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Six new ships for summer expansion

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Flyinghotpocket
Small Focused Memes
Ragequit Cancel Sub
#321 - 2014-05-02 19:06:16 UTC
Icewolf7 wrote:
Arthur Aihaken wrote:
Icewolf7 wrote:
Why were the AT ships even considered to be a secret reveal? weren't they leaked months ago?

Yes. I think most were expecting "actual" ships to be revealed, so yes - you're right - not much of a surprise.


Right, everyone I talk to in eve doesn't even consider those to be actual ships, there just prizes for the top 1% of eve.

not even the the top pvpers. only players with the most isk to outbid and be lucky enough to that their opponents are stupider than them in the alliance tournament

Amarr Militia Representative - A jar of nitro
Colt Blackhawk
Doomheim
#322 - 2014-05-02 19:43:17 UTC
Flyinghotpocket wrote:
Icewolf7 wrote:
Arthur Aihaken wrote:
Icewolf7 wrote:
Why were the AT ships even considered to be a secret reveal? weren't they leaked months ago?

Yes. I think most were expecting "actual" ships to be revealed, so yes - you're right - not much of a surprise.


Right, everyone I talk to in eve doesn't even consider those to be actual ships, there just prizes for the top 1% of eve.

not even the the top pvpers. only players with the most isk to outbid and be lucky enough to that their opponents are stupider than them in the alliance tournament


Confirming. Damar and BM or Shirak would slaughter everything like hell if they would participate.

[09:04:53] Ashira Twilight > Plant the f****** amarr flag and s*** on their smoking wrecks.
SFM Hobb3s
Perkone
Caldari State
#323 - 2014-05-02 20:30:16 UTC
Damn those new ships look fine. Well the three mordus one's I've seen so far anyways. The battleship...interesting flat design. Gonna name mine Flapjacks. Or maybe Fapjacks.
Burneddi
Avanto
Hole Control
#324 - 2014-05-02 20:49:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Burneddi
Why did you go for Gallente/Caldari, a combo already used by the Guristas, while there's still a skill combination completely missing from the faction ships?

I think the characteristics of the faction are really weird anyway. Gallente/Caldari might make sense lorewise, but as far as the functionality of the ships is concerned (missiles and speed), Caldari (missiles) and Minmatar (speed) would've made lots more sense.

I swear CCP must mostly consist of Gallente pilots.
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#325 - 2014-05-02 21:00:06 UTC
Burneddi wrote:
Why did you go for Gallente/Caldari, a combo already used by the Guristas, while there's still a skill combination completely missing from the faction ships?

I think the characteristics of the faction are really weird anyway. Gallente/Caldari might make sense lorewise, but as far as the functionality of the ships is concerned (missiles and speed), Caldari (missiles) and Minmatar (speed) would've made lots more sense.

I swear CCP must mostly consist of Gallente pilots.

Caldari-Minmatar would've made more sense, but the lore for Mordu's Legion is Caldari-Gallente, so...

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Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#326 - 2014-05-02 21:04:48 UTC
On the Barghest, the wide flat waffle portion is the front - correct?

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Uriel Paradisi Anteovnuecci
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#327 - 2014-05-02 21:07:35 UTC
So now the Non-Empire faction lineup looks like this:

Amarr+Caldari - Sansha's Nation

Amarr+Gallente - N/A

Amarr+Minmatar - Blood Raiders

Caldari+Amarr - N/A

Caldari+Gallente - Guristas

Caldari+Minmatar - N/A

Gallente+Amarr - Sisters of EVE

Gallente+Caldari - Mordu's Legion

Gallente+Minmatar - Serpentis

Minmatar+Amarr - N/A

Minmatar+Caldari - N/A

Minmatar+Gallente - Angel Cartel

There's still a lot of room left for new ships in the future Big smile

"A City made of Dreams is built in heaven"
Uriel Paradisi Anteovnuecci
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#328 - 2014-05-02 21:08:46 UTC
Arthur Aihaken wrote:
On the Barghest, the wide flat waffle portion is the front - correct?

Yep, it's like a titanic stingray with MISSILES

"A City made of Dreams is built in heaven"
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#329 - 2014-05-02 21:12:31 UTC
On the Barghest (Mordu's Legion battleship), it looks like it's going to feature 8 launchers and possibly a rapid heavy missile launcher specialization. This could just be for mockup purposes, but you can see the RHMLs featured prominently on the Barghest in this image.
http://i.imgur.com/a5IoojA.jpg

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Erasmus Phoenix
Avalanche.
#330 - 2014-05-02 21:22:24 UTC
Burneddi wrote:
Why did you go for Gallente/Caldari, a combo already used by the Guristas, while there's still a skill combination completely missing from the faction ships?

I think the characteristics of the faction are really weird anyway. Gallente/Caldari might make sense lorewise, but as far as the functionality of the ships is concerned (missiles and speed), Caldari (missiles) and Minmatar (speed) would've made lots more sense.

I swear CCP must mostly consist of Gallente pilots.


It has a point range bonus. The speed is a secondary feature.
Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#331 - 2014-05-02 21:31:37 UTC
So, what was the T2 ship?
Anna Karhunen
Inoue INEXP
#332 - 2014-05-02 21:34:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Anna Karhunen
Ned Thomas wrote:
So, what was the T2 ship?

Venture's more advanced version, which can fit cov ops cloak and outmine Venture.

As my old maths teacher used to say: "Statistics are like bikinis: It's what they don't show that's interesting". -CCP Aporia
Anogra
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#333 - 2014-05-02 21:39:08 UTC
Anna Karhunen wrote:
Ned Thomas wrote:
So, what was the T2 ship?

Venture's more advanced version, which can fit cov ops cloak and outmine Venture.


battle-venture blop-drop anyone? xD

Anogra
Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#334 - 2014-05-02 21:42:27 UTC
Anna Karhunen wrote:
Ned Thomas wrote:
So, what was the T2 ship?

Venture's more advanced version, which can fit cov ops cloak and outmine Venture.


Gracias. Trying to keep up with updates at work, the only ships I saw mentioned were the Mordu's.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#335 - 2014-05-03 00:40:29 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
I asked my Magic 8-Ball...

Covert battle barges!

"Signs point to yes"

Oh so close: Prospect Covert Mining Frigate Big smile
scorchlikeshiswhiskey
Totally Abstract
O X I D E
#336 - 2014-05-03 01:08:35 UTC
Arthur Aihaken wrote:
Burneddi wrote:
Why did you go for Gallente/Caldari, a combo already used by the Guristas, while there's still a skill combination completely missing from the faction ships?

I think the characteristics of the faction are really weird anyway. Gallente/Caldari might make sense lorewise, but as far as the functionality of the ships is concerned (missiles and speed), Caldari (missiles) and Minmatar (speed) would've made lots more sense.

I swear CCP must mostly consist of Gallente pilots.

Caldari-Minmatar would've made more sense, but the lore for Mordu's Legion is Caldari-Gallente, so...

I missed the Twitch stream, and there still seems to be no info published. What was the special flavor given to the Mordu's ships? And am I justified in being disappointed about the Gallente/Caldari bonus (again)?
Daichi Yamato
Jabbersnarks and Wonderglass
#337 - 2014-05-03 01:11:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Daichi Yamato
long scram range (maybe all point range)

they will work as fast missile kiters.

edit- it must be a damn big bonus for the cruiser and BS, as even extended scram range for them is still brawling. hmmm

EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided"

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scorchlikeshiswhiskey
Totally Abstract
O X I D E
#338 - 2014-05-03 01:18:40 UTC
Hmmm... I am tentatively disappointed yet again. I'll wait and see the stats but I think that this might wind up being an extended Rattlesnake fiasco. Oh well, maybe in Winter.
El Geo
Warcrows
Sedition.
#339 - 2014-05-03 01:19:22 UTC
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#340 - 2014-05-03 02:41:59 UTC  |  Edited by: Arthur Aihaken
scorchlikeshiswhiskey wrote:
I missed the Twitch stream, and there still seems to be no info published. What was the special flavor given to the Mordu's ships? And am I justified in being disappointed about the Gallente/Caldari bonus (again)?

It sounds like it's going to be fast and agile - second only to the Machariel. Specializing in missiles (yay!) with a warp disruption range bonus. The preliminary release looks like it will support 8 launchers, and the bonus could very well tie-in with rapid launchers (since they're featured on the hull). And it's black. Yes, I was a bit disappointed they didn't go with a Caldari-Minmatar racial line, but I guess the Caldari-Gallente lore is technically more accurate. Did I mention it's stealthy and black?

scorchlikeshiswhiskey wrote:
Hmmm... I am tentatively disappointed yet again. I'll wait and see the stats but I think that this might wind up being an extended Rattlesnake fiasco. Oh well, maybe in Winter.

Mordu's Legion are mercenaries, so the warp disruption bonus actually makes sense. We should have the details in the next week or so, and I remain cautiously optimistic...

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