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Freighters: Time for change ?

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Lin-Young Borovskova
Doomheim
#81 - 2012-09-30 13:52:33 UTC
Irya Boone wrote:
i think Op said , that now with the new tier 3 BC is too more simple to kill an freighter than 1 year ago in the same conditions


Actually this is untrue, you don't need Tier 3 Battlecruisers to gank freighters and you never did. A good dozen of gank Brutix was enough to kill one in 0.5 last year and it's the same number you need this year in same system security level.

The problem doesn't come from the total EHP of freighters, the problem doesn't come from paper thin big dps at 3km of Brutix, the problem doesn't come neither from the fact you want top skilled pilots to achieve this.
The problem comes from freighter pilots not willing to understand they are not safer because they fly a big ship and they can fill their thing with whatever it goes in.

Don't load more than 1Bill stuff in - you don't get ganked unless someone is denying you assets but the cost of this operation will make his KB red, no one wants red KBs unless assets denial.
Pick safer routes, set a defensive escort with logistics and ewar/combat ships. For every single logistics ship you align you can increase your cargo by 100%, at 4 logistics + 3ewar (because Falcon) you can increase your cargo for about 500% without much risk.

Of course this requires :effort: and team work, not alts, and this is the real problem of freighters.

brb
Lavitakus Bromier
WTF Bunnies
#82 - 2012-09-30 19:00:34 UTC
Or just add a smaller faster freighter with 150000 cargo space at half the cost if the current freighters.
but that's just me I think freighters need a baby brother.
Furry Commander
Furry Armada
#83 - 2012-09-30 19:26:50 UTC
Lavitakus Bromier wrote:
Or just add a smaller faster freighter with 150000 cargo space at half the cost if the current freighters.
but that's just me I think freighters need a baby brother.



Orca freighter = best freighter

it has fitting slots
serras bang
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#84 - 2012-09-30 20:26:21 UTC
really frieghters ment for generally short haul large scales movment through high sec its safe on the fact of masive ehp but the more you fill the more opertunistic you are
Lavitakus Bromier
WTF Bunnies
#85 - 2012-09-30 21:05:25 UTC
Furry Commander wrote:
Lavitakus Bromier wrote:
Or just add a smaller faster freighter with 150000 cargo space at half the cost if the current freighters.
but that's just me I think freighters need a baby brother.



Orca freighter = best freighter

it has fitting slots


I hear this all the time orca is a MINING ship. Not a freight.
I know I know 'but I can haul alot' bah humbug it ain't no freighter.
Not Ganna waste so on mining sht I don't need
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Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#86 - 2012-09-30 21:30:43 UTC
THIS GAME IS TOO HARD MAKE IT EASIER

hello
Lavitakus Bromier
WTF Bunnies
#87 - 2012-09-30 21:41:37 UTC
Well stop banging your head. The camera and you don't hats worrie. Plus you should link smaller.freights easyer.gankage. I know I will.
:)
Naomi Zirud
DNS Enterprises
#88 - 2012-09-30 23:45:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Naomi Zirud
This thread is almost insulting to me and my bro. We move our stuff in perfect fashion with out being ganked. Freighter or Transport, we still get the job done. I only get ganked in Transport frigs, but my skill as an escort and a freighter pilot are good and I only started playing this game less than 5 months ago.

If you ask me I say add more Resistance not HP. Im good with my Hp my ships can take a beating and the repairs are manageable, cause guess what, more Hp loss equal more repair cost and my wallet is bad enough. I can barely repair my damaged Providence now.