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[Rhea] Introducing the Bowhead

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#441 - 2014-11-11 07:15:37 UTC
Caleb Seremshur wrote:
Zappity wrote:
I think it needs more tank. Freighter loads top out at about 1b max for gank efficiency so this would be no different. I don't think 1b is high enough for this ship considering the cargo.

You want the cutoff to be blingy mission fits, not a couple of standard fits. I typically carry around just over a bil in an Orca but wouldn't go higher. Why would I use this instead apart from the battleship size?


I'm pretty sure CODE aren't even aiming for efficiency on kills any more. They undoubtedly make plenty just on ransoms and bribes as is.


Dont forget that vast donations pot.
ISD Dorrim Barstorlode
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#442 - 2014-11-11 07:16:32 UTC
Removed some off topic posts.

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Alfred Nobel Jr
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#443 - 2014-11-11 07:26:43 UTC
Short version:

Made in Nipon!






Let us know what you think.

BOWHEAD

Ore Freighter Bonus:
5% bonus to max velocity per level
5% bonus to ship maintenance array capacity per level
12.000% to ship hull and armor amount per levelLet us know what you think.
150% bonus to ship maintenance bay cap. Per lvl NOT 5%!!!
BOWHEAD
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#444 - 2014-11-11 07:29:04 UTC
Alfred Nobel Jr wrote:
Short version:

Made in Nipon!






Let us know what you think.

BOWHEAD

Ore Freighter Bonus:
5% bonus to max velocity per level
5% bonus to ship maintenance array capacity per level
12.000% to ship hull and armor amount per levelLet us know what you think.
150% bonus to ship maintenance bay cap. Per lvl NOT 5%!!!
BOWHEAD


No.
Spugg Galdon
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#445 - 2014-11-11 07:29:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Spugg Galdon
I have a really important question......


How is Bowhead pronounced?

Is it "Bo-head" as in a "bow and arrow"?

Or is it Bow-head" as in "a ships bow"?
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#446 - 2014-11-11 07:41:53 UTC
Spugg Galdon wrote:
I have a really important question......


How is Bowhead pronounced?

Is it "Bo-head" as in a "bow and arrow"?

Or is it Bow-head" as in "a ships bow"?


I thought I knew the answer, but part of the description is that it has a very bowed lower jaw. Thus bo-head. So I'm now confused, with no pronunciation guide on Wikipedia to help me!

The dictionary on my computer says "bowhead |ˈbōˌhed|" (bo-head).

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afkalt
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#447 - 2014-11-11 08:32:15 UTC
Mara Rinn wrote:
Use a blockade runner to move your fittings, use the Bowhead to move the rigged & insured hulls


Does insurance pay out for a hull lost in the hold of another ship?

As I understand it, mods can't been seen on ships in these bays, so that is a bit moot.


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I'm telling you, the way you "fix" these is make them unscannable and leave the EHP alone. Want to gank it? Fine, pay your money and take your chances.
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#448 - 2014-11-11 08:38:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Arthur Aihaken
Xindi Kraid wrote:
Orca is neat and even if I don't know what a Rorqual is, it sounds cool enough.

Rorquals are a species of baleen whale, which is probably appropriate considering the ship role in EVE. Some alternate choices for the new 'tug' include Sei and Omura (I think Sperm and Humpback will just be teased mercilessly until it's changed to something else). On the flipside, Bowhead (also known as Greenland and Arctic) whales have the largest mouth of any animal - so perhaps the name is well-suited.

The Bowhead is also noaggressive and retreats when threatened, so perhaps we should give it a single high slot with a Covert Ops cloaking device.
Twisted

Mara Rinn wrote:
The dictionary on my computer says "bowhead |ˈbōˌhed|" (bo-head).

Pretty sure it's "bo-head", as in "bone-head" (a testament to CCP Rise). Lol
Ah, here we go.

I am currently away, traveling through time and will be returning last week.
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#449 - 2014-11-11 08:44:23 UTC
Arthur Aihaken wrote:
Xindi Kraid wrote:
Orca is neat and even if I don't know what a Rorqual is, it sounds cool enough.

Rorquals are a species of baleen whale, which is probably appropriate considering the ship role in EVE. Some alternate choices for the new 'tug' include Sei and Omura (I think Sperm and Humpback will just be teased mercilessly until it's changed to something else). On the flipside, Bowhead (also known as Greenland and Arctic) whales have the largest mouth of any animal - so perhaps the name is well-suited.

The Bowhead is also noaggressive and retreats when threatened, so perhaps we should give it a single high slot with a Covert Ops cloaking device.
Twisted

Mara Rinn wrote:
The dictionary on my computer says "bowhead |ˈbōˌhed|" (bo-head).

Pretty sure it's "bo-head", as in "bone-headed" (a testament to CCP Rise). Lol
Ah, here we go.


ECM. They gave it several mids so you can run away when foundBlink
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#450 - 2014-11-11 09:00:52 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
ECM. They gave it several mids so you can run away when foundBlink

What about letting it run a Target Breaker module?

I am currently away, traveling through time and will be returning last week.
Arcos Vandymion
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#451 - 2014-11-11 09:31:52 UTC
Arthur Aihaken wrote:
Xindi Kraid wrote:
Orca is neat and even if I don't know what a Rorqual is, it sounds cool enough.

Rorquals are a species of baleen whale, which is probably appropriate considering the ship role in EVE. Some alternate choices for the new 'tug' include Sei and Omura (I think Sperm and Humpback will just be teased mercilessly until it's changed to something else). On the flipside, Bowhead (also known as Greenland and Arctic) whales have the largest mouth of any animal - so perhaps the name is well-suited.

The Bowhead is also noaggressive and retreats when threatened, so perhaps we should give it a single high slot with a Covert Ops cloaking device.
Twisted

Mara Rinn wrote:
The dictionary on my computer says "bowhead |ˈbōˌhed|" (bo-head).

Pretty sure it's "bo-head", as in "bone-head" (a testament to CCP Rise). Lol
Ah, here we go.


Humpback?
Tycho VI
Horde Armada
Pandemic Horde
#452 - 2014-11-11 09:33:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Tycho VI
It would be cool if you did this but just made 4 racial variants....They would keep the same model as the carrier but with new skin (example: Thanatos Interzone Shipping skin)...skins that made it look like it is a refurbished ship for commerce.

Please make them very hard to gank
Ragnarok Knight
ROGUE - DRONES
#453 - 2014-11-11 09:51:25 UTC
Need 1 high slot for cloak / probes.

Needs agility instead of max speed bonus.
GaiusIuliusCaesar
Aquila Caesar
#454 - 2014-11-11 10:00:49 UTC
Hmm, maybe I missed something.

This Ship can jump, right?
So what about the max. jump range. More than 5LY, like JF?
If restricted to 5LY it basically is useless for HS to 0.0 haulage which would be very handy imho.
In the past bringing rigged ships to 0.0 could be done with a carrier but that's basically not possible anymore, at least for regions like Curse where 5LY is not enough to get from low sec to an 0.0 entry system.
Anonymous Forumposter
State War Academy
Caldari State
#455 - 2014-11-11 10:08:07 UTC
GaiusIuliusCaesar wrote:
Hmm, maybe I missed something.


You missed the part where this ship has no jump drive.
Shivaja
CHON
THE R0NIN
#456 - 2014-11-11 10:16:05 UTC
Primary role of this ship : Give sucide gankers in Hi sec more targets to shoot at and chance to inflict more isk damage.
Kenhi sama
Project Stealth Squad
The Initiative.
#457 - 2014-11-11 10:20:30 UTC
mhh I really looked foward to this when I heard about it but the cargo is really not what I expected ... you allready can put two battleships in a normal freighter via contract ... and now only one more with decent skills, this does not sound reasonable to me at all.

And I dont like the Idea of needing a new skill for every single Item you add to the game. Needing one skill only for one single items only adds some fake-complexety ... maybe you are in a urgend need of adding money sinks to the game ;-)
Unezka Turigahl
Det Som Engang Var
#458 - 2014-11-11 10:22:52 UTC
I hope ORE makes a really derpy looking ship named Beluga one day.
Steppa Musana
Doomheim
#459 - 2014-11-11 10:47:33 UTC
The max velocity bonus is a bit silly but the rest looks great +1
aky chikuma
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#460 - 2014-11-11 11:23:00 UTC
looks better than i thought it would, will fit 3 battle ships in the hold, maybe a cruiser too with good skills, and if my estimate is right, ull get around 200k ehp on the hull with 2 bulkheads a dcu and 2 hull hp rigs t2, even more if u get a 3rd in there, it even has the powergrid to fit a 100nm MWD in there so u can use the MWD trick to get into warp, that's not even counting how skills will affect it. also im 60% sure the fitted ships are scan-able when in the maintenance array so just move the hulls not the mods, 2 battleships should be safe to move once ganker stop ganking the "new thing" . so +1 to the new ship ^^

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