Another way to make Carriers useful in PVE

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In addition to my escort idea separately posted, here is a way to allow carriers to defend themselves in PVP Play.

Add an additional fighter wing to carriers/super carriers, named Combat Air Patrol.

If this fighter wing is launched it will orbit the carrier automatically. It cannot be sent to attack.

If the Combat Air Patrol has been launched, and the carrier is fired on by nonfleet drones or fighters, the Combat Air Patrol will automatically begin attacking the offending drones/fighters.

OPTION - Alternatively (as in the carrier pilot can fit one or the other) or additionally (the pilot can fit both), a carrier can be given a Torpedo Bomber FIghter Squadron which can only be used to attack enemy capital ships. If possible, make it so its not useful in PVE.

This would give a carrier some additional firepower and defensive ability in a fleet action, making their use in fleets more likely.

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if its 250km away but able to still fire the fighters and provide bursts what do you want, the carrier to be up in everybodies asses?

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Typo in title. (should read PVP)

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If a single defensive fighter squad is what could make carriers viable, why don’t carriers already use one of their fighter squads defensively?

I don’t think this is what will help carriers.

Also please don’t ask for more ‘automated’ defences. EVE combat often already is hands-off enough that some people use a ridiculous amount of clients simultaneously, the game doesn’t need more of that.