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Why no love for capital ships?

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Alex Sorensen
Obsidian Reclamation Enterprise
#1 - 2013-12-16 19:16:19 UTC
I see capital ships get a lot of hate on this board, why is that?

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Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#2 - 2013-12-16 19:22:11 UTC
Alex Sorensen wrote:
I see capital ships get a lot of hate on this board


Well, I for one, love them for that very reason.

Mr Epeen Cool
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#3 - 2013-12-16 19:24:26 UTC
Its all sarcasm

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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#4 - 2013-12-16 19:27:55 UTC
Because they deserve it.
Liam Inkuras
Furnace
#5 - 2013-12-16 19:36:05 UTC
Because there are too many of them, and they support 10% TIDI node crashing gameplay.

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Any spelling/grammatical errors come complimentary with my typing on a phone

Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#6 - 2013-12-16 19:51:33 UTC
because flying a capital is way less exclusive than it used to be.

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Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#7 - 2013-12-16 19:53:26 UTC
I love capital ship killmails!
Medivh Lafisques
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-12-16 20:17:32 UTC
It is not hatred, it is a jealousy.
Faceless Parmala
State War Academy
Caldari State
#9 - 2013-12-16 20:19:57 UTC
boooy i tell u my man he love dem capitals but i tells him im like o no u dont they just want to get all up in u like da hozze they is.
ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2013-12-16 20:26:48 UTC
Liam Inkuras wrote:
Because there are too many of them, and they support 10% TIDI node crashing gameplay.


Well that's a stupid thing to say. If anything, the barrier to entry of capitals reduces 10% TiDi node crashing gameplay in that fewer people have them and so fewer people will have them in system. Thus, less TiDi.

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I Love Boobies
All Hail Boobies
#11 - 2013-12-16 20:48:19 UTC
Simple answer... it's the flavor of the day. Tomorrow it will be cloaking again. Then null sec local. Then the stuff CCP is giving away. People just love to complain about anything and everything. Say something, people will find something to complain about. I'm even complaining. See? Lol
WarFireV
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2013-12-16 20:51:00 UTC
Capital Letters Are The Best Letters.
Liam Inkuras
Furnace
#13 - 2013-12-16 20:52:58 UTC
ElQuirko wrote:
Liam Inkuras wrote:
Because there are too many of them, and they support 10% TIDI node crashing gameplay.


Well that's a stupid thing to say. If anything, the barrier to entry of capitals reduces 10% TiDi node crashing gameplay in that fewer people have them and so fewer people will have them in system. Thus, less TiDi.

Capitals = Dictors on field = swaths of nubbins in Dictor swatting Ceptor fleets.

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Any spelling/grammatical errors come complimentary with my typing on a phone

Marlona Sky
State War Academy
Caldari State
#14 - 2013-12-16 21:08:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Il Feytid
Well currently there is very little use of capital ships as a main fleet doctrine and the game has moved away from structure grinding in order to determine things like sov and such. Right now capitals are the last thing to show up on the battlefield due to how slow they are to project across the map. CCP will get around to them with a balance pass I'm sure.

Remember when capitals could traverse across the entire game map in ten minutes thus compounding the need to form super coalitions?! *shivers* Those were dark days indeed. I think we are better of with the numerous wars going on instead of just one where players would spend 6-8 hours in soul crushing TiDi don't you?
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#15 - 2013-12-16 21:26:25 UTC
I have Festival Launchers fitted to my Phoenix on SiSi. Can't tell the difference.
Ptraci
3 R Corporation
#16 - 2013-12-16 22:02:40 UTC
Capital ships get plenty of love. Just live-stream yourself ratting with a carrier, or announce that you are doing a level 5 in a carrier or popping a POCO in a dreadnaught and you will see right away just how much love your capital ship will get. People will line up for a chance to, er, love it.
Marlona Sky
State War Academy
Caldari State
#17 - 2013-12-16 22:09:01 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
I have Festival Launchers fitted to my Phoenix on SiSi. Can't tell the difference.

Silly noob. They do better damage when firing on grid with a low sec gate.
Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
#18 - 2013-12-16 22:23:22 UTC
Alex Sorensen wrote:
I see capital ships get a lot of hate on this board, why is that?


Goons are mad. They believe that the proper way to win is to meta-game, and the N3 Carrier blob is pissing in their back pocket.

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Boomhaur
#19 - 2013-12-17 00:14:59 UTC
Well they are cool but it has nothing on what they can carry and thats a templar, an Amarrian fighter used by carriers.

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Hasikan Miallok
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#20 - 2013-12-17 01:03:51 UTC
The final yule gift this year is a carrier/super/titan (which you can fly with noob skills) for everyone, didn't they tell you ?

I am hoping I get the Revenant :D
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