corporal hicks
Gallente
Imperium Technologies
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2007.10.24 14:23:00 -
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1. What do you use your carrier for? Name all the activities you use it for (ALL activities).
Pvp, Cargo Transport, some agent missions.
2. How much support do you feel you should need when you field your carrier for combat when going against a gang of 3? A gang of 5? A gang of 10? A gang of 50?
Depends on the make up for the said gang, with ew and damps carriers are useless except at absorbing incoming fire.
3. Do you think you should be able to go 1 vs 5 and win? How about 1 v 10? In other words, how many people do you believe you should be able to kill alone taking ship types into consideration. How many BS/BC's/Cruisers/Etc?
Again depends on fleet make up, one ewar ship and the carrier is screwed with no defence againest it.
4. Do you believe that you should be able to kill a large amount of ships simply because you spent a lot of money and skill time for the ship, regardless of it's designed role (this does not just include carriers)?
I think a capital ship should be something to be feared, the skills needed take a year to train the cost of most carriers is in the 2 billion+ bracket with mods and support mods in there hangers and fighters, so been able to defend itself properly should be easy to understand.
5. Do you believe carriers have too little (solo) firepower, too much, or just enough?
I think offensive firepower carriers and motherships have a nice ammount, defensive firepower however for carriers is really lacking, the only option carriers have as defensive firepower is using a smartbomb as they can be damphened far to easy and there useless. If anything Carriers and motherships need a point defence module that does not require a lock, as is 1 frigate with damps will lock a carrier down.
6. What do you believe a carriers role is?
Traditional role of a Carrier is offensive not defensive logistics ships as can be attested by RL look at carriers over the last 80 years, Carrier caused the Bismark to be sunk, Graf spee scuttled on the river plate because intel said ark royal was waiting outside for her. USS Nimitz can effectivly beat most small countries militaries all on its own and from 200 miles out at sea.
Carriers should be front line damage dealers spewing out sparms of drones and fighters and blowing the crap out of any little frigates that wander to close.
7. Do you believe the carrier achieves this role through it's current abilities?
As my above post I feel they are to easy to lock down with ewar for a ship there size.
8. What would you change about the carrier if this drone change came into effect? Increased Repair Range? Increased Repair Amount? A Triage buff to allow control of the 5 fighters/drones you're able to deploy? The ability to control 5 additional fighters/drones if Triage Mode is activated? Less Cap needed for self rep/remote rep? (add what you believe would be a change worthy of the suggested drone change)
If there was a drone change like said I would feel carriers should be given carrier weapon systems, the ability to fit cruise/seige launchers ect and other stuff like that, the drone changes purposed would only cause carriers to sit at pos shields all day and give fighters away, in effect causing more people in each system and more lag.
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