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Assualt carriers?
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Vas Eldryn
#21 - 2013-10-19 09:24:34 UTC
Omnathious Deninard wrote:
Oxide Ammar wrote:
Omnathious Deninard wrote:
Dominix


Stop shoving Dominix every time some asking or suggesting dedicated drone ship line.

The Dominix is a dedicated drone ship. The Vexor is not. The Vexor Navy Issue is, the Ishtar is, the Ishkur is not.


Please read the posts and keep it on topic!
Alvatore DiMarco
Capricious Endeavours Ltd
#22 - 2013-10-19 10:04:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Alvatore DiMarco
Perhaps if they're going to turn Marauders into T2 mini-dreads, the tier-3 battleship T2s can be mini-carriers. It's not as if they aren't already big enough to look the part.
Omnathious Deninard
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#23 - 2013-10-19 10:09:27 UTC
Alvatore DiMarco wrote:
Perhaps if they're going to turn Marauders into T2 mini-dreads, the tier-3 battleship T2s can be mini-carriers. It's not as if they aren't already big enough to look the part.

If they were true mini carriers that would be kinda neat. RR plus 5 fighters?

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Odessa Shelby
#24 - 2013-10-19 10:46:42 UTC
Neat idea, BS sized logi pretty much
I'll throw out a couple suggestions

Armor/Shield/Cap transfer bonuses like big brother
Let them field a flight of 10 drones but only enough bandwidth for 10 Med drones max
Maybe drone speed/range bonuses but not damage
Since Marauders got a new mod guess we should give these one as well, mini triage
Don't like the idea of a ship bay as they are too small but maybe just a refitting ability
Alvatore DiMarco
Capricious Endeavours Ltd
#25 - 2013-10-19 10:51:49 UTC
I'm pretty sure that giving a subcap hull refitting ability would be hilariously OP, even if it costs around a billion ISK and requires Marauder-level training.
David Kir
Errantry Armaments
#26 - 2013-10-19 11:32:32 UTC  |  Edited by: David Kir
Alvatore DiMarco wrote:
I'm pretty sure that giving a subcap hull refitting ability would be hilariously OP, even if it costs around a billion ISK and requires Marauder-level training.


We already have the Orca, and that doesn't seem to have created any particular power creep.

Check out your facts before declaring yourself "sure".

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Danika Princip
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#27 - 2013-10-19 16:38:40 UTC
Malcolm Malicious wrote:
Danika Princip wrote:


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Double the DPS of the current five drone droneboats. Simple enough.

Imagine the drone assist doctrines with something like this.



That's assuming the hull bonus would be 10% per level to drone damage, plus damage mods/rigs. Make it 5% on this hypothetical concept and I'd be happy with 1000-1200dps purely drone boat T2 battleship that can launch 10 drones, have no turret or launcher slots, no bonus to drone optimal and few midslots to overpower the already high damage projection from 10 drones.

Or keep the 10% per level on damage and hp and throw in a 10% per level drone mwd speed, and only bonus combat drones so they can be basically vindicators with detached guns.

These could serve an idea for a new class of T2 battleship apart from black ops and marauders. Assault carriers based on Armageddon, Typhoon, Dominix and Scorpion.....


I almost forgot about the Rattlesnake. Maybe scrap above ideas and make the Rattle and Nestor glorified mini carriers cause 10 drones ftw.


Every other droneboat has those bonuses already, why wouldn't these? And you're still not explaining why a 1-1.2k DPS AFK Ratter would be a good idea. Nor are you explaining why the drone assists doctrines, which are already very powerful, would not become hilariously over the top with these changes. Cost does not balance them, not at all.
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