(03-04-2014, 06:07 PM)Aazalot Wrote: One of the things i pointed out to Garrett and those in the chat, is that we are looking at the Neph as a Battleship, when instead we should be looking at it as just a Capitol ship. A Capitol ship isnt nessecarilly a Battleship there is a difference there. The Neph would of been built and designed with the idea of being a moving living ship, not a combat vessel. At most the weapons designed for the ship would be for defensive purposes whilst fleeing. AA Turrets for example. It would HAVE be reliant on Fighter Escorts and heavy Armor.
The Nephilim replacement offers exactly what you need for this purpose, I'm afraid. Though a lot of people get stuck on the mechanicswise shipclass 'Transport' and fail to see beyond this term.
Furthermore, those will be publically available for everyone of course. For those who definitely want to keep their battleship weaponry, they have to put SRP-able effort into the ship. Many seemingly cba to do so, and I think that's where the largest problems of this discussion are.
Favoritism doesn't play as much of an important role anymore. Just a few months ago when someone SRP'ed a barge I heard screaming in many chats how ridiculously easy it is now compared to past times, especially when noting that said applicant is/was rather unknown. How you behave generally will probably be taken into account too.
It will certainly not be impossible to acquire one, if you really depend on battleship weaponry and stats for your roleplay.
But anyway, from what you mentioned, the new Nephilim will suit the role just fine.
