' Wrote:Yes, because I already role-play an experimental siege cruiser and get weird looks when it does something experimental.

With a new ship that would not happen. Not to mention, the LSF would have some sort of research and reconnaissance capital. (They built the Osiris and Spyglass for the same purposes, so obviously they have a use for such a ship.)

Edit:

You edited while I was posting.

Anyway, what is the relevance of the Researcher ID? We are talking about the LSF?

' Wrote:I think if their success rate over the last multi-billion credit, research Capitals is 0%, why make even more to be plundered or robbed?
I think the LSF have probably resorted to shooting their own engineers to keep it hushhush...
But yes, it does fit the restricted nature.

' Wrote:the researcher ID limits the role of the Rper/player, to just RP. minimal pvp. i'm suggesting why not do that with the ship. i'm starting to wonder why you arnt puting two and two togather on this O.o

the reason for doing it is simple- why does the lsf need more than a few intelligence platforms floating around? doing this would cause lolwut type of people to think- "wow, this capship sucks for combat i dont want it" and therefore its use for RP is preserved. its use would be for some one serious about role playing in the first place. not to mention, lifting any undue pvp expectations off the owner of that kind of ship, allowing them to focus on the RP.
an excuse would be that it was a third ship, thats presence never became known except after its first initial production.

' Wrote:The LSF's role involves PVP.

It is intended to be SRP-only, which means "lolwut" people are unlikely to get their hands on it.

Do you know anything about the LSF at all?

' Wrote:are you saying , that just because somethings role is meant for defense obviously means it itself needs to have strong offense?

the key words that's been used for this ship is intelligence gathering and reconnaissance. nothing about combat. intelligence means everything in warfare. you RP the ship to gain intelligence of your enemy, its weak points, and discern the best way to take them out, and have the information sent to be processed by your main strike force.

you ask why this is necessary to have a capship that wont see combat?

Security. that and the likely hood if its not attacked your central intelegence doesnt get blown appart.

you need a secure, mobile base of operations and intelligence gathering. and you dont want leaks. hell, for a lack of weapons and big guns, i'd say it could also be more mobile than most cruisers.

the LSF's role might involve pvp, but the idea for this ship does not involve it to be in the middle of battle. it might be the focus of a battle, which is why the person rping it will want other people to assist in maintaining protection of it.

' Wrote:I am suggesting something ORC-like, by the way.

Which is somewhat similar to what you are saying, except the ORC can actually open fire and cause some damage instead of sitting like a duck.

' Wrote:Or, like I've said many times before, we could just make the damn ship a base. That way, no one controls it, thus no one will be able to lolwut it, not that they would be able to anyways since the other option is SRP. Besides, I see it more fitting as a base rather than a ship because the LSF (as I've stated a thousand times before) can use it as a drop off point to refuel and recharge before going on recon missions. Its perfect, because it wouldn't show up on enemy scanners (in RP at least). Perhaps we could even get an FLHook thing where only those with LSF or Navy Guard ID can see the ship in scanners and everyone else can't, that way, unsuspecting people get blown up as soon as they get near it without realizing. It doesn't need to ave many guns either, but since the LSF BS would be a base, it would be indestructible, thus any attack on it would fail (not that there would an attack on it anywho considering its supposed to be cloaked in RP).

' Wrote:Or both?

' Wrote:i'm not saying you woudlnt be able to fight back, however, i'd want to limit the combat capabilities to taking out fighters, bombers, and maybe gunboats, and give it very weak cap vs cap capabilities.

never ment that they couldnt fight, but it should have a notable lack in firepower anyone shoping for a capship would notice.

its role shouldnt be combat based. i never ment that it couldnt defend itself.