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Astarte needs 8th high slot
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FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#1 - 2012-03-18 17:57:41 UTC
The Astarte, unlike the other Field Command Ships, has to drop a gun in order to fit a Command Link. This should be remedied. The Astarte needs a utility slot - and the fitting to use it properly - which should be an 8th slot vice losing a gun.

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

Belthazor4011
Battle BV Redux
#2 - 2012-03-18 18:38:36 UTC
Its not really a big deal to me, the Astarte is there to melt faces not to boost your buddies :)
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#3 - 2012-03-18 18:41:01 UTC
If it could fit a Command Link, it could also fit a medium neut. Twisted

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

Belthazor4011
Battle BV Redux
#4 - 2012-03-18 19:05:40 UTC
Then just say that Cool

Extra slots are always fun Lol
Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#5 - 2012-03-18 19:06:15 UTC
Confirming it should get another high.... and turret slot....

-Liang

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FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#6 - 2012-03-18 19:11:43 UTC
I wouldn't really argue with an 8th turret slot, because more DPS is always nice, but it seems a bit absurd to go more in that direction. Besides, to add that they need to tweak the model.

To make the Astarte a good ship, it needs a 7th low slot and an 8th (utility) high slot. That would make it about as good as the Sleipnir or Absolution at the role of being a Field Command Ship.

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

Fon Revedhort
Monks of War
#7 - 2012-03-19 01:19:58 UTC
FT Diomedes wrote:
I To make the Astarte a good ship, it needs a 7th low slot and an 8th (utility) high slot. That would make it about as good as the Sleipnir or Absolution at the role of being a Field Command Ship.

It doesn't.

At least Abso should in turn get 4th mid then.

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FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#8 - 2012-03-19 01:31:43 UTC
I'd be okay with a 4th mid on the Absolution. That seems like a reasonable buff to me.

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

Jack Miton
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-03-19 03:57:47 UTC
Belthazor4011 wrote:
Its not really a big deal to me, the Astarte is there to melt faces not to boost your buddies :)


^this, move on.

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Sunviking
Doomheim
#10 - 2012-03-19 09:58:26 UTC
Absurd idea. Astarte already has 7 turret Blaster slots with a 50% damage bonus. Any more is just plain stupid, this ship already has battleship DPS as close range.

I can think of other Command Ships that need boosting more than the Astarte.

Like the Nighthawk. It only has 6 launcher slots, for a ship that is intended as a heavy missile boat. 6 heavy missile slots is severly handicapped compared to the 7 Blaster slots the Astarte has.
Shpenat
Ironman Inc.
#11 - 2012-03-19 10:56:36 UTC
I don't see a point in adding 8th utility slot to astarte with current boosting mechanics. Nobody will use it for ganglink but for neut which is out of line with other Gallente blaster ships. I would rather see 7th low slot on this particular ship (with 4th mid on absolution and Nighthawk tweak)