@RedEclipse : " i " know why zoners need battleships - it just seemed to me that " you " people forgot it. cause whenever someone used the ships as BATTLEships - they were told that it is bad RP - and not zonerish.
@general idea of a more passive capline:
yes - that had been an option all along - and to be honest - that actually IS what the new line was about to be. - along with models that FIT freelancer better, cause ( and yes - that is entirely my own fault ) the zoner ships simply look a good deal too advanced compared to houses or other factions.
BUT it seems the zoners want to keep their barges with biodomes - and their BSG like carriers alright.
according to garret who provided me with a concept agreed on by all 3 official factions that are either zoner or based on zoners... the idea is to nerf the nephilim and the aquillon down so they are not comparable to other warships anymore. - but keep the models.
well - thats easy - we can simply remove its weapons - no problem there and a lot less work indeed. how many weapons we remove is then up to what feels "right"
i might want to remind you that RPing a zoner that is aggressive and also wants to rush into battle .. was also legit roleplay. - which is now cut from the zoners "lore".
zoner caps will become nerft if the other devs agree on it.
personally i can agree with it - but i do believe that it is the worse path to go. - i just do hope that it provides the zoners with the style so they do not appear on the drama radar each year - and so that they do not need to fight like a sack full of cats when an unofficial faction or group tries something different in the future.