Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Hello CCP.

i've recently returned to the game after watching the fanfest vids where CCP Seagull was talking about the future vision of EVE. I'm excited to see where EVE goes in the future.. albeit slowly, i'm sure.

I realize that T3 capitals will probably never happen, but let me lay out my dream for future T3 capital ships.

T3 capitals should give the players the ability to blend different aspects of existing capital ships, freighters, and POS structures. basically, I want to be able to build highly customizable capital ships that my corp could use as a nomadic base of operations moving from wormhole to wormhole or even null-sec region to null-sec region.

I'm not saying that all this functionality should be done in one capital ship, but a number of T3 capital ships should enable the following game play:

1. limited industrial self sufficiency. T3 capitals could be enabled with 3-4 multipurpose industry/research slots that could be configured to refine ore/ice, make blueprint copies, run manufacturing jobs, run T2/T3 reactions, etc. - basically be able to build everything a corp could want but in a limited capacity.

2. configurable cargo bays. T3 capitals could enable 3-4 configurable cargo bays that could be used for ore/ice refining or T2/T3 reactions.

3. ship hangar array. T3 capitals could be configurable to add a corporation ship bays similar to carriers and supers.

4. corporation storage. T3 capitals could enable limited corporation storage facilities.

5. jump drive capability. T3 capitals could be configured with jump drives.

6. clone vat bay. T3 capital ships could be configurable to allow corp members to clone to them

7. POS defense shield capability. T3 capital ships could enable a small pos defense shield - perhaps while in seige mode.

8. fighter drone bay. T3 capital ships could be configureable with some means of defending themselves, but also to participate in PvE game play.


so.. that's about all i can think of right now. Yes, it will likely never happen, but one can dream..

I agree.... But I also see t3 caps as possible awesome where individual sub systems can be attacked independently. Price would be half way between super and Titan. Imagine killing the jump drive or offence capability with can be only repped with remote hull reps giving them some use.

Won't happen for at least 5 years though :p