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[Ashley]

Now I'm confused.   

"many smaller frigates are designed to be flown by a solo capsuleer, with no crew support whatsoever" link
Minimum Crew (Capsuleer) - Frigate - (1 - 3) link

So, do we have crew or not?

[Desiderya]

You could interpret the data generously and consider the capsuleers as the 1 in that range.

[Lunarisse Aspenstar]

You could interpret the data generously and consider the capsuleers as the 1 in that range.

that's pretty much the only interpretation that reconciles the two sources and doesn't render one surplusage or incorrect so I don't see that as being unreasonable.

[Samira Kernher]

Devs have previously said that while the standard is having a few crew on frigates, skilled capsuleers can run with no crew if they want.

[Louella Dougans]

Now I'm confused.   

"many smaller frigates are designed to be flown by a solo capsuleer, with no crew support whatsoever" link
Minimum Crew (Capsuleer) - Frigate - (1 - 3) link

So, do we have crew or not?

smaller frigates, may be the important bit there.

Like, Impairors, as opposed to Punishers.

[Ashley]

Thanks, it does make more sense now.

smaller frigates, may be the important bit there.

Like, Impairors, as opposed to Punishers.

Well, punisher is smaller than impairor (65m vs. 75m). Eh, CCP and all their inconsistencies I guess. 

[Samira Kernher]

Just to put some previous quotes in here:

"in the same respect the Rifter is light, fast and simple enough to be flown solely by a capsuleer when he's plugged in." - CCP Falcon, https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=3414696#post3414696

"Keep in mind those are rough guidelines, not hard and fast numbers. An Atron is a smaller frigate than, say, an Incursus and might need less crew to pilot capably. If you want to RP that the capsuleer is the only person inside a frigate, no one should reasonably say you are wrong." - CCP Eterne, https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2411396#post2411396

So just because set numbers are given on the articles, that doesn't mean it's a hard and fast thing that absolutely must be adhered to without question. It's a big universe.

[Denak Kalamari]

I wish they'd make fiction for DUST/Legion too, it's been far too long since CCP has given any love to it. 

[Elmund Egivand]

So, it is conceivable for a Breacher, being a small frigate that it is, to have no crew, especially after Elmund has gone all the way to making as many of the vital functions automated with backup components in case of mishaps?

[Samira Kernher]

So, it is conceivable for a Breacher, being a small frigate that it is, to have no crew, especially after Elmund has gone all the way to making as many of the vital functions automated with backup components in case of mishaps?

Yes.

[Karmilla Strife]

I have to admit some disappointment with lore regarding crews but that's another thread. What other Fiction goodies did we get from this?

[Morwen Lagann]

Lai Dai are the creators of the Bastion Module, for one.

[Mithfindel]

Note on crew: While in fiction, the ships can spend considerable periods of time in space, most players (outside of W-space) dock up regularly. So running with a minimal (or in the case of frigates, no) crew isn't a huge jump in logic. There may be situations, though, where you'd want crew in a frigate (maximum performance or ability to have "biorobots" to do repairs that can't be done by applying nanite paste to the damaged area).