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idea for carrier change in a good way

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Blastcaps Madullier
Handsome Millionaire Playboys
Sedition.
#1 - 2011-11-03 01:11:14 UTC
allow upto 5 frigates to be docked in them so players in frigates can dock jump and deploy as part of the carriers defenses, my alliance had a issue up in a lowsec system last night that ended up involving some carriers going to rescue a alliance mate, being a realtively newish player i dont have any ships capable of jumping, would have loved being able to dock jump and deploy in the other end and help out and have fun with my aliance , i'm not suggesting anything op or over the top with allowing just 5 player frigates to dock be jumped and deployed, if you think about carriers irl they carry things like fighters (frigates in eve's case) etc
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#2 - 2011-11-03 04:57:29 UTC
This is a much requested feature that runs into the same roadblock...

The base code of EVE doesn't like more than one player to be "inside" any one ship at the same time. Hence, why Jump Portals exist.
Hurrasimoso
Void Echoes
#3 - 2011-11-03 05:07:13 UTC
i dont like one.
Why fighters cant be disrupting or scrambled?
They have 2 warp engine? or 10?
not good.
Ageru Skydreamer
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#4 - 2011-11-03 09:29:28 UTC
you didn't know?!

all fighters have only stabs in low slots
Zi'Boo
Zi'Corp
#5 - 2011-11-03 13:46:19 UTC
There are some technical problems with docking inside someone else's ship.

Like what happens when one of you logs out, or the carrier gets killed while you're docked inside.

A different idea would be instead of docking, just taging along for the cyno ride.
So either by some module or just as a function of the carrier you could attach yourself to the carrier and get jumped with it.

It could also replace the titans jump portal with some limitations.
For examle a carrier could pull it's squad of ships no larger than BS.
Rorqual could pull a mining squad.
Supercarriers could take the whole wing withe them.
And the titans could jump entire fleet of subcaps.

Obviously it would come at an increased fuel cost and maybe reduced range or something like that.