Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I've been having a spot of back and forth with GM Mace about capital construction for the last day or so now.

I'd noticed recently that a lot of capital and capital component BPO's are laden with New Eden's ever present rounding idiosyncrasies.

I'll give you an example, if you look at the BPO of say a Moros or a Revelation at ME6, they will appear to have a wastage factor of 1.4%.

Yet when you put one into the oven, it has zero actual wastage.

Don't get me wrong, I like having zero actual wastage, I truly do.

My point though is that these are just 2 examples out of, well, all the capital BPO's - and it occurred to me during the conversation with GM Mace:-

I understand why the component system was implemented in the first place, but maybe its time to reconsider its presence? The logistical hindrances that were present back at the dawn of time no longer have the same bearing.

So my question to CCP is this, has anyone looked at the process recently? Is there any plan to in the future?

It occurs to me, that given the recent de-tiering that's being going on, any potential restructuring of Capitals would tie in nicely to a fresh approach on their construction? Allowing for a completely new take on how capitals are built, specified and deployed? Moving away from the Carrier/Dread/Super limitations? Looking to (at the very least) creating capital logistics class and a seperate capital fighter carrier class.

Perhaps even attempting to finally create a carrier that can jump with a small fleet carried within? (my pet dream, if the truth be told)

Surely with todays more capable hardware, faster connections, lower latencies, it must be a potential option worth further investigation?

Em.