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Why isn't there a vertical carrier?
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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#21 - 2014-03-14 16:44:45 UTC
stoicfaux wrote:
I forget, which way is vertical in space?



The other way.
Paul Chung
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#22 - 2014-03-14 16:46:53 UTC
Sobaan Tali wrote:
Stealth "Someone make a Homeworld 3 already" thread? Well, we can only hope. After the proposed Mechwarrior 5 reboot pulled a Starcraft Ghost, everyone was sure that IP was officially dead. Now we have MWO and even a browser-based table-top game. Who'd a thunk?


as for the browser based game, are you talking megamek or Mechwarrior tactics?
Whittorical Quandary
Amarrian Infinity
#23 - 2014-03-14 17:32:20 UTC
Too many pilots/drones died while trying to land on one. (autolevel)

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Stitcher
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#24 - 2014-03-14 17:49:25 UTC
if you look at it the right way, a Wyvern is a vertical supercarrier. It just has a long taily bit (which has a correct technical name, but I forgot it)

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Author of The Deathworlders
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#25 - 2014-03-14 17:51:24 UTC
Because it's so hard to correctly time a landing roll.
xxVastorxx
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#26 - 2014-03-15 11:33:55 UTC
Minmatar Vertical Carrier. code name the stick. nope doesnt sound right
Daimon Kaiera
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#27 - 2014-03-15 11:35:27 UTC
Why don't we have a vertical titan?

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Medalyn Isis
Doomheim
#28 - 2014-03-15 11:37:03 UTC
La Nariz wrote:
We have an awesome vertical dread but, no vertical carrier. What gives?

If you rotate your camera 90 degrees, then you will have a vertical carrier.
La Nariz
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#29 - 2014-03-15 14:20:50 UTC
Medalyn Isis wrote:
La Nariz wrote:
We have an awesome vertical dread but, no vertical carrier. What gives?

If you rotate your camera 90 degrees, then you will have a vertical carrier.


That is not good enough.

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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#30 - 2014-03-15 14:22:39 UTC
Also, how are you going to store all those horizontal ships? Stand them up on the side? They'll snap like twigs! Cry
Abyss Azizora
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#31 - 2014-03-15 16:31:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Abyss Azizora
Spurty wrote:
Pfft

The really big question is: "why are there no saucer shaped ships?"

Fwiw Anal probe launchers are unwanted



We actually do have a UFO saucer ship, we just can't fly it. It's the Jovian industrial ship.

EDIT: And I +1 this for adding more vertical ships, hell I nominate they redesign the ugly as f*ck revenant into the vertical super carrier, and add some damn spikes onto it while your at it. Seriously, whoever did the design for the revenant should be ashamed of themselves.
La Nariz
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#32 - 2014-03-15 17:29:41 UTC
The inspiration for the revenant literally came out of a toilet.

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Shizuken
Venerated Stars
#33 - 2014-03-15 18:44:00 UTC
La Nariz wrote:
We have an awesome vertical dread but, no vertical carrier. What gives?


Because vertical ships are dumb and would never work from an engineering standpoint without sacrificing tons of efficiency/functionality.
Mara Pahrdi
The Order of Anoyia
#34 - 2014-03-15 18:49:23 UTC
Daimon Kaiera wrote:
Why don't we have a vertical titan?

Let's take on step at a time.

Remove standings and insurance.
Hadrian Blackstone
Yamato Holdings
#35 - 2014-03-15 18:51:30 UTC
Shizuken wrote:
La Nariz wrote:
We have an awesome vertical dread but, no vertical carrier. What gives?


Because vertical ships are dumb and would never work from an engineering standpoint without sacrificing tons of efficiency/functionality.


Yes because Eve is completely realistic!

Excuse me while I wait another minute and a half to jettison another cargo container.
La Nariz
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#36 - 2014-03-16 01:28:53 UTC
Shizuken wrote:
La Nariz wrote:
We have an awesome vertical dread but, no vertical carrier. What gives?


Because vertical ships are dumb and would never work from an engineering standpoint without sacrificing tons of efficiency/functionality.


Space is like jello, how would a vertical carrier not glide through jello better than a horizontal one?

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James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#37 - 2014-03-16 01:47:21 UTC
La Nariz wrote:
The inspiration for the revenant literally came out of a toilet.

You mean it went into one.

Enjoying the rain today? ;)
La Nariz
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#38 - 2014-03-16 02:07:52 UTC
James Amril-Kesh wrote:
La Nariz wrote:
The inspiration for the revenant literally came out of a toilet.

You mean it went into one.


Depending on if said inspiration clogged the toilet.

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Shizuken
Venerated Stars
#39 - 2014-03-16 02:42:20 UTC
La Nariz wrote:
Shizuken wrote:
La Nariz wrote:
We have an awesome vertical dread but, no vertical carrier. What gives?


Because vertical ships are dumb and would never work from an engineering standpoint without sacrificing tons of efficiency/functionality.


Space is like jello, how would a vertical carrier not glide through jello better than a horizontal one?


Because drag. Water is not near as thick as jello. When was the last time you saw a vertical submarine?
La Nariz
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#40 - 2014-03-16 02:49:15 UTC  |  Edited by: La Nariz
Shizuken wrote:
La Nariz wrote:
Shizuken wrote:
La Nariz wrote:
We have an awesome vertical dread but, no vertical carrier. What gives?


Because vertical ships are dumb and would never work from an engineering standpoint without sacrificing tons of efficiency/functionality.


Space is like jello, how would a vertical carrier not glide through jello better than a horizontal one?


Because drag. Water is not near as thick as jello. When was the last time you saw a vertical submarine?


Why wouldn't drag also make being a horizontal carrier impossible? I think we have someone here who is prejudice against vertical.

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