Battleships

[Eppy]

Much as it contradicts my nature, I'm going to vote 'no' on both counts, and here's why:

Frankly, in the current climate, paying for two Battleships is a nightmare. How you could AFFORD two unless you're one of those nutjobs like Kindred or Yoda who have more money than God is beyond me, the way the trading system is right now. Moreover, how are you going to RP the second one? A Battleship is a big RP responsibility, and while some people can and have done it well in the past, it's infrequent to see it, and if any of them really feel the need for two they can ask for an exception (which, when BS Licenses were implemented, Igiss said was permissible, so I think it's one of those things filed under Special RP Request).

Second, U R doin it wrong! A turret speed increase wouldn't help fend off the bombers all that much; the turret speed used to be 1600 m/s, I was a BETTER pilot back then (a damn good one, if I do say so myself) and we all STILL had almost as much trouble swatting the bombers. Battleships are arguably more powerful now; I'd agree they need better bomber defenses, but upping the primary turret speed (which is strictly anti-cap) and the secondary turret speed (which is strictly useless) isn't going to do anything for it. We need real point-defense guns to take down the bombers - think a really high-speed Razor. Higher turret speed isn't going to do anything except marginally improve efficacy against Gunboats (which does need doing, I think, because right now they're possibly harder to hit than they were last version, and the Razor isn't effective against them, as it's touted to be. One shot for a quarter of your powerplant that has only a marginal chance of hitting? Naaaaaah). I'll be honest, this doesn't look like the post of an experienced cap pilot or a balancer, this looks like the post of somebody who wants More Dakka.

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Quick comment - we thought that Panzer was the Leader, Swift. -Agmen

Which Dreadnought was that?

One of your nine.