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To Carrier, or not to Carrier, that is the question.
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Kei Nagasai
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2016-06-30 23:04:44 UTC
Hi all,
So, I have alt training for a carrier, specifically the chimera, but i'm debating on switching over to the Nid.
The carrier will be used for multiple things, dropping it on people for the hell of it, ratting, moving stuff etc etc.
I'm building the hull myself from materials I mine, so losing them isn't a big deal to me.
The point is, carriers were in a very good place pre-nerf, they had there niche as an anti-subcap platform, post-nerf, however, I've been told that they are now **** for that role.
Is this true? Should I just give up on training for a carrier? Or have I had smoke blown up my ***?
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#2 - 2016-06-30 23:19:54 UTC
The real question: How many accounts do you have?



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Varcutii Renalard
#3 - 2016-06-30 23:55:33 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
The real question: How many accounts do you have?


But they can use stargates now! ... And are obviously op according to these here forums!

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Sustrai Aditua
Intandofisa
#4 - 2016-07-01 00:51:59 UTC
The real question is, and always has been, what do you feel like doing? Cool

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Onictus
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2016-07-01 02:19:37 UTC
Unless you have a heard of support ships following you around I wouldn't bother with carriers at the moment.

They basically don't have a roll, there is now nothing that they do you can't do better with a dread expect maybe farm havens......and you don't need a carrier for that anyway.
Lethal Adversary
Doomheim
#6 - 2016-07-01 03:38:25 UTC
Why are carrier lock ranges so far? why 5k+?
W33b3l
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2016-07-01 03:54:19 UTC
Well as for the moving of stuff... its still safer then a jump freighter. So if that's important to you and you have nothing better to train.
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#8 - 2016-07-01 11:34:48 UTC
If you have to ask, you don't need to know

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Thomas Lot
London Elektricity
#9 - 2016-07-01 12:57:03 UTC
Kei Nagasai wrote:
Hi all,
...
I'm building the hull myself from materials I mine, so losing them isn't a big deal to me.
...



Does anyone else find this particular line absurd.
Elenahina
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2016-07-01 13:10:13 UTC
Thomas Lot wrote:
Kei Nagasai wrote:
Hi all,
...
I'm building the hull myself from materials I mine, so losing them isn't a big deal to me.
...



Does anyone else find this particular line absurd.


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