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More ships with maintenance bays
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David Devant
CTRL-Q
#1 - 2015-10-15 08:31:54 UTC
Dear CCP

Could we please have some spaceships with (small) maintenance bays that don't require a massive support fleet. I would like to be able to retool my gangs on the move in hostile space. A regular hauler or transport ship would be fine with me.

Thanks

David Devant esq.
FireFrenzy
Cynosural Samurai
#2 - 2015-10-15 09:23:39 UTC
I just want CCP to let me have sensible **** in SMAs... You know like drugs and for t3s a refit can or two...

I dont see the use case you're going for... DSTs have fleet hangars for boosters and ammo and such but i dont understand why the SMA would be usefull for wolfpacks... If you are going to live out of it behind enemy lines as a "faux pos" surely a carrier or an orca with a cloak would be preferable?
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#3 - 2015-10-15 09:46:18 UTC
I would be okay with this, so long as the ship was essentially a Deep Space Transport in size, speed, and agility. I just do not want to see this kind of capability in a fast, agile, nullified, cloaky warping ship.

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

David Devant
CTRL-Q
#4 - 2015-10-15 09:54:57 UTC  |  Edited by: David Devant
Yes it should be something pretty catchable I agree.

Just to explain the usage. We roam in a small svipul gang in hostile FW space. We want to refit on the fly so we can take on different gangs. I.e. Damps, Eccm, ab/Mwd. A station refit might take 10 minutes and waste the opportunity.

I feel this would be a cool use of a 2nd account without being game breaking.
Samillian
Angry Mustellid
#5 - 2015-10-15 10:04:03 UTC
I'd rather see Mobile Depots that could be set for corp / alliance use personally.

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Nevyn Auscent
Broke Sauce
#6 - 2015-10-15 10:54:40 UTC
The ship you want is called the nestor.
Though ccp do need to get over their terror of giving BS a covert cloak. You still have lock delay and BS scan res.
Anthar Thebess
#7 - 2015-10-15 11:18:13 UTC
Use a carrier alt like every one.
You jump it into some ****** empty system, and logout.
When you need it , you just login , refit , RESHIP ( this is big bonus) and then logout it again.

It have jump drive so can move across regions without the need of using the gates.
Can provide replacement ships, can have remote hull and armor reps/drones to fix ships and can cloak.

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Helia Tranquilis
Confused Bunnies Inc
#8 - 2015-10-15 12:55:38 UTC
Use Noctis hull. Add a reasonable bonus to remote hull repairers for WH use. Hull repair is still tedious in WH's, no?

2 birds at once.
Khan Wrenth
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2015-10-15 13:11:51 UTC
Helia Tranquilis wrote:
Use Noctis hull. Add a reasonable bonus to remote hull repairers for WH use. Hull repair is still tedious in WH's, no?

2 birds at once.


Three words.

Retool the Primae.

Let's discuss overhauling the way we get intel in EvE.
David Devant
CTRL-Q
#10 - 2015-10-15 13:56:16 UTC
Anthar Thebess wrote:
Use a carrier alt like every one.
You jump it into some ****** empty system, and logout.
When you need it , you just login , refit , RESHIP ( this is big bonus) and then logout it again.

It have jump drive so can move across regions without the need of using the gates.
Can provide replacement ships, can have remote hull and armor reps/drones to fix ships and can cloak.



I have a carrier alt and could do this. But it takes quite a bit of dicking around and switching accounts. A Nestor is a bit extravagant and I'm not going to be jumping that through FW space without a small army behind it frankly.

I don't see why a low sp/cost alternative couldn't be implemented. Retooling the Primae seems a nice option. Cool mobile garage animations are optional.

Xx
Reaver Glitterstim
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2015-10-15 14:43:03 UTC
I want to see more industrials for the races other than Gallente. Here's some types we need:

1.) industrial with ship maintenance array and fitting service, able to hold a few frigates inside
2.) industrial with tough armor, active tank bonus, and some launcher hardpoints - so you can use it to bring extra supplies with the fleet or alternatively have a group of them hauling goods through dangerous space
3.) a frigate-sized industrial with small cargohold, weak hit points, but fast aligning and low sig radius--something to fill the gap between the interceptor and the wreathe
4.) a battleship-sized industrial with DST speed, cargo like an Iteron Mk V or slightly higher, and lots of powergrid, CPU, and tank
5.) a battleship-sized industrial with tank barely stronger than Iteron Mk V but with a much larger cargohold, able to fill the gap between DST and freighter

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