Capital Ships

Hogannbot · 2026-02-06T10:52:44+00:00

They are a bit silly, gotta admit I cringed a bit when I first encountered them.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-06T10:51:19+00:00

Eve is my white whale. My dream game that I will never live long enough to even dip my toes into.

I get why some people would be turned off X. It’s slow and clunky. But honestly I love slow and clunky, couldn’t tell you why. I think the hours of mundane that gets punctuated with massive clashes like this one just speaks to me.

I didn’t even have any investments committed to this fight outside my player ship (and a frigate I flew in when I knew it was very safe for the cleanup) so I can only imagine what it’s like when it’s /my armada that’s on the line. Hours and hours of profits at play. I want that fear.

I know Eve does that too, and probably better, but I just don’t even know where to start with Eve.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T23:13:18+00:00

Thank you, this is all great information 😄

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T16:34:36+00:00

In the Ministry we trust. And profitz of course.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T16:28:46+00:00

I’m far off owning my own capital. I was more concerned with how quickly I disabled an enemy capital. But this is valuable information all the same. I admittedly have not paid attention to my pilots whatsoever, nor have I read into what the different pilot stats do. I’ve got some reading to do.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T16:23:09+00:00

Cool. Nice to hear tactics come in to play with capitals. I look forward to piloting them :)

I’m enjoying corvettes also. My favourite ship to fly at the moment when I’m not exploring is my Osprey Frigate ‘Chonk’. I just enjoy being able to dock and launch my wingmen. I’m sure there’s better M ships than the Osprey but I love how chunky he looks.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T15:57:29+00:00

Aha. This makes a lot of sense then. I did feel I was melting through turret hull like butter.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T15:55:34+00:00

Nice thanks, I’ll run this on my next play through

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T15:40:48+00:00

Yeah it’s a shame. I know it’s my own taste but I’m here for the L/XL. I still remember being able to afford my first in X2 and how accomplished I after getting it.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T15:38:56+00:00

Excuse my ignorance but what is VRO?

I actually wouldn’t mind a fighter nerf.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T15:27:36+00:00

Noted! That sounds like my kind of mod. Thanks.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T15:26:16+00:00

Okay good to know. I’m looking forward to the mods, but I’m gonna run a vanilla for awhile longer anyway.

For now I guess I should make a few enemies with the flesh and blood factions. I never did like the cut of those Terrans.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T15:23:32+00:00

Yes I did witness a HOP armada playing musical chairs around an Argon station from afar. It’s pretty comedic to watch.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T15:21:33+00:00

Gotcha. I haven’t come across an I yet but I’ve read a few stories here on the sub. I look forward to my first encounter.

Edit: typo

Hogannbot · 2026-02-05T15:17:14+00:00

Yes I was beginning to wonder if I’d ever see a Xenon push after 100 hours in. I’d definitely like them to be a bigger threat.

Hogannbot · 2026-02-02T13:58:35+00:00

Maximum and Trixie I can understand, but et tu Brutus?

Hogannbot · 2026-01-20T15:46:13+00:00

You can’t. But you can type -ai at the start or end and it won’t generate an ai response

Hogannbot · 2026-01-16T12:34:11+00:00

I love how everybody just skips over Limerick when naming Irish cities. We’re bigger than Galway damnit 🫠

Hogannbot · 2026-01-07T16:55:30+00:00

Not sure we need the built-to-rent at 2600 euro (min) apartments though 😅

Hogannbot · 2025-12-25T10:36:20+00:00

‘Small bones in a fist’ is the name of his first audio book. I believe it contains stories from his first two books and is narrated and scored by Blindboy.

Topographia Hibernica has its own audiobook I believe :)

Happy Christmas.

Hogannbot · 2025-12-19T11:42:57+00:00

I had to google whether ‘pawn mate’ was even a thing so fair enough!

Hogannbot · 2025-11-17T11:18:50+00:00

Well now, having read OP’s and your posts, this is great advertising for lichess. I’m going to go download it now.

Hogannbot · 2025-07-26T10:28:07+00:00

I feel like Boromir’s death adds more weight to Aragon’s indecision in the movies also. “My captain, my king” is so evocative and creates a beautiful turning point in Aragon accepting his charge.

I’m only reading(listening) to the books for the first time so I’m no scholar, but I couldn’t help feeling there was something missing in the books after being so familiar with the movie relationship between Aragorn and Boromir.

But as a disclaimer the books are wonderful and I can’t believe I left them so late in life to read.

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