And let lose the dogs war....

In less than two weeks the whole of New Eden will be at war. The Retribution expansion is marking the 18th  free expansion of EVE Online and will prove to be on to the biggest in the history of the universe. While new ships are hitting the scene with the new destroyers, to me what makes this expansion so large is the "Tiericide" that is about to happen for T1 frigates and cruisers. This large ship re-balancing is going to be huge in the game and is going to open the door for more ships and mods.  The tier system that was in place really limited CCP from introducing new ships, because they had to follow a system that didn't make a lot sense, overpowered ships in the same class and made the Tier 1 ships less useful. Hopeful this expansion can change that given all ships a place in New Eden. 

New Class System of Ships

I will let you all read that Delvblog it is linked blow. What I want to talk about is the future of war in New Eden with the "Tiericide".  Currently we are seeing introduction of logistic support frigates and a revamp of the logistic support cruisers, now imagine a logistics battleship. While they would be slower yes with crazy tanks this could be great support for dreadnought fleets and carrier fleets who right now have to use the T2 logistics ships.  The E-WAR and disruption frigates and cruisers are also seeing a huge revamp, and with no battle-cruiser or battleships in this group except the Caldari Scorpion, the class is primed for a new ships.  These ships could change the tides of war very quickly, Bro-Fist and Alpha-Fleets would have to be retooled fast as Tracking disruption Battleships hit the grid making this turrets unless at long ranges. Or Fleets of heavy tanked energy neutralizing battleships and battle-cruisers sucked the cap out everything on grid. The possibilities of  these fleets would be endless. 

"Tiericide" also could bring in a new age of the Tech 3 Ships. Currently there is only one class of Tech 3 ship the  Strategic Cruiser. These ships have rapidly changed the face of PVP in New Eden in Low Sec and Null, New Tech 3 ship classes of Strategic Destroyers and Strategic Battleships could also change the landscape as fast. Tech 3 Destroyers that could be modded and tooled for all the roles that are shown above could allow a feeling of escalation in High-Sec or a fleets of high DPS ships with fast locking time that warp cloak. Even more interesting would be the introduction of the Tech 3 Battleships that could fit Siege Modules or Triage Modules, Battleships drone boats that could deploy 5 fighter drones, these ships would become instant favorites in High-Sec wars and too Low-Sec Pirates that want to remain mobile but carrier major DPS into battle. 

The new ships that I talked are not set in stone, but as I said could come into play in the future. Please read the new delvblog for all the details, the future of EVE is getting brighter with the fires of war.

http://community.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&nbid=73572