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Invite assault frigates!

But Legion is been like this: heavily tanked while its dps is **** because its armour fit. However, Tangu is a master of all, that is why everyone are using it. besides if you want a good pvp T3, you need to spend over 1b isk for the fit. Because of this, not everyone want to risk it in pvp situation.

he knows we are talking about T3s right?

I think I'm not entitled to be included in the Focus Group. However I would like to suggest to focus the changes on the key strength around which the ship design revolves: flexibility and versatility.

The ability to be almost anything, in a reasonable amount of time (minutes), is a unique feature. Sometimes you need exactly that, a Swiss Army knife.

Iterate and improve on this. Things like a dedicated Subsystem cargo bay, being able to refit without a mobile depot (with usual restrictions), and "utility features" of the like would boost the unique gameplay factor and vastly improve the experience of us, the "swiss army knife" guys, without making the class overpowered.

Sign me up.

I'm one of the primary fittings wizards for the E-UNI wormhole campus (C2 low-class wspace), so I bring a perspective from a somewhat unique area where we don't really care about abnormally sized buffer.

PS: I was (am) also in the capitals FG, so I kinda know how this stuff works already.

If invited to the upcoming focus group, I would be an asset for the following reasons:

I currently use T3Cs in every terrain excluding high security space. I am active in groups that use these hulls all the way from solo, up to lowsec and nullsec fleet combat. In the past I've created niche tournament fits that were used to secure match wins. My specialty is looking at the implementation of new mechanics, modules, hulls and seeing how they interact at every scale from solo up to tidi-scale fleet combat. In order to accomplish this, I frequent the test server and use EFT/PYFA damage graphs to look for optimal builds for whatever scale of composition and use case I'm building. Any design implementation or mechanics I would put forth as a member of this group would be tested to ensure that they have healthy counterplay and are in line with your design goals for these hulls.

Thank you for your consideration.

Fair enough. You spend a billion isk on a T3C, I'll spend a billion isk on a battleship. Then we'll compare them in the following metrics:

1) Survivability in PVP (spoiler: the T3C will win, be it against the BS or against pretty much any other solo target)
2) PVE ticks (spoiler: the T3C will win, given that you can solo 10/10s with a single T3C and if a battleship can do it at all, it will be with warpouts)
3) Utility in PVP (spoiler: the T3C is BUILT for utility, though this is by design)
4) Mobility (spoiler: ...sigh, you get it already...)

There is one and only one metric where a battleship will beat a T3C, and that is raw damage against a sufficiently large target.

That the Tengu excels more than the other T3Cs is a red herring; ALL T3Cs excel over virtually all other ships.

Burn them to the ground.

Thanks to everyone who has applied so far.

We are currently planning on announcing the initial focus group membership this upcoming Friday, so if anyone else wants to apply please do so within the next day or so.

Hey there!

Please consider my application to be in the T3 Strategic Cruiser Focus Group.

Game design balance is something I massivley enjoy and have spent many, many hours creating and designing Eve Online tournaments for EVE_NT and other projects using basic game design principles that I have taught myself. I would relish the opportunity to be a part of a team that gives feedback on targeted proposed changes from a player perspective. When necessary I can communicate concisely and effectively as part of a team or on a one to one basis and enjoy reading about, and commenting on Eve Online. I would like to think I have an open mind and whilst I certainty have opinions, I try not to approach discussions with a personal agenda.

I have played eve online quite actively for over 7 years and flown Tech 3 Cruisers on many many occasions in a variety of roles including the following;

As a 'go to ship' for wormhole combat when living in class 2-5 WH's, flying on a daily basis in carious configurations, mainly as an FC in a Loki.
As hunter-killer covert ops ships in both WH space and Nullsec.
As a lowsec gate-camper for a small pirate gang.
Fleet combat in nullesc - Loki artillery fleets, Tengu Rail/Missile fleets, Proteus/Legion a-hac style fleets.
Guerrilla warfare style 'un-probabale' Tengu fleets.
As an exploration/scouting ship mainly focused on probing and data/relic sites.
As 'tinker' remote repiar logistics ships in tournament setting.

I am familiar with Eve Online PVP in many forms, from playing key roles in nullsec fleets, to small gang and objective warfare FC'ing and coordinating, to being a team captain and theory crafter for Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork tournament team.

Thanks.