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EVE-Online RP Discussion and Resources => EVE Character Development => Topic started by: Laurentis Thiesant on 07 Oct 2013, 04:26
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In EVE, every player regardless of skill level, experience, or occupation has a small fleet of ships at their fingertips performing various functions as tools best suited for their everyday activities. They do what they have to do, and then they are put away for the next time a particular role needs to be filled.
As roleplayers however - there's the opportunity to use the diverse looks and functions of various vessels to help further define the character. I'm talking about the ship, or even just the class of ship, that the capsuleer would take to a parade or fleet review, the ship that represents them or even just has that 'look' or 'vibe' that puts it all together.
So I ask, for your characters, what is their flagship? Do they have one at all?
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Last time I was on a parade, I did go in an Absolution.
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Archon-class "HIMS Justice Reaffirmed". Built c.a. YC113 to replace the previous flagship, Archon-class "HIMS In Justice Bound", lost in action. Currently configured to operate in the 'Pantheon' (mutual defense, drone warfare) setup alongside other carriers, representing the balance of defense and offense that Esna advocates for the Empire. The ship itself is actually rarely used in combat, with a secondary less important Archon hull typically used for standard pilot-vs-pilot combat. Instead, the ship is reserved for action against immediate direct threats against the Empire while continuing to quietly serve as a mobile base of operations for the "New Life program", an ex-slave education effort previously operated by Saikoyu Eblis-Kad.
Assuming we were going for a parade in highsec, though, Esna would probably take an Abaddon, simply because that ship is absolutely beautiful, blunt, and in-your-face in a way that battleships should be. (Yes, I am rather sad that the Abaddon is now kind of meh compared to the Apoc and 'geddon.)
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Elmund does not do flagship because he isn't important enough to parade around in a ship. He does, however, have a favorite ship that he flies often, that most of the time has, sort of, become associated with him by those who do know him. This ship is his Breacher, and all of them were named 'Falcata'.
However, I would like to change that.
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Midular, a Hyperion-class Battleship. The Hype isn't good for much, but damn if it doesn't look good on parade.
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Lyn considers her ships as pure tools (and interesting marvels to be investigated in everyway possible), but the thought to use one as a flagship or parade just does not fit her character at all, and probably never has crossed her mind...
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The Anathema 'The Good Omens' :P
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During PIE's 10th anniversary parades, I used an Arbitrator and Prophecy on Samira because they're big, but neither of those really fit her tbh.
Like Lyn, Samira treats her ships as tools and so she doesn't place much value on them (nor on her crews). But the ship type that fits her most is the Slicer. It's small, fast, and built to deal damage while avoiding any kind of threat to itself, as it is very fragile if caught. Plus, the name of the ship itself implies bladed weapons like knives, which are a motif I like using with Samira (she only uses a knife for personal defense, which she is quick to draw when feeling threatened).
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Every time I get a good feeling about a ship it blows up.
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(http://i.imgur.com/IsTzbHE.jpg)
Okay so, shit... Kat has a number of ships that could be considered flagships. The thing is, she chooses ships based on where they will be operating and what she will be doing. Furthermore, whatever ship she is on at the time is considered a 'flagship' by very definition. As a Vice-Admiral of I-RED, whatever ship she's on is the one carrying the VADM's flag... thus, it is a flagship.
So now we're left with the question of... since any ship she's on is technically a flagship... which one does she prefer to use? Well that's a complicated question, one that occupies far too much of my time when preparing for any IC RP situation. (OOC PvP ship selection is very straightforward)
There are multiple criteria that are weighed for a given situation. The first is deployment time. How long will Katrina be deployed in this vessel? This is important, as ship hulls do not have indefinite supplies for the crew, and many ships are designed without crew comforts in mind. While OOCly, ships have no operational limits, IC I tend to follow lore.
Frigate - For solo deployments with minimal or no crew. Often lasting an hour or so, but with the capability to stay longer due to the minimal crew supply requirements. Often used for situations where there is little prep-time and the ship must be launched and on site as soon as possible, without knowing how long the deployment will last.
Destroyer - For patrols lasting longer than one day but no more than a week. Since the ship is cramped on the inside and supplies are strictly rationed for the crew, destroyers cannot tolerate long term deployments without resupply. Used on occasions where arriving on site is needed quickly, but engagements with other capsuleers is not expected.
Cruiser - For deployments of varying types lasting longer than one week. Since cruisers are relatively comfortable and designed for long term deployments without resupply, these ships are the baseline for most deployments. Capable of keeping a crew comfortable well past Katrina's own time limits for being cooped up in the capsule. This is the level at which crew endurance surpasses her own.
Battlecruiser - For longer term mobile deployments where firepower and combat endurance is more important and a show of force is necessary. Battlecruisers are even more spacious than cruisers by their nature. Similar to destroyers in that their focus is on combat more than comfort, they happen to be far more capable of keeping the crew happy with multiple shift rotations. Since battlecruisers can spend years out in space without docking, there is no real need to resupply at all.
Battleship - For immobile deployments where Katrina's presence in one specific area is required with the ability to land troops or equipment to planets on a large scale. They are not used in situations where she will be expected to pack up and move quickly. Battleships are used as a small mobile base of operations, and come equipped with the crew endurance and extra personnel to fill that role nicely. While unable to supply other ships, it is almost completely self sufficient and provides a method for Katrina's operations to continue with minimal reliance on stationary structures.
Capitals - As expected, capitals are literally a base of operations. This includes the flexible nature of an Orca, the transport capacity of a freighter, or the pure combat reliability of a carrier. Rarely deployed, very expensive, but with phenomenal operational usefulness.
Now it's worth noting that where she will be deployed often influences what racial variant she'll be using. This is due to logistical reasons as well as 'blending in'. It's easier to find cheaper and higher quality supplies or spare parts for a Tempest in Metropolis than it would be to find the same for a Raven.
Every ship has a use, and it really depends on what the situation is to determine which ship gets used. This is all roleplay though, and if I need something for OOC reasons, I'll pull it out of the bag and simply use it regardless of what IC restrictions it ought to have.
[spoiler=Adorable Typing Cat .gif](http://img.pandawhale.com/post-12965-kitten-on-computer-keyboard-ty-VKhr.gif)[/spoiler]
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Every time I get a good feeling about a ship it blows up.
This, so much. ;_;
The many men, so beautiful!
And they all dead did lie;
And a thousand thousand slimy things
Lived on; and so did I.
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Constantin has a series of ships, often meant for specific roles. However, when just flying around doing cleanup, he flies a Malediction called the "Shannon's Song."
Considering all of his other ships are named after books of the Bible (Leviticus, Job, Exodus, etc.) Shannon's Song's name is a reference to my IRL wife. She has a tendency to sing little rambling songs where things don't necessarily rhyme completely and it tends to follow her stream of consciousness. She was singing when I started playing the game, so my first ship, an Executioner, I named after her.
Still not sure how I'm going to work it into Constantin if someone ever asks about his ship's name, but he never really brings it up.
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Excellent thread!!
Silas' Archon Abyssinia has served as her flagship for the last five or six years. I'll insert the channel descriptions here later. It has been the host for a ton of fun RP events, featuring an expansive observation deck, assorted smaller venues, and as some of you have been invited to, the captain's quarters for private wheelings and dealings.
The ship has seen repeated action over the better part of the last decade and has yet to be destroyed. This was the first carrier that I qualified for and purchased, and this is still the original hull. It's never been lost *knock on wood* It's even had a few pot shots taken at it by a Titan and managed to run away in time :) Of course now that I've typed this I will be jinxing the survivability of the ship, but it will be a horrible IC loss whenever that day does come.
A close 2nd is (obviously) Silas' Bhaalgorn. This is more a 'ship of the line' and has been preying upon victims for some time now. While the upper decks are as magnificent and opulent as any money can buy, the lower decks are worse than you can imagine. Remember the movie Legend? That horrible dungeon in the castle? That's what I'm talking about. Eldritch ceremonies and no hope for the captured :P
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Steffanie's flagship was initially the Winter Rose, a Thorax-class cruiser which is currently collecting dust in a hangar somewhere and ought to be refit.
Upon receiving the ship and though it sat in a hangar for nearly a month and a half before I even attempted to fly it, the flagship of her fleet is her Whitethorne, Megathron-class battleship. I've even created a channel for the captain's quarters of the vessel.
Even if and when I can get up to the Navy 'thron (unless I trade in the Whitethorne to get the Navy version) or even get into a Vindi or Kronos, this 'little' Megathron will likely remain the flagship.
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I like this thread very much.
Kat, gods damn, what a post! I wish I'd put half as much thought into my ship choices as that.
For Havo, who's a very versatile pilot, if he were to designate a flagship it would probably be his Maelstrom - the Slaver's Fang, named for one of the most ill-omened Voluval marks one can receive. At this time, I will neither confirm nor deny that Havohej wears said mark. :yar:
Lately, though, I'm most often in the Sacrilege Broteau or the Loki Colelie. Both ships are named to commemorate the assassination of Karin Midular, whom Havo hated with a raging passion because reasons.
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Yes, AOk's Hype is named partly to irritate Havo, though she also greatly admired KM beforehand.
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I should probably post in this thread, considering it is my own.
For Laurentis, I've never seen him as the usual combat pilot and so to that end having a massive battleship or capital vessel would be ultimately inappropriate for his travel or 'flag' purposes, although of course if he needed to do any fighting and had the capabilities that wouldn't stop him using those larger ships.
Rather, I've used the 'political' image I have of him and have chosen a ship that looks like it could function as an EVE-inclined (as in, it's gonna have weapons because EVE) 'Air Force One' - and in that I have chosen the Algos class destroyer Liesius.
It's got a nice aircraft sort of feel to it, it just happens to resemble the ISODE logo when you view it top down, and it's a drone-boat, which makes a lot of sense for a character who's not really the combat pilot. I'd love to see a larger version of that image which says what's actually in the thing, but I feel it's a safe enough choice.
To use another sci fi reference, some people have their Battlestars, other have their Colonial Ones.
It's not big, it's not destructive, it's not imposing. Rather, it's good looking, convenient, comfortable, and capable.
[spoiler](http://www.grandt.com/SotL/EVE_Online_Retribution_Wallpaper_Algos_1280x800.jpg)[/spoiler]
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Rather, it's good looking, convenient, comfortable, and capable.
The cramped conditions for destroyers is not for everyone. Moreover, as a destroyer only leaves dock with combat in mind, a very specific mindset is needed to live on one. As with frigates, only experienced or highly-trained crew are enlisted onto destroyers.
https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Destroyers_(lore) (https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Destroyers_(lore))
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Rather, it's good looking, convenient, comfortable, and capable.
The cramped conditions for destroyers is not for everyone. Moreover, as a destroyer only leaves dock with combat in mind, a very specific mindset is needed to live on one. As with frigates, only experienced or highly-trained crew are enlisted onto destroyers.
https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Destroyers_(lore) (https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Destroyers_(lore))
That doesn't take into account, however, that the Algos has two lovely patio decks where you can chill out with a beer, have a BBQ, spread out a few beat-up couches...
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The TES Empress Jamyl is a more than five year old Armageddon. It was one of my luckiest geddons before Jamyl's coronation and I changed its name in honor of the event. It has been barely flown, because I don't have much use for a battleship in FW.
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Rather, it's good looking, convenient, comfortable, and capable.
The cramped conditions for destroyers is not for everyone. Moreover, as a destroyer only leaves dock with combat in mind, a very specific mindset is needed to live on one. As with frigates, only experienced or highly-trained crew are enlisted onto destroyers.
https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Destroyers_(lore) (https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Destroyers_(lore))
That doesn't take into account, however, that the Algos has two lovely patio decks where you can chill out with a beer, have a BBQ, spread out a few beat-up couches...
At first I lol'd, then I facepalmed, then I set my nitpicky lore-hound aside and laughed again. Well played.
I always did wonder why it had that fence on it... it's taller than any normal human by far. It's more like monkey bars, actually.
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Variable based on her mood, but Reppy's private sanctum is the Talos-class Jagged Claw. I use it to blitz level 3s, which is not a good way to make money, but is some of the most fun I've had running missions. She doesn't let anybody aboard that thing without a damned good reason. Everyone needs their special, private space.
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Variable based on her mood, but Reppy's private sanctum is the Talos-class Jagged Claw. I use it to blitz level 3s, which is not a good way to make money, but is some of the most fun I've had running missions. She doesn't let anybody aboard that thing without a damned good reason. Everyone needs their special, private space.
The interior is covered in inspirational owl posters.
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Odelya doesn’t really has a flagship. The Vengeance Sakura/桜/Cherry Blossom is somewhat her standard fleet ship, but it gets destroyed so often that it is more of a symbol than a flagship.
On the other hand, soon Odelya will have all leadership skills on V and the brand new Damnation class (no name yet), might become important to her.
And when it comes to represent, she likes everything that is black and Khanid. Yet, she likes the socialising part more. Uniforms and cocktails.
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The Gentility, an Anathema that I've managed to keep alive for 8+ months now despite frequent trips through bubble camps and low/null sec.
It is her lucky hull.
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Most of my ships don't live for long.
Although for one characters candidates for flagship would be revelation, archon and nightmare.
For another - archon and bhaalgorn.
Other my characters don't pvp, so they won't have flagships :lol:
Most expensive of these are - revelation and bhaalgorn. But revelation is kinda throwaway ship.
So, I think I will choose two archons as flagships. Or maybe I will buy me a chimera and do chimera as a flagship and archon just a "combat logi that is a bit more expensive than guardian" :P
Currently both archons have names "CSS Da Choppa" :roll: I think I need to make a new name, more suitable for a flagship :roll:
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Most of my ships don't live for long.
Although for one characters candidates for flagship would be revelation, archon and nightmare.
For another - archon and bhaalgorn.
Other my characters don't pvp, so they won't have flagships :lol:
Most expensive of these are - revelation and bhaalgorn. But revelation is kinda throwaway ship.
So, I think I will choose two archons as flagships. Or maybe I will buy me a chimera and do chimera as a flagship and archon just a "combat logi that is a bit more expensive than guardian" :P
Currently both archons have names "CSS Da Choppa" :roll: I think I need to make a new name, more suitable for a flagship :roll:
An Archon named 'Da Choppa'? Why, there's not enuff dakka, rokkits and bitz and gubbinz on it!
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Hykanima V - Lai Dai Protection Service Testing Facilities (http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Hykanima_V_-_Lai_Dai_Protection_Service_Testing_Facilities)
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I-MGAB VI - Port Larren (http://evemaps.dotlan.net/outpost/I-MGAB)
Yes, I chose stations! I am an industrialist.
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Most of my ships don't live for long.
Although for one characters candidates for flagship would be revelation, archon and nightmare.
For another - archon and bhaalgorn.
Other my characters don't pvp, so they won't have flagships :lol:
Most expensive of these are - revelation and bhaalgorn. But revelation is kinda throwaway ship.
So, I think I will choose two archons as flagships. Or maybe I will buy me a chimera and do chimera as a flagship and archon just a "combat logi that is a bit more expensive than guardian" :P
Currently both archons have names "CSS Da Choppa" :roll: I think I need to make a new name, more suitable for a flagship :roll:
An Archon named 'Da Choppa'? Why, there's not enuff dakka, rokkits and bitz and gubbinz on it!
I thought it was this kind of choppa (http://www.gamesprays.com/images/examples/Choppa_475.jpg)
One that needs getting to
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Vince's flagship is a pimp fit Machariel named Domination Appoloin.
Appoloin ( spelling may vary upon translation) is the angel of destruction. he guards the opening to the pit of Hell in judeo-christian mythology.
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Hykanima V - Lai Dai Protection Service Testing Facilities (http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Hykanima_V_-_Lai_Dai_Protection_Service_Testing_Facilities)
Home sweet home. :cube:
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Hykanima V - Lai Dai Protection Service Testing Facilities (http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Hykanima_V_-_Lai_Dai_Protection_Service_Testing_Facilities)
Home sweet home. :cube:
The moment I can fly a Nyx I swear to fortune...
:twisted:
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Game mechanics are on our side!
Can't touch this! :D
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A Hound. Some with flowery names written on the side of the hull, others just with their identification numbers. Scarred up, beaten. Covert and Clandestine. They are all fit the same way, ready for right now fluid combat. Torps, tank and bombs. Not a lot of space inside, it is all armor and utility and insulating blast material.
[spoiler](http://freerangeinternational.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/thermal-600x398.jpg)(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8920/bf052a53.jpg)(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Knt9Xiy7mSo/0.jpg)[/spoiler]
But to a Kameira it is as close as home gets. No matter what happens she will have a Hound. They got her through the shock of walking straight into bloc warfare, they got her through the Fountain war, through 6VDT-H. It is the only place where she can be alone, feel comfortable. An machine of war that became the only source of singular comfort. And is now her only real sanctuary. When you see her, it is often here. On the couch in the low-ceiling common just below the FTL relay. Using the shower that is just a few holes in the ceiling in what amounts to a closet. Or sitting in the flight chairs placed on struts out in front of a massive starfield view.
It suits her because it is her, the ship she has bonded to the best. Never had to learn how to fly it she just did.
Ready to bomb a fleet, that rush as you dive down, down, down. decloak and the bomb just ...goes. The alignment, the insane rush. Those few seconds that make the hours of waiting worth it. To see if you will live and kill, or die and fail. The ship builds to speed and the bomb bursts just behind you. But you never ever look back. Notifications scroll by like mana from heaven.
Targeted by an instacane, rounds impacting the MSE II, bang. bang. But you slide away.
Right on top of a Tengu, meters away ..waiting. The fleet decloaks and the torpedoes fly and you are already warping out as it bursts into shrapnel.
In a bubble, burning away from a gate, cloaking then maneuvering.... sliding silently 2,341m from the interceptor that slices through the electromagnetic static around you.
Drifting. At peace. Hidden away where no one can ever find you.
It is a highly specialized ship, it is a sexy ship. It, and her necklaces, are all she will ever value.
it isn't much, it isn't flashy. But something about her...
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Twin Navy Apocs with sharply opposite interior decoration schemes.
Lux Aurumque and Nox Aurumque
One shoots Sanshas and Blooders. The other shoots tribal eggers.
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Game mechanics are on our side!
Can't touch this! :D
Foiled again. :psyccp:
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The floors of the Proteus are smooth and black, occasionally odd blue and green lights will chase through beneath the smooth surface. The walls are a bright warm and smooth white with green tints, common to Gallentean spaces. The halls are wide, but the rooms are few. Most of the walls of the ship are lined with modular paneling, beneath which the systems are contained. Despite the large size of the ship, there are only about 30 people aboard the entire thing, giving the place a quiet almost abandoned feeling. All members of the crew are close personal friends of Saede, with clone backups of their own.
The living space is in the front of the ship, Saede's personal quarters are at the top of a small flight of stairs. Beyond a hatch to the outside, the steps lead up into a surprisingly traditional looking matari living room, with low comfortable furniture, beanbag chairs, hammock chairs,papason chairs, and a vaulting ceiling. Its a bit messy, with clothing hanging over things, and electronic bits and bobs sitting on many of the exposed surfaces. Posters mark the walls, including a few convention posters for the years of YC11-YC114. Windows line one arc of the wall, looking out the prow of the ship. Beneath the windows are a cushioned bed area, filled with blankets and pillows. A full kitchen is in a slightly raised section of the wide open plan studio space. Towards the rear of the ship is a large bathroom with a hottub.
Despite it all, something about the entire ship comes off as somewhat unnervingly alive, and very much in sync with Saede.
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My current flagship is the Exequeror "Nation Repairer 10".
Nation Repairer 11 is lined up and ready to go.
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My current flagship is the Exequeror "Nation Repairer 10".
Nation Repairer 11 is lined up and ready to go.
Nation, ever the poetic society.
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"You know, for all that pirates are clever clogs, we sure are an unimaginative lot when it comes to naming things."
"Aye."
"I once sailed with a guy lost both of his arms and part of his eye."
"What'd you call him?"
"...'Larry'."
―Jack Sparrow and Gibbs
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Arnulf's current flagship would likely be the Tempest Fleet Issue Princess Evanda.
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Wellll. Let's see here! Unfortunately, a lot of my ship names are diminutives of the ship class.
Makoto's still rather behind the skill curve, so she doesn't fly the ships I'd like her to nearly as well as is deserved. Her ideal ship is going to be the PTSV Yamabushi, a Tengu -- PTSV being Priano Trans-Stellar Vehicle (other variants are PTSEV and PTSUV, Exploration and Utility, respectively). It's fit up and flyable, but not to the gold standard quite yet. Once it's closer to the mark, into the holes it goes. :bear: Perhaps some day she'll be in a Caldari capital-- when they don't all blow goats. :x
Alexander's most often spotted running around in either the PTSEV Carrion Bird or the PTSUV Styx-- a Buzzard and Charon, respectively.
Sebastian Melmoth's twin Archons are named PTSV Khanid's Gift (Pantheon-fit Archon), and PTSV Khanid's Spirit (PvE fit. :oops:) -- the idea being that it's fitted for independent operations.
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All my flagships were my mission runners, on the theory that they would not blow up as much. One was a Hyperion called the Arcadia. Another was a geddon called Cortana, was going for all three swords, but never got there. The last one I had was a rattler named Sting.
If I ever get a carrier, it will likely become the new flagship, and be named the Witch.
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Streya is able to fly a decent number of ships, ranging from basic frigates to the Legion to various battleships. But the ship she will always consider a flagship is the Cheetah.
The Cheetah is a small frigate that, when fit with an expanded probe launcher in mind, is just as fragile as rookie ships. It mounts a single 250mm light artillery cannon that can reach out to just over 40 kilometers with Tremor loaded, a microwarp drive, a scan pinpointing array, a scan rangefinding array, and a Warp Disruptor II. A micro auxiliary power core and two co-processors devote all of the ship's resources to its singular purpose: utilizing its microwarp drive and cloak to avoid others, its artillery cannon to finish off the odd pod or drone from a respectable range, and most importantly its expanded probe launcher to gather information.
The ship is not durable or powerful but that's not what the Cheetah is for, and Streya understands this. She is all about information superiority and being the first into a system and the last one out. In the gateless unknown of Anoikis the ability to gather intelligence is key; here there is no Local fluid router to inform the unwary. The Cheetah is a familiar ship to Streya, given her time spent aboard one prior to becoming a capsuleer. The ship is an extension of her constant lust for knowledge and information, and within two seconds she can enter a system and have combat scanner probes deployed in a stealthy 64 AU scan radius off directional scanner and then cloak up. There is no need for heavy armor plating or thick shielding when one is invisible and was never even seen in the first place.
I'm going to go site-running, do you see anything on d-scan?
Yes, little Tengu. Run sites. :twisted:
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I have a couple of flagships, but only one has seen capsuleer combat and this makes it my primary flagship: My Scorpion.
My first battleship, the Scorpion was the ship I flew while fighting the Amarr in the First Blood War. It was the Scorpion that dominated Khanid alongside Cyshades and Kehmors mighty Ravens. It was the Scorpion that flew untouched as we ravaged Providence time and time again. Finally, it flew in the mighty Veto bs roams, armour tanked so as to resist any gategun fire while it jammed the opposition.
It is now retired for memory's sake. Gathering dust in its attempt to match the mountains of memories it now stores.
I do intend to bring another to battle one day soon. This time to frustrate the enemies of Nation, as I frustrated those who thought to challenge the Covenant. :twisted:
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Vagabond. RIP speed bonus. Not too big, not too small, a tribute to the past from days prior to 100mn AB fits, battlecruisers, gang bonuses, and even snake implants. When solo-PvP was in and it was an easy feat to land at 20km, point, orbit/kite, and rip.
Five light drones, five fingers, like an extension of her hand. A ship without drones feels like a someone's bound her hand behind her.
Speed. She's a pirate. She swoops in, had to be able to kite/tackle/rip and run.
On parade, she still totes this, as if to function as a reminder that she's still predatory.
Internals-wise, it's home. Somewhere inside, lights still flicker, or fail to function entirely (low priority). Artificial gravity still doesn't work or is constantly failing in a number of places (another low priority). Nanites are always fixing circuits and crew headhunt spliced wirings. The smell of copper, gunpowder, coolant after firing iteration, the purr of engines, the gentle vibrations of gun belts cycling, even the banter/hassles of Minmatar crew… it's all home.
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Victoria's home away from home was a Hurricane named The Woman Scorned. Opulent captain and guest quarters, utilitarian crew quarters, and a massive kitchen. Entertained lots of guests there. Also had to replace the ship a few times.
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(http://i.imgur.com/IsTzbHE.jpg)
Okay so, shit... Kat has a number of ships that could be considered flagships. The thing is, she chooses ships based on where they will be operating and what she will be doing. Furthermore, whatever ship she is on at the time is considered a 'flagship' by very definition. As a Vice-Admiral of I-RED, whatever ship she's on is the one carrying the VADM's flag... thus, it is a flagship.
So now we're left with the question of... since any ship she's on is technically a flagship... which one does she prefer to use? Well that's a complicated question, one that occupies far too much of my time when preparing for any IC RP situation. (OOC PvP ship selection is very straightforward)
There are multiple criteria that are weighed for a given situation. The first is deployment time. How long will Katrina be deployed in this vessel? This is important, as ship hulls do not have indefinite supplies for the crew, and many ships are designed without crew comforts in mind. While OOCly, ships have no operational limits, IC I tend to follow lore.
Frigate - For solo deployments with minimal or no crew. Often lasting an hour or so, but with the capability to stay longer due to the minimal crew supply requirements. Often used for situations where there is little prep-time and the ship must be launched and on site as soon as possible, without knowing how long the deployment will last.
Destroyer - For patrols lasting longer than one day but no more than a week. Since the ship is cramped on the inside and supplies are strictly rationed for the crew, destroyers cannot tolerate long term deployments without resupply. Used on occasions where arriving on site is needed quickly, but engagements with other capsuleers is not expected.
Cruiser - For deployments of varying types lasting longer than one week. Since cruisers are relatively comfortable and designed for long term deployments without resupply, these ships are the baseline for most deployments. Capable of keeping a crew comfortable well past Katrina's own time limits for being cooped up in the capsule. This is the level at which crew endurance surpasses her own.
Battlecruiser - For longer term mobile deployments where firepower and combat endurance is more important and a show of force is necessary. Battlecruisers are even more spacious than cruisers by their nature. Similar to destroyers in that their focus is on combat more than comfort, they happen to be far more capable of keeping the crew happy with multiple shift rotations. Since battlecruisers can spend years out in space without docking, there is no real need to resupply at all.
Battleship - For immobile deployments where Katrina's presence in one specific area is required with the ability to land troops or equipment to planets on a large scale. They are not used in situations where she will be expected to pack up and move quickly. Battleships are used as a small mobile base of operations, and come equipped with the crew endurance and extra personnel to fill that role nicely. While unable to supply other ships, it is almost completely self sufficient and provides a method for Katrina's operations to continue with minimal reliance on stationary structures.
Capitals - As expected, capitals are literally a base of operations. This includes the flexible nature of an Orca, the transport capacity of a freighter, or the pure combat reliability of a carrier. Rarely deployed, very expensive, but with phenomenal operational usefulness.
Now it's worth noting that where she will be deployed often influences what racial variant she'll be using. This is due to logistical reasons as well as 'blending in'. It's easier to find cheaper and higher quality supplies or spare parts for a Tempest in Metropolis than it would be to find the same for a Raven.
Every ship has a use, and it really depends on what the situation is to determine which ship gets used. This is all roleplay though, and if I need something for OOC reasons, I'll pull it out of the bag and simply use it regardless of what IC restrictions it ought to have.
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Since I'm lazy and uncreative, I am pretty much going to borrow what Kat said here about flagships. If Kor is the highest ranking officer in a particular fleet, his ship will technically be the flagship. If there is a higher ranking officer, then that title will shift over to their vessel.
I will also note that although Kor has no real "flagship" per se, he does have an overwhelming affection towards his Stratios. For the particular shenanigans he finds himself often participating in, the ship excels wonderfully. He made a few interior alterations with his Stratios, however. Like, for example, having an interrogation room that was converted from one of the "jettisonable openings" mentioned in the ship's lore. :)
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I did jinx my flagship by writing about it..
Abyssinia was destroyed last month, jumping in first and triaging to try and save ships on grid, succumbing to broadside fire from a pair of Moros Dreadnaughts before we could secure the field and destroy them.
It was sort of an emergency jump I didn't have the thing fit properly, if i had time to stack the resists (and fit proper mods) for what was there I would have been able to tank it.
Alas! Wonderful ship, we knew her well.
She's been replaced but I think the flagship will probably move to the Bhaal or the Revelation.
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I will probably jinx it by writing this but whatever. John's flagship is a Phoenix Class Dreadnaught named the IRV Urlkohdash, I-RED's first capital production built some 5+ months prior to Dominion expansion. I use it often (I don't hear the end of it either "hahaha what is that." while I sit next to a fleet of Moros) it has seen to the destruction of structures and hostile capitals, though I can feel its service coming to a end in the near future.
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Most of you who hang out in The Summit on a regular basis will know this one.
Andreus' flagship is the Black Sun, a Nidhoggur-class carrier and it's a deathtrap that flies.
He bought it off a capsuleer dealer back in YC 110 in a system called Aeschee. It's never been the most effective ship (and he's only deployed it in anything approaching a combat situation a few times), and he essentially uses it like a glorified industrial ship. The fighters haven't been launched in years, and its defensive systems are spun up for only a few seconds every month at best. None of the Black Sun's nonessential systems work the way they're supposed to - plumbing, air conditioning, lighting, wiring, crew appliances, internal data networks and a host of other systems are plagued by constant glitches and issues. Moreover, the ship's slowly falling to pieces - every time it engages its jumpdrive it leaves bits of itself behind, and the one time in the past year that Andreus used its warp drive, half of the ship's attitude control thrusters went offline.
The crew turnover rate is fairly high, and it never keeps a chief engineer for more than one use of its jumpdrive. Andreus has tried in vain several times to find out why the ship is in such a consistently poor shape, but he's never been able to get a conclusive answer. He keeps saying he'll replace it with a Thanatos, but never quite has the heart to go through with it.
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Most of you who hang out in The Summit on a regular basis will know this one.
Andreus' flagship is the Black Sun, a Nidhoggur-class carrier and it's a deathtrap that flies.
He bought it off a capsuleer dealer back in YC 110 in a system called Aeschee. It's never been the most effective ship (and he's only deployed it in anything approaching a combat situation a few times), and he essentially uses it like a glorified industrial ship. The fighters haven't been launched in years, and its defensive systems are spun up for only a few seconds every month at best. None of the Black Sun's nonessential systems work the way they're supposed to - plumbing, air conditioning, lighting, wiring, crew appliances, internal data networks and a host of other systems are plagued by constant glitches and issues. Moreover, the ship's slowly falling to pieces - every time it engages its jumpdrive it leaves bits of itself behind, and the one time in the past year that Andreus used its warp drive, half of the ship's attitude control thrusters went offline.
The crew turnover rate is fairly high, and it never keeps a chief engineer for more than one use of its jumpdrive. Andreus has tried in vain several times to find out why the ship is in such a consistently poor shape, but he's never been able to get a conclusive answer. He keeps saying he'll replace it with a Thanatos, but never quite has the heart to go through with it.
Have you tried pleading to the Nidhoggur's spirit? If you haven't, contact your nearest Matari shaman today.
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Did someone say Shaman?
Also, Ava's flagship is a very rarely used Tempest Fleet Issue named Frejya's Choice.
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IC, Bay's flagship at this point is likely either a Buzzard, Manticore or Ishkur.
OOC, it used to be my drake that I've had for almost 4 years now. I'd say it's a nighthawk at this point though.
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Anya's flagship is a smartbombing Loki.
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An update as to the status of 'flagship' for Steff. Her flagship (and workhorse) is the Kronos-class marauder, the Knight's Watch
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With Dess, there wouldn't be a parade or fleet review, as he simply doesn't command that measure of resources. The upward limit of what he'll fly is about 40M, so no bling here.
However, the Tristan is a hull that has always been 'in tune' with him as a pilot, in terms of form and function, as well as how he prefers to fly. Since they are lost often, he simply numbers them according to corp guidelines for hangar management.
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Because I love threads like this, it's either Wanderhome my Orca that was a gift many years ago (easily 4 years) from an old corp member who said I'd helped him more than I knew.
Or it's Daring my old Ferox, still fitted with 425mm ACs because it's a pre hybrid buff ship, it's that old. I took it solo through lowsec once and couldn't lose it.
More recently, my it might switch to Arrogant my Talos, that I love to fly.
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The Katanga Caravan exists in game as the flagship "Katanga", a Mastodon-class transport, and a handful of blockade runners. They scoot in and out of low sec, doing our thing with cytoserocin and giant chemistry sets.
Of course, this means that it's entirely possible for the caravan to be wiped out in game! Although it wouldn't be the end of the world for me as a player, it would be devastating to Karynn... I'll cross that bridge when I get to it!
Karynn's personal combat ship of choice is currently the Krusual Edition Rifter. I once told my corpmate that I wanted a Thukker Edition Rifter... he just pointed at my Jaguar :oops:
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I once told my corpmate that I wanted a Thukker Edition Rifter... he just pointed at my Jaguar :oops:
+10 Wiseass Points for that corpmate. :D
I apparently haven't posted here yet. :X
Morwen doesn't really have a flagship, per se, and more a set of ships that she uses as a 'home away from home' when she's not planetside. All of those ships have small apartments installed somewhere. Most are battleship-sized or larger (Chimera and a now-decommissioned Scorpion to name a few) but she's also got them on a couple smaller cruiser-sized ships that she occasionally goes wandering in.
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Veik has no real flagship although I suppose her signature ships are a frigate of some variation. For her a ship along with their crews exist simply as expendable assets to get the job done and the only names they receive tend to be designations along the lines of:
KK-374/Block A-1
KK-374/Block K-3
Etc., which essentially is just a personal fitting system I tend to use so I can have an "at a glance" method of knowing which role and fitting a specific hull is in my hangar which can tend to have quite a few ships on any given day. It also helps to prevent me jumping into numerous different ships just to get the specific fit I need to use.
I also find it fits Veik perfectly from an RP perspective not only because Caldari supposedly won their independence with their development and use of frigates (which suits her own preferences for being fast and mobile) but also that she has no attachment or romantic notions as regards the tools of her trade. I guess it might be a cold and impersonal philosophy but I find Veik to be a cold and impersonal woman where her, "job" is concerned.
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Quattras isn't the type to care for the pomp and circumstance of parades. He generally flies solo, in cheaply-fitted frigates that are easily replaced. However, if he's flying in something he actually has a bit of himself invested in, it is either GFS Silver Fox, his Garmur, for highsec flying or GFS Tabitha, his favorite Manticore, for anywhere else.