Topic: An idea to promote line ships.

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

Come on Chuut, the HDWs are cheasier than the X-ships. 

You have been drinking like t00l tonight I presume. The HDW line ships )HDW1, HDW2, HDW3)  are good but niothing near X level.

I do consider the casual carrier HDWs with 4 fighters, the commando variants, and the carrier versions with 7 fighters to be specialty.

[Dizzy]

In keeping with the standard SG disengage/destruction rule, I'd be willing to see line ships, not command ships, enjoy half the ban time. Sounds like the best/least drastic compromise that keeps everyone from being too grumpy. Depending on what goes on with SS3's rules, we will see how that will apply. But I like another variation on fleeting rules that require any 3 ship fleet to include a line ship.

[CaptJosh]

I would note that Rondo there is forgetting one thing in his suggestion that specialty ships also have reduced marine compliments. What about the specialty ships that are commando ships. They are specifically designed to carry lots of marines, and as such are specialty ships. And while one might reduce the spare parts aboard, one may not reduce the marines bunked on those ships. They're troop transports. That's what they do.