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To CCP ship design team : Because Size Matters
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Altrue
Exploration Frontier inc
Tactical-Retreat
#1 - 2013-04-09 17:29:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Altrue
Hello !

I was wondering why the largest Caldari Battleship is barely the size of the smaller Amarr one ? Why is the Rokh so small when every other faction has at least one battleship that looks like a real one.

Come on, you did it for the rifter, you could do it again !

Moar size for the Rokh !

Demonstration : Because size matters

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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2013-04-09 17:43:07 UTC
Amarr are compensating for something... haven't yet ascertained what

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Jenahl
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-04-09 17:50:28 UTC
Because all that armor and hull adds size to ships. Shields dont add size, therefore the caldari BS dont have to be as big as their Amarr armor tanked counterparts.
Altrue
Exploration Frontier inc
Tactical-Retreat
#4 - 2013-04-09 17:55:56 UTC
All these shield generators are taking a lot of place too !

And if what you're saying is true, we should see all armor ships looking like a huge ball of metal, instead of these thin things.

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Sable Moran
Moran Light Industries
#5 - 2013-04-09 18:03:25 UTC
Altrue wrote:
I was wondering why the largest Caldari Battleship is barely the size of the smaller Amarr one ?


That's the way Caldari boats have been since the beginning, smallest in physical size, largest in signature size. There's this RP reason for it but I've forgotten it years ago.

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Dorian Mirror
Glovis Corporation
#6 - 2013-04-09 18:04:28 UTC
I always thought that the Caldari Ships are smaller because they're more advanced. Perhaps they need less space for electronic parts and the crew?

(Though that wouldn't explain the Matari ship size....)
Hemmo Paskiainen
#7 - 2013-04-09 18:21:03 UTC
more size is more pixels and thus more lag in battles Roll

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Random Majere
Rogue Fleet
#8 - 2013-04-09 18:39:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Random Majere
Size doesn't "always" matter...if you do not know how to use it....she won`t be happy! Cool
Gogela
Epic Ganking Time
CODE.
#9 - 2013-04-09 18:47:05 UTC
The lag factor is relevant... I think though for immersion reasons it would be a good idea for CCP to start scaling up things like capitals and stations. Stations in particular are several orders of magnitude smaller than they should be. If it's lag... why not do this: Go ahead and scale things up to fix the immersion problems, and then have a new optimized graphics setting that removes all ship and station models for fleet fights and TiDi scenarios.

Scaling things up may be a big project, but the lag thing is a simple fix I think....

Signatures should be used responsibly...
Stan'din
Pandemic Alpha
#10 - 2013-04-09 18:54:53 UTC
Because the caldari are experts at fitting so much awesomeness into a small package think of it as a bull riding midget who's firing double pistols and dressed like all mighty thor. same thingP

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Bienator II
madmen of the skies
#11 - 2013-04-09 19:18:05 UTC
i fly amarr she said

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EvilweaselSA
GoonCorp
Goonswarm Federation
#12 - 2013-04-09 19:44:26 UTC
bring back the itty bitty chimera
Polaris Sagan
Doomheim
#13 - 2013-04-09 23:00:15 UTC
Stan'din wrote:
Because the caldari are experts at fitting so much awesomeness into a small package think of it as a bull riding midget who's firing double pistols and dressed like all mighty thor. same thingP


So much win in one comment haha
Setaceous
Nexus Prima
#14 - 2013-04-09 23:05:30 UTC
Altrue wrote:
All these shield generators are taking a lot of place too !

And if what you're saying is true, we should see all armor ships looking like a huge ball of metal, instead of these thin things.

Indeed. And wouldn't missile ammo racks take up a ton of space compared with projectile guns and lasers (that have no ammo racks)?
Zeko Rena
ENCOM Industries
#15 - 2013-04-09 23:25:06 UTC
Hemmo Paskiainen wrote:
more size is more pixels and thus more lag in battles Roll


You poor thing, you have no idea do you

Quote:
Because all that armor and hull adds size to ships. Shields dont add size, therefore the caldari BS dont have to be as big as their Amarr armor tanked counterparts.


So in theory if I equip plates and armor modules to a Rokh, it will grow in size? :)
Jenahl
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2013-04-10 00:02:51 UTC
Zeko Rena wrote:


Quote:
Because all that armor and hull adds size to ships. Shields dont add size, therefore the caldari BS dont have to be as big as their Amarr armor tanked counterparts.


So in theory if I equip plates and armor modules to a Rokh, it will grow in size? :)


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Ckra Trald
Ckra Trald Corporation
#17 - 2013-04-10 00:19:35 UTC
Caldari ships storyline wise are very barebone with little in crew comfort, while amarr like to roll pimpin with their gold space nightclubs. The amarr make large ships to hold:

a) exotic dancers
b) slaves
c) beer
d) nightclubs (with dancers)

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Hra Neuvosto
Party Cat Enterprises
#18 - 2013-04-10 01:27:56 UTC
Bigger capital models first ->
Suicidal Blonde
Alchemical Aquisitions
#19 - 2013-04-10 02:04:28 UTC
shift ctrl and both mouse buttons, move mouse right removes the fish eye that makes large ships and stations appear smaller than they are
Jake Warbird
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#20 - 2013-04-10 04:35:33 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
Amarr are compensating for something... haven't yet ascertained what

As minmatar I don't have any idea what you are talking about :p

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