After reading all the posts there isn't really anything I can think of too add, but I want to say I hope CCP reads this idea and considers it. I think it would be a lot of fun to have, while I like the idea of they are too big for accelerator gates why not make them low sec only or but a new rule like .7 or .6 and lower. This way you can come into some high sec but not most. Just and idea.

I think it would be ok to have an Escort Carrier in hi sec as long as it's fighters weren't allowed to be used there. If all it has are normal drones, it'd be no worse than an Orca in that respect.

Definitely don't allow it to use acceleration gates. Don't want to see them used for missions as a matter of course.

For the Design a Spaceship contest Ker40 designed some escort carriers:

http://kero40.deviantart.com/

Awesome work that captures the aesthetic of each race perfectly.

A lot of those designs are phenomenal. And clearly this concept is something that not just the few of us here want...

What need does this fill? We already have an anti-cap capital ship. It's called a dreadnought. If you want a drone ship, the Dominix, Navy Dominix, and Rattlesnake fill the role nicely.

What need does this fill? We already have an anti-cap capital ship. It's called a dreadnought. If you want a drone ship, the Dominix, Navy Dominix, and Rattlesnake fill the role nicely.

To have more epic loojking space ships to fly

Tell me how we can go wrong with more ships ??

A lot of ways unfortunately. A great deal of ships currently remain unused for the most part. CCP is in the process of reviewing them however

What need does this fill? We already have an anti-cap capital ship. It's called a dreadnought. If you want a drone ship, the Dominix, Navy Dominix, and Rattlesnake fill the role nicely.

This will come off the wrong way but, because those dreads are working so well? We have seen a multitude of "buff dreadnoughts" in the past few months/years.

With that logic, why do we have carriers and super carriers at all then? They are powerful logistical ships that have more defenses than the standard logi ships and can fill a roll in high sec in the case of a war dec.

Also the domi and rattlesnake look nothing like how a carrier should look and it ticks me off how the rattlesnake and navy domi which neither of them even have a place in the model for a drone bay can somehow be the uber drone carriers that they are.

Then... buff dreads. Seems like common sense to me to fix the ships we have rather than introducing a new class just to have some new eye candy that will either come pre-nerfed to hell or pre-boosted to heaven.

HIgh sec carrier: Dominix

High sec uber carrier: Rattlesnake

I like the way you call it a noob carrier i didnt think off that but we could have a ship that can have 2 fighters and call it a noob carrier lo

What i dont get is why carnt you see the benifit off having A more awsome spaceships (the hole point off the game

What role does your ship fill in that is not already done better for cheaper by existing ships. What does it improve on. Chime in with complete specs (HP, slot layout, grid, CPU, cap, drone bay, estimated build cost) because "can deploy 5 fighters" ain't the hot selling point you make it. What you described so far ain't awesome at all, but something headed straight to the reprocess bin.

Fighters basically suck, the only good thing about them is assigning them in 0.3 and lower, and the very double edged following of targets in warp (which will net you a kill rarely, dead fighters often). And the marginally better DPS on big targets, for a very expensive cost.

Also spell checkers are a wonderful 20th century invention, you are very painful to read.

What role does your ship fill in that is not already done better for cheaper by existing ships. What does it improve on. Chime in with complete specs (HP, slot layout, grid, CPU, cap, drone bay, estimated build cost) because "can deploy 5 fighters" ain't the hot selling point you make it. What you described so far ain't awesome at all, but something headed straight to the reprocess bin.

Fighters basically suck, the only good thing about them is assigning them in 0.3 and lower, and the very double edged following of targets in warp (which will net you a kill rarely, dead fighters often). And the marginally better DPS on big targets, for a very expensive cost.

Also spell checkers are a wonderful 20th century invention, you are very painful to read.

I wrote a long response, forums at it.

TL:DR versions, pocket carrier, fighter bombers for anti cap ship, 5 hi slots, no triage module. Less tank then carrier, more then t1 BS. Can't use acc gates but can use normal ones. Debatable on jump drive. Fighters useful vs BS's, use normal drones for cruisers/frigs. counter arguement, ishtar can do the same as dominix for nominally more cost. Can't fit dcu's to allow normal dps.

I think that covered most of what I had to say.

O and you need to use your fighters better as mine clear sanctums just fine and much faster then sentry 2's. PVP wise, don't let them chase, that's just beyond dumb for 100mil isk per 5 flight.

Giving them fighter bombers are in interesting idea, not obsoleting completely dreads for cap warfare if you only allow five and forbid drone control units. And yeah fighters are ok, but definitely not the selling point of carriers. My point was a five fighters ship isn't attractive. But then the skilling for fighter bombers would make them harder to get into than a carrier.