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[Proposal] Fighter Bombers for Carrier Pilots
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Dracvlad
Taishi Combine
Astral Alliance
#41 - 2014-02-27 18:39:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Dracvlad
Darek Castigatus wrote:
And since thats an issue with supers and titans what does that have to do with carriers and why does it require them to be able to fulfill a role they werent designed for??


Its simple really, surprised that you cannot see it, and even more surprised that you cannot work out why they are called carriers? The suggestion is that they carry fighter-bombers too and a limited number at that.

Darek Castigatus wrote:
Even looking at it purely from a game balance perspective its still a terrible idea because it makes dreadnoughts a massively inferior choice for the one thing theyre supposed to be best at. Why would I use a group of dreadnoughts to shoot a structure when with your change a carrier group can do it in much greater safety (No requirement to use siege mode plus the ability to refit off each other for escape) with a minimal extra investment of time and resources (Higher buy in because you need a couple of extra carriers to match DPS numbers and you spend slightly more on fuel, compensated by not needing to buy strontium to fuel siege mode and spending nothing on ammunition ).


You are not looking at the game balance, all you can say is "never meant" but when you look at game balance you have to assess the impact it has. Dreadnoughts will still have their use, they are five times the DPS in siege, still a damn good reason to use them. Also fighter-bombers are not cheap either.

Darek Castigatus wrote:
In essence you're just adding to the problem of a group of carriers doing a bunch of different things better than the ships that are supposed to specialise in those things.


They are Carriers, why would they being doing a role they were never intended to do, also Dreads do 5 times the DPS so its not better, the only thing they have going for them is survivability... and it adds options for smaller groups, simple as and taht is game balance.

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Kollyn
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#42 - 2014-03-06 10:31:08 UTC
i also don't think its a good idea...

Carrier i Capital logistic and Support with transporting ships much more versatile than Dreads...

I think Carrier could do with a small + on Repping Range or other bonuses but not Damage.


Dreads shpuld be Pushed a little ;.-) get them more nto line ;-

Jack Carrigan
Order of the Shadow
#43 - 2014-03-20 21:33:46 UTC
Not even once.

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