CCP Fozzie wrote:This is something I've been thinking about during my predesign for the command ships.
I'll start with this disclaimer, we will never feel that we need to make hull designs match the function of every ship. So there's no NEED to switch the hulls on any command ships. This is not something we've decided to do, but it is something we could do and would like your opinions on.
It might be interesting to convert half the command ships into the other BC hull, picking the one that matches their weapon type at the T1 level.
That would (potentially) mean:
Eos would use the Myrm hull Sleipnir would use the Hurricane hull Abso would use the Harb hull Nighthawk would use the Drake hull
This is the kind of thing that we'd expect many people would have strong opinions about, and since it wouldn't have direct gameplay effects we wouldn't consider it worth doing unless there was some significant community support for the idea that overwhelms the opposition.
So, hypothetically, what do you guys think? What I think is that I would MUCH prefer to see a 3rd battlecruiser hull introduced based on the alternate tech 1 hull, and that this new (3rd) Tech 2 Battlecruiser would do something new.
The most "Logical" choice would be something built around the cloaking, scanning, pointing trio since these are the "missing" offering in Tech 2 BCs. Cloaking and scanning could be a role bonus to the hulls or integrated into each model, using something along the lines of what I've got below.
Myrmidon by Roden Shipyards with bonus to cloaking, scan probing, and warp disruption range, HM/HAM weapon platform
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/LachesisHarbinger by Khanid with bonus to cloaking, scan probing, and heavy neuting bonus, HAM focused weapon platform
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/CurseHurricane by Core Complexion with bonus to scan probing, cloaking, webbing, and target painting, Projectile weapon platform
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/RapierDrake by Kaalakiota with bonus to scan probing, cloaking, and jamming, HM focused weapon platform
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/RookThe ships would still be tough, but they would drop tank and dps for speed and silence and revolve more around niche PVP usage like their Recon counterparts.
Consider it?
*/edit**edit* Plus you could call them something cool like Trackers or Hunters, or even Stalkers! I like Trackers myself though!