EVE General Discussion

There's the cruiser no doubt and it's kind of the base example of the t3 design. But, would a t3 model work in a frig? Especially with the expense of the t3 cruiser? Would people really want the t3 frigate to exist when the hull + subsystems of a cruiser is around 200m? How about a battleship? Would the battleship or battle cruiser would probably completely outshine the t3 cruiser?

In my opinion the t3 only works in the cruiser size class of ship. Battleships and Battle cruisers are too ridged. Also, there aren't many variations for the t3 versions to be able to reconfigure to mimic. There is just a marauder and a covert ship. There is no logistics battleships, a broken overt battleship class, and a marauder. Same goes for battle cruisers as there is merely command ships for t2.

As for a t3 frigate, there is room for t3. But, the cost for one would be outrageous. For a t3 frigate to work, they'd need their own special subsystems as the cruiser class subsystems would be too expensive to fit on a frigate. They'd need their own special bits to make the frigate. But, their ultimate weakness for their cost is their price point versus survivability. Would somebody really pay ~150m for something that has the survivability of a dramiel? Especially when the dramiel is ~80m and is the best frig ever?

What about you? Are you in favor of a t3 expansion? Where would you want to see it if so?

I have to agree with the above.also CCPs focus atm is on giving ships specific roles in game.The Tech 3 cruisiers really are ships that offer veratillity,i would love to see that aspect of them increased,so they can do any role in game ,but not quite as good as a dedicated T2 ship,but better than a T1.That way they wil remain an expensive ship,and very useful to players.,if not the goto cruisier they are atm.

I personally would love to see Tech 3 haulers so they are that much more satisfying to kill

But on a more serious note, a modular design would probably work well for something like an orca, where you could swap out the corporate hangar for more ship maintenance array space or vice versa. Though, like what has been said previously, CCP are placing a great deal of emphasis on specialized ship roles and a new modular ship design is highly unlikely to be implemented in the near future at least.

Battleships and probably Carriers would be nice.

lol wut

He's right. Why bother training HAC V for a Zealot when you can train a few rank 1 skills instead and fly a Legion which outperforms it in every way and really doesn't cost much more?

I haven't heard that one yet, would it just a carrier such that you can focus more on damage dealing than repping or something

You know carriers with a rack of turrets would be cool.

Why do all T3s have to be modular? CCP could think a little bit more outside the box and simply fashion the T3s as ships that "break the mold" in some way, be it with subsystems or some other fancy mechanic.

Edit: I remember a few days ago I read a dev who talked about the possibility of ships changing shape in space. Well balanced, a T3 frigate that had 3 or 4 modes that focused on different roles would be a very interesting ship to fly.

Must be why Proteus, Loki, and Legion fleets are such a common sight.

The only reason you see so many Tengu fleets is because heavy missiles were so ridiculously overpowered.

Also, price is always a balancing factor. It simply shouldn't be the sole balancing factor, and it isn't.