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Possibility of melee ships?
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YuuKnow
The Scope
#101 - 2013-03-12 10:20:52 UTC  |  Edited by: YuuKnow
Gallante blasters are the "melee" ship of Eve.

And Eve doesn't follow the traditional MMOPG class format in that it actually combines many of the class types.

Logis are both tanks and healers
Carriers represent a new class of super tanks and super healers indentical to logis, but more uber + a DPS role.
SuperCarriers represent a super-duper tank, super healer, also a DPS role.
Dreads represent a DPS + tank role.
Titans represent a tank + DPS role as well with the addition of a transportation role.

lot of redundancy it some of the roles. Others are skewed.

yk
Karig'Ano Keikira
Tax Cheaters
#102 - 2013-03-12 10:31:45 UTC
well, short ranged ships are pretty much 'melee' of EVE
Acac Sunflyier
The Ascended Academy
#103 - 2013-03-12 10:45:28 UTC
Garr Khan wrote:
I'm sure you're all familiar with the 'classes' found in most MMOs; E.v.e. Online covers them pretty well. You have healers (logi), dps (a variety of ships, mainly cruisers), tanks (BSes and Capitals), Mezzers (e-war), and rogues (bombers). This game has a gross omission, however; a melee class. Has CCP ever considered a ship that can only hit from a few Space-meters away?

Anyways, just a random thought I had. This game is getting pretty dated and I'm sure CCP is always looking for ways to keep up with other, similar games on the market.


They're called gallente
Barakach
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#104 - 2013-03-12 16:39:27 UTC
Kahega Amielden wrote:
Remove all turret hardpoints from Incursus and all Sansha ships. Instead, create new hislot mods that allow us to enchant the frontal spikes/lances with bonuses to attack and damage. Then you could add all sorts of cool effects; set it on fire to convert all damage to thermal for example.

Perhaps officers could even drop officer enchantments. Estamel's Modified Vorpal Enchantment; struck ships need to make a DC20 fortitude save or explode instantly.

EDIT: Maybe something to make the spike/lance/whatever a lightsaber?!


You'd be going through a lot of oxygen and hydrogen to keep the fire going.

Yes! Light sabers on ships that can do damage to shield, armor, and hull at the same time!
DiKKy Heartiez
The Northerners
Pandemic Horde
#105 - 2013-03-13 04:46:53 UTC
Maybe wait 4 walking in stations b4 into sword?Shocked
Khalid DeCroix
Hard Knocks Inc.
Hard Knocks Citizens
#106 - 2013-03-13 06:02:29 UTC
No, this is a stupid idea and the OP should feel bad. Even in the stupid movie where they had light sabers, there weren't ships with light sabers strapped to them >< Unless we can somehow make Voltron or some stupidity, there's no call for swords, etc in this game.
Lyrrashae
Hellstar Towing and Recovery
#107 - 2013-03-13 06:49:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Lyrrashae
Garr Khan wrote:
I'm sure you're all familiar with the 'classes' found in most MMOs; E.v.e. Online covers them pretty well. You have healers (logi), dps (a variety of ships, mainly cruisers), tanks (BSes and Capitals), Mezzers (e-war), and rogues (bombers). This game has a gross omission, however; a melee class. Has CCP ever considered a ship that can only hit from a few Space-meters away?

Anyways, just a random thought I had. This game is getting pretty dated and I'm sure CCP is always looking for ways to keep up with other, similar games on the market.


EVE-O is not in any way defined by any one ship being locked into a class the way other games do for their characters/toons/whatever.

A destroyer can also be "R/DPS"as well as "melee," for instance (LM Corax vs. Rocket Talwar, say. Or more to the point, each of those ships being able to fit and use either system.).

That's the beauty of EVE, and what makes it what it is: Anything can be anything anytime, within reasonable limits.

Please, keep your "other-MMO"-informed preconceptions well away from this one, thank you!

Ni.
Lyrrashae
Hellstar Towing and Recovery
#108 - 2013-03-13 06:53:44 UTC
Kahega Amielden wrote:
Remove all turret hardpoints from Incursus and all Sansha ships. Instead, create new hislot mods that allow us to enchant the frontal spikes/lances with bonuses to attack and damage. Then you could add all sorts of cool effects; set it on fire to convert all damage to thermal for example.

Perhaps officers could even drop officer enchantments. Estamel's Modified Vorpal Enchantment; struck ships need to make a DC20 fortitude save or explode instantly.

EDIT: Maybe something to make the spike/lance/whatever a lightsaber?!


CYNO ME CLOSER SO I CAN--

Ah, to Hell with it:

Troll-thread, -10/10. Mods, please lock.

Ni.
Darius Brinn
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#109 - 2013-03-13 10:01:13 UTC
I thought the whole idea sounded stupid, but then I pictured myself in a Stabber Fleet Issue, with a 100mn Microwarpdrive AND some kind of ramming spike/fist/horn in the highslots, overheating towards another ship in order to physically impale it.

I required no less than three paper tissues and a cig afterwards.
Whitehound
#110 - 2013-03-13 10:22:29 UTC
Darius Brinn wrote:
I thought the whole idea sounded stupid, but then I pictured myself in a Stabber Fleet Issue, with a 100mn Microwarpdrive AND some kind of ramming spike/fist/horn in the highslots, overheating towards another ship in order to physically impale it.

I required no less than three paper tissues and a cig afterwards.

You were probably thinking of this.

Loss is meaningful. Therefore is the loss of meaning likewise meaningful. It is the source of all trolling.
Seetesh
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#111 - 2013-03-13 10:33:28 UTC
Please stop comparing wow and other clones to eve, we do not need melee; we are in space! What do you propose some getting out of your pod and punching someone's ship ?? It's a stupid idea. We already have kinetic based weapons. This is eve it's unique and the best mmo. Go back to wow.
Esteban Dragonovic
Saidusairos Nebula Concern
#112 - 2013-03-13 16:26:58 UTC
I can haz homeworld:cataclysm ramming frigate? :3

It would literally be the ultimate troll ship.