The Carrier Update

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We will soon introduce an update to carrier capital ships (and a selected other few)

Does this "other few" include BSes which have no carrier counterpart, like the KuBS and the Valor?

Because it should (:

Considering the KuBS and Valor are both used as stationary carrier battleships, I'd assume that they are considered carriers for the purposes of this change.

The only issue is that balance for carriers is completely random. The Geb is a beast and I believe the Elbe is also quite good. The Libertonian carrier however is quite underwhelming, and so is - I believe - the Bretonian carrier.

Being able to call in support anywhere when caught out of position is pretty cool, but I would say that all carriers will need a similar level of usefulness in actual cap-to-cap fights. Honestly, were it possible, I'd suggest giving them a separate set of heavies designed to cover snubs and/or participate in fights at a safe long range (although a battleship charging the carrier as it sits way back should run it over with ease). If anyone's played X3, I'm suggesting something like the carriers in that game.

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