Dumb ideas: q-ship rigs

[MinerArt]

Redundant topic is redundant.
Bad idea remains bad idea.

There was a reason I muted the previous chat about “q-ships” so here it is. I shall now re-mute the bad idea.

Introduction of the Q-Ship to bait and counter light raiders

It has long been the train of thought that industrial ships are one of the following. *Targets *Pinatas *Easy prey *Bait for a fleet *Requiring escort *Requiring active scouts *Unsafe to fly through Jita, trade hubs and the pipes. For too long the answer for carrying goods has been one of the following *Do not carry more than X amount in value *Fly with an escort *Hire someone else to do it. *Fly right after down time *Use a jump freighter *Use a Wormhole *Use an alt. … Well can…