Also Ranzeth. Just so you know, i’m now allied ro anyone who’ve participated in this discussion so far…
In fact i’m enemy to TAW/F-U.
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I’d say leave it as it is, I don’t think it’s possible to have 1 class 7 and multiple smaller classes. Besides classes doesn’t scale well - class 7 has the same firepower and shield as class 1 - it only survives a lot longer.
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I would say, wait till the next survey and look what the majority thinks about this.
But if you like to procceed to discuss:
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Touching either thermostat in my house is very bad for my kids. If it moves I kill the WiFi until I get an answer. Then I yell directly at the culprit.
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I’m aware 
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Newbs don’t build Class 7 combat CVs and bring them into PvP. Firstly, they don’t have the resources, secondly they don’t know what they are doing so they get killed really easy.
Now, newer players who join larger alliances like TAW or Op4 are in a better position, but the average player not so much.
That’s a Class 1, not even a combat ship for reference.
So Ranz, I say the following as a mere observation, not an attempt to be a troll. You haven’t been around in the last 2/3 seasons, so where are you getting the “Noobs don’t built Class 7’s” from? I know many peoples who’s first build was a Class 7. I do agree that the resource cost can be a little extreme with some builds, but I disagree with the idea of them getting killed really easy. A class 7 offers more benefits than the class 5/class 1 for a new builder. Helps them learn the meta in an easier class size. Class 1 offers zero mistakes to be made, honestly a lot harder to build in. Class 5 is less restrictive than the C1, but still more restrictive than the Class 7. But that is dependant on if RexXxus can implement that thought or if we have all been wasting our time.
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I absolutely agree on all your points, other than the fact that newbs spawn in Class 5 - 7 CVs or even Combat CVs. They just don’t have the resources to spawn one as their first spawn, and if they do they got it from someone donating it.
Now, maybe some of them spawn Class 5 - 7 off of the Workshop, but those things are basically cannon fodder.
Yes, I wasn’t around for 2 - 3 seasons, but before that I was around for every season since Patch 3.0 and have close to 3.1k thousand hours on HWS - NA. Near as I can tell though, not much has changed since I last played that would suddenly allow new players to spawn in Class 5 Combat ships easily.
Keep in mind, I’m saying Class 5 Combat Ships. That means nothing off of the workshop.
A point I brought up in the past, is someone building standardized PvP ships for HWS. That way all new players can get a BP of something that won’t get melted in 5 minutes of combat. They can then take the BP and customize and modify it as they will.
I still have a preference for reducing Class Sizes, as that will improve server/game performance, as well as make shorter fights (more kills more RP for pirates). But, if we can’t do that getting in some standardized BPs for newer players would at least address my other concern.
If you want that for the server you could do it right now. List some designs on the Steam Workshop as HWS Starter CVs and anyone could use them. 
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We are a community, that means we have to work together to do these things. It makes no sense to just pass the buck on to one person.
Its your idea. If you think its good you can do it! =D
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Okay, thanks for providing your opinion. Much appreciated.
Here’s the problem with class 7 I’ve seen. The reason most ships are class 7 is because they’re not optimized whatsoever, or they have an excessive amount of lag armor. Lag armor nowadays isn’t anywhere near as much as needed as it used to be (although it’s still needed, just not as much), not only that but they also allow for more devices to be placed, primarily lights which cause more lag. I recently took some older ships I used to fly while I was in ABN seasons ago that were class 7 and got them down to class 5, and some even to 4 and 3. The entire reason they were class 7 to begin with was because they weren’t built to be efficient. I’d be willing to bet they’d still end up surviving just as long as class 5, or even shorter as a result.
I am vehemently opposed to upping the class size in pvp playfields because I don’t want to go back to the days of completely crashing the server due to having massive cv fights like we used to have.
But I am also vehemently opposed to reducing it to class 1 across the board. They have their place in BH/Eton, I’d rather not see them everywhere else. The only place you really have to deal with class 5’s are in HW space and that’s it. If you don’t want to deal with them then just avoid the area.
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Relayer i seen u fight you dont suck LOL. And we miss you in FU if you ever want to come back we would love to have you and Tacos and some of the other OP4 guys that are old school
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