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BlackOps revamp thought
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Galphii
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2011-12-14 02:53:27 UTC
I read notes from CCP earlier in the year about possibly making the BlackOps ships into anti-capital vessels, much like oversized stealth bombers.

Since we now have battlecruisers with large guns, perhaps we could get battleships with capital guns? Pirate The blackops ships would make great anti cap/supercap ships if redone in this way, but even getting a tier 4 BS (or another type of tech 2 BS) that can mount capital guns would definitely help against the 'Capitals Online' theme that Eve has turned into the past few years. Your thoughts?

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Gerrick Palivorn
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#2 - 2011-12-14 05:17:16 UTC
I agree that Black Ops need a new direction, I would like to see them go in this direction. It would bring new life to a now overpriced one trick pony.

If they were to go this direction I would like to see that Black Ops have there Bridging Capabilities taken away, but not there Jump Drive. They would keep there same fragile tank in this case, overuse could become an issue, but the benifit of using them could outwiegh the cost. Covert Bridging would then go to a new ship that functions along the lines of an Orca for Black Ops Gangs; Reship, refuel, refit and a good sized fuel bay for the larger/longer fleet options. I would like to see Tech 2 Tier 3 Battleships fill this role as they are almost as big as a capital anyway.

Black Ops fleets are missing the capability to really deliver a heavy punch to capitals, as well as missing a portable command ship so to speak.

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LeHarfang
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2011-12-14 06:03:06 UTC
This idea has pretty much the same kind of problems as with the tier 2 BC that someone suggested in another post.

The Golem have missile bonuses and the sin is a droneboat. The first would be OP and the latter would be useless.