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Dr 0wnage
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Posted - 2008.03.01 01:08:00 -
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Quite a simple idea actually. T2 variants of the 3rd tier battleships that can hold fighters. These would be dedicated drone ships with large drone bays, T2 resists and a hefty price tag. They would not be able to fit drone control units and so would be limited to 5 fighters. Now, without any testing, im unsure how much of a fighter buff/nerf these ships would need to fit in line next to the marauders but that could be easily figured out. As these ships would be built off battleship hulls, they would not be capital ships. Like the Black Ops, these ships would come equipped with a jump drive, but would lack the corp hanger / fitting facilities of their larger carrier brothers.
Thoughts? Feedback?
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Dr 0wnage
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Posted - 2008.03.01 01:09:00 -
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reserved
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Xindi Kraid
Caldari Unethical Heroes Edge Of Sanity
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Posted - 2008.03.01 01:14:00 -
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Frankly I can't see more than 2 fighters fitting in a BS though a dedicated sub capitol ship that can carry a few fighters would be cool. They wouldnt be battleships and wouldn't use the same skills --Bird of Prey: Forum God |
Nian Banks
Minmatar Berserkers of Aesir
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Posted - 2008.03.01 03:31:00 -
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I was thinking of an idea about using the highest tier industrials as escort carriers, with new fighters that were frigate sized. Working on it atmo... The industrials are the right size and look the part. Also as escort carriers or 'light carriers' were originally transporters (ww2) and converted into carriers as need be.
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Dr 0wnage
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Posted - 2008.03.01 03:57:00 -
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In fact many ancient earth (WWII) carriers were modified battlecruisers and such. Many were either stripped of their superstructure and fitted with a flight deck in its place, or modified halfway through construction. My idea for an EVE escort carrier is really not much different. Battleship hulls stripped of their turret and launcher hardpoints and fitted with an oversized drone bay instead.
Ive been working on stats for said ships, just don't have them ready to post yet. Will add those when im finished with them.
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Xindi Kraid
Caldari Unethical Heroes Edge Of Sanity
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Posted - 2008.03.01 04:15:00 -
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Originally by: Dr 0wnage In fact many ancient earth (WWII) carriers were modified battlecruisers and such. Many were either stripped of their superstructure and fitted with a flight deck in its place, or modified halfway through construction. My idea for an EVE escort carrier is really not much different. Battleship hulls stripped of their turret and launcher hardpoints and fitted with an oversized drone bay instead.
Ive been working on stats for said ships, just don't have them ready to post yet. Will add those when im finished with them.
You're forgetting something: T2 ships are recolors of T1 ships.
A battleship that were converted into a carrier would look different on account of the modifications to make enough space for figters and hence would require new models so why not make a new class of ship anyways. They can of course look like modified versions of the regular ships. The caldari version could be a raven with the starboard fins removed and a box placed there instead as an example --Bird of Prey: Forum God |
Law Enforcer
Deadly Addiction Un-Natural Selection
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Posted - 2008.03.01 05:32:00 -
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I like the idea and if you allowed the them to still mount turrets even with out a damage bonus they'd be more of an "assault carrier" and less of a logistic carrier like it's larger cousins. with out a damage bonus they would do more dps then a T1 battleship but significantly less then an actual carrier.
I think the idea of allowing them to use full sized fighters is silly though. there's no way you could ever fit a fighter docking bay into a ship hull of that size.
maybe introduce a smaller variant of the fighter that does less DPS then it's larger cousin but is more agile and more suited for taking out smaller targets.
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Back Hoe
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Posted - 2008.03.01 08:34:00 -
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definately a whole new class. bigger than a battleship but smaller than a carrier. Kinda like a freighter, but a combat ship version. maybe give it the extra drone bonus and smaller drone control mods but then only be able to use frigate or destroyer sized fighters, so you still get a "carrier" type feel to it.
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Dr 0wnage
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Posted - 2008.03.04 22:48:00 -
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back up in the spotlight
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Radix Salvilines
VENA GROUP Sempiternus
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Posted - 2008.03.04 23:36:00 -
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Edited by: Radix Salvilines on 04/03/2008 23:36:36 end game mission running who*e ship :P (+ drone who*e)
I like it hehe ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥-☻VENA☺-♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ |
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