Suggestion Semi-Unique Capital Warships for Minor Factions

[BIG Z1776]

Requesting that the Factory RPJ's be asked about provisions being made to the warship size classification system. Specifically, I am asking for 4km long ships, which fall into battlecruiser in size category, to be classed as semi-unique, only a dozen or so being a reasonable number depending on the faction in question. For instance, a minor faction with a manpower base numbering in the billions can afford such a ship, but one with a million or so doesn't have the capability to man such a class of warships.

 

[Kiff Brayde]

Solely responding to your part about having it based on the 'size' of a minor faction -- there's no real way someone can solidly quantify the resources, manpower, etc. that one's faction (major or minor) has. That's why it's just generally accepted that Major Factions have the resources/manpower/etc. to churn out more mass of battlecruisers than in the galaxy.

That being said, I don't think it's a bad idea to consider a reworking of the size restrictions of ship-building on all spectrums -- civilian, military, and stations.

 

[John Locke]

BIG Z1776 | Kiff Brayde

Thank you for the suggestion, it's a good one and one I will take it into account moving forward as we look at the ship sizes.

However, Kiff is correct in saying that it is impossible for us to determine the size or manpower available to a minor faction and so the rules that are created must apply across the board. The size of a fleet and the ships involved depends heavily on the writers involved. As such we can't, and will not, base the ships available on a demographic survey of the minor factions involved.

 

[Adron Malvern]

I believe a Minor Faction with ACTIVE history should actually qualify for something like this. It makes me consider the various Imperial Remnants after the fall of the Galactic Empire. They had access to plenty of weaponry they would not have been able to produce after the fall of the Galactic Empire, so I think some limited access to that type of thing would be really neat.

 

[Heath Valhoun]

I would say an increase in possible fleet sizes would be reasonable, but IDK about having dreadnaughts. It kinda eliminates the idea of being minor, and working hard with what you have before going major and reaping the rewards.

I can imagine doing it based off of activity and I like the active member idea, but it's already been shot down. Perhaps a post count, like an invasion but smaller, where the explanation is presented. How did they get this ship? Where, and when? Etc.

 

[Tiland Kortun]

Perhaps a post count, like an invasion but smaller, where the explanation is presented. How did they get this ship? Where, and when? Etc.

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Overall though, adding semi-unique 4k ships isn't a bad idea, since there is a gap there in the table between Limited 3k and Unique 5k, when there's still an extra category in there.