Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I'm pretty sure CCP will never use your exact stats. They'll come up with their own.

Nestor... It sounds like a little boy to me. It's slightly disturbing.

Whoa there, a double bonus from each of the races (Gallente and Amarr) is extreme power creep, all the other Pirate Battleships only get a single bonus from their respective race.

I like the new version, seems to fit nicely.

Edit: maybe adding a role bonus to laser turrets, as CCP seems to favor them for the SOE ships, although leaving it open for any turret the player wants to use would be interesting.

Hey everyone- So I've been really excited for all of the SoE ships we're getting, and even more so for the BS, which is coming out in a point release a little after Rubicon hits.

So I was inspired, and drew up a picture of it- ignore the rambling text if you'd like, but I put a decent amount of work into this.

I actually took some inspiration from Sisi's placeholder model (the star destroyer-esque model) and incorporated it into the picture- I felt like it matched SoE's aesthetic well. Then I molded parts similar to the other SoE ships onto it and mixed it all together.

I also wrote some improvised stats up for it :

Hi- 7
Med- 5
Low- 8

Drone Bay: 475m3 (yes, its main weapon system is drones, and the exploration/long deployment thing yadda yadda)
Drone Bandwidth: 125mbit/sec
Cargo Hold: 985m3 (again with the long deployment theme)

Role Bonus: 37.5% bonus to tracking speed of large energy turrets
Role Bonus: 37.5% increase Scan Probe Strength
Role Bonus: +15 Virus strength for Relic and Data Analyzers (to make a exploration battleship reasonable to use)

Can fit covert ops cloaking devices (like the others)

Amarr Battleship Skill Bonus per level:
4% bonus to armor resistances

Gallente Battleship Skill Bonus per level:
10% bonus to drone damage and hitpoints.

I am changing these stats as time goes on, in order to balance them with current ship stats.

Tell me what you think- I'd love for CCP to see this and use my drawing as its design

Thanks for reading.

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EDIT: Changed 5% Amarr BS Bonus to 4%.
EDIT: Removed one Medium Power slot.
EDIT: Changed 10% Gallente BS Bonus to 7.5%.
EDIT: Changed Both BS Bonuses again, added Role Bonuses.
EDIT: Changed Both BS Bonuses again, changed virus strength bonus.
EDIT: Added 37.5% Role Bonus to Large Energy Turret tracking.

screw you, lasers suck, quit eve and never play again.

My two cents:

1) There should be no covert ops cloak bs - leave that for black ops maybe.

2) Getting rid of covops cloak would allow it to make a proper BS: lots of firepower and armour.

3) Bonus for lasers and drone dps should be ok.

Justification: insisting on covops cloak will reduce the firepower, fitting and endurance of this ship. CCP will not allow it to be equal to other pirate BS AND have covops cloak. So be careful what you wish for.

The role bonus should definitely be laser centered, otherwise it's going to obsolete the rattlesnake in quite a few cases.

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My design for the Nestor.
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Hi- 7
Med- 5
Low- 8

Turret Hardpoints- 6

Drone Bay: 475m3 (yes, its main weapon system is drones, and the exploration/long deployment thing yadda yadda)
Drone Bandwidth: 125mbit/sec
Cargo Hold: 985m3 (again with the long deployment theme)

Role Bonus: 37.5% Bonus to Large Energy Turret tracking speed, optimal range and accuracy falloff
Role Bonus: 37.5% increase Scan Probe Strength
Role Bonus: +15 Virus strength for Relic and Data Analyzers (to make a exploration battleship reasonable to use)

Can fit covert ops cloaking devices (like the others)

Amarr Battleship Skill Bonus per level:
4% bonus to armor resistances

Gallente Battleship Skill Bonus per level:
10% bonus to drone damage and hit points

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