additionally, a drake is nearly as effective as a nighthawk while being easier to fit. Decreasing some of the versatility will help diversify the ships flown as well (a good thing). Even if the tank is nerfed, I still think we'll see a fair number of drakes on the field.

As per the title,
PLEASE DONT NERF MY DRAKE.
I read in the CSM notes the potential nerf for the drake.
While i would agree that the Nighthawk doesnt get looked at as much because of the drake's sheer amount of awesomeness I dont agree that the solution is nerfing the drake.
I am not one of the ppl that flies a drake coz its easy to fly. I am a proud Caldari pilot that flies a Drake because shields and missiles are awesome!

The current drake is a bit unbalanced, the performance/sp/isk ratio is well beyond the other battlecruisers which is partly why they are so prevalent in both PvP and PvE. Additionally, a drake is nearly as effective as a nighthawk while being easier to fit. Decreasing some of the versatility will help diversify the ships flown as well (a good thing). Even if the tank is nerfed, I still think we'll see a fair number of drakes on the field.

"I want to keep my easy mode ship that requires no thought nor talent to fly!"

Drake sucks. People fly it because it's made for stupid people. Anyone defending it is revealing their intelligence.

We Gallente pilots feel for our soon to be Caldari (Drake flying) brethern in our little club of nerfed ships. :-)

Welcome to the club and be prepared to think creatively about how to fit and fly.

One must wonder. Does the potential overpoweredness of a Drake really unbalance the scales that much to justify a nerf on it?

Some ships tend to be more desirable then others during certain applications. Could be of reasons of tank, firepower, adaptability or a combination of the lot. Fact is that there are ships and fits that can beat any Drake out there. A Drake is a powerfull ship, easy to get into and with relatively low skills it can be a major workhorse to any pilot. But so are other ships. A Myrm, Ferox, Cane or Harb can all be considered powerfull used in the right application and all can overpower a Drake being it's a matter of SP and skills or how it's fitted conventional or not.

I have a feeling that a lot of players find it hard to deal with Drakes and blame it's strength. While I believe it's more a matter of Drakes just being popular among pilots that reveals a Drakes strength more than it does others. So it just looks like it's way more overpowered and thus justifies a nerf on it. Infact it's just powerful but not something so powerful that it actually creates an unbalance. If there is any reason for any tipping of the scales it's because of its popularity due to its easiness and power. But as I said before so are other battlecruisers. So I don't agree with a nerf on it. But I also don't think a nerf on it would be so terrible as some might plea. I think putting a nerf on it now would just be for the wrong reasons because it would get nerfed because it's a good ship and pilots recognize it as such. You could say then that all other popular ships should just get nerfed as well to give other ships a better chance. Then they get popular and considered to powerful and it's their turn. It would never end.

For the record tho, I don't fly a Drake^^