# New Mechanic - Battleships "Frigate Escape Bay" **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** singularity\ **Created:** [February 20, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995 "2020-02-20T17:09:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Xeux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xeux/32/428022_2.png) [@Xeux](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xeux)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/275 "2020-02-21T20:16:18Z")
> [@Sarsia\_Calypso](#): > > T3/Triglavian/Faction stuff Too expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Rexxar\_Santaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rexxar_santaro/32/420075_2.png) [@Rexxar\_Santaro](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rexxar_Santaro)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/276 "2020-02-21T21:15:13Z")
From current point of view, this mechanic can be used in hi-sec and some low-sec scenarios as an escape shuttle and in big null-sec brawls with over 100 BS, to change the warfare tempo. In my opinion, this mechanic will not be useful in many solo PVP scenarios, as you mentioned, because if somebody will lose his BS he’ll be likely to self-destruct his pod to save the time. This mechanic will not be useful in small fleet brawls (under 100 ships), becasue just few droped frigates will not chnange the score significantly. Also, looks like that almost everybody will fit these reserved frigates to their BS just to have a “travel fit vessel” in case if the BS will be accidentally lost or a frigate for intel purposes. Currently it’s not clear exactly how those frigates will be possible to use. ---
**Author:** ![Lfod\_Shi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lfod_shi/32/376240_2.png) [@Lfod\_Shi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lfod_Shi)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/277 "2020-02-22T03:07:11Z")
Might be nice to just have a small fast ship on hand so you don’t have plod along to the market for a cup of ammo. ---
**Author:** ![Herzog\_Wolfhammer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/herzog_wolfhammer/32/452132_2.png) [@Herzog\_Wolfhammer](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Herzog_Wolfhammer)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/278 "2020-02-22T03:18:28Z")
Holy Heysoos facking Christus. If a feature like this had been added around say 2008-2011 players would have been ending up in the hospital suffering from terminal nerdgasms. Look at this thread. Took too many years to figure out why nobody wants to play with these people. ---
**Author:** ![Litsea\_Reticulata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/litsea_reticulata/32/328016_2.png) [@Litsea\_Reticulata](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Litsea_Reticulata)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/279 "2020-02-22T06:20:02Z")
> [@Gaius\_Mileghere](#): > > so you can eject into a travelceptor and get your 9bill pod tf out of there?? No, that would actually be useful. ---
**Author:** ![Litsea\_Reticulata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/litsea_reticulata/32/328016_2.png) [@Litsea\_Reticulata](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Litsea_Reticulata)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/280 "2020-02-22T06:30:58Z")
> [@Scoots\_Choco](#): > > Imagine throwing shade at a change because you’re not creative enough to figure out uses for it. Yeah? Found any uses for capital scanning and relic/data analyser rigs? ---
**Author:** ![Cassian\_Anders](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cassian_anders/32/242583_2.png) [@Cassian\_Anders](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cassian_Anders)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/281 "2020-02-22T07:25:05Z")
Considering that the anticipated number of people in the open beta was 50,000 and it turned out to be 10x that its probably safe to say you are in the minority. That’s likely about 100,000 players online at any given time. ---
**Author:** ![JayGatsby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jaygatsby/32/392992_2.png) [@JayGatsby](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/JayGatsby)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/282 "2020-02-22T07:57:48Z")
I dont understand whats up wit EVE Players. Ingame they seem to love the game a lot and are one of the most helpful communities i know. Here and in reddit they ■■■■ on everything CCP and the Devs do. 4 Weeks ago “Hey it would be cool if Filaments would be a permanent thing” --\> CCP makes it a permanent thing “This will totally kill Null” I mean honestly, people really complain because of a red dot and a fetaure that is voluntary. ---
**Author:** ![Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nicolai_serkanner/32/358049_2.png) [@Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nicolai_Serkanner)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/283 "2020-02-22T10:45:02Z")
> [@Cassian\_Anders](#): > > its probably safe to sayyou are in the minority. How do you measure that? ---
**Author:** ![Xeux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xeux/32/428022_2.png) [@Xeux](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xeux)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/284 "2020-02-22T11:16:53Z")
> [@JayGatsby](#): > > I dont understand whats up wit EVE Players. We are grumpy on the forums because we aren’t playing Eve while we are on the forums! ---
**Author:** ![Snape\_Dieboldmotor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/snape_dieboldmotor/32/418815_2.png) [@Snape\_Dieboldmotor](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Snape_Dieboldmotor)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/285 "2020-02-22T11:23:54Z")
My initial assessment without doing any testing is this mechanic seems very powerful. I hope this not so powerful that there would never be a reason to bring any other class of ship to a must win fight. I guess we’ll find out. ---
**Author:** ![Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nicolai_serkanner/32/358049_2.png) [@Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nicolai_Serkanner)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/286 "2020-02-22T11:25:05Z")
> [@Snape\_Dieboldmotor](#): > > My initial assessment without doing any testing is this mechanic seems very powerful. Why?? ---
**Author:** ![Snape\_Dieboldmotor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/snape_dieboldmotor/32/418815_2.png) [@Snape\_Dieboldmotor](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Snape_Dieboldmotor)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/287 "2020-02-22T11:26:24Z")
More overall tank and dps per player ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/288 "2020-02-22T11:50:12Z")
How do you figure that? Unless you mean my idea of AF armor in the form of a BS hull wrapped around it with Small Pulses and 4 plates ---
**Author:** ![Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nicolai_serkanner/32/358049_2.png) [@Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nicolai_Serkanner)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/289 "2020-02-22T12:26:36Z")
> [@Snape\_Dieboldmotor](#): > > More overall tank and dps per player How? You can be only in one ship at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Gleb\_Koskov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gleb_koskov/32/374138_2.png) [@Gleb\_Koskov](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gleb_Koskov)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/290 "2020-02-22T14:29:41Z")
Could a dev verify, it could PROBABLY work this way or unintended ways, perhaps breaking the way concord reacts. ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/291 "2020-02-22T14:43:11Z")
One can only hope ---
**Author:** ![Theron\_Larkis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/theron_larkis/32/170573_2.png) [@Theron\_Larkis](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Theron_Larkis)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/292 "2020-02-22T15:32:14Z")
As I see it it’s really just a second free killmail. Can’t wait to see nubs use it. ---
**Author:** ![Anderson\_Geten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/anderson_geten/32/390041_2.png) [@Anderson\_Geten](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anderson_Geten)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/293 "2020-02-22T16:36:34Z")
Can’t wait to see you crying about how someone used this against you. ---
**Author:** ![Theron\_Larkis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/theron_larkis/32/170573_2.png) [@Theron\_Larkis](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Theron_Larkis)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-mechanic-battleships-frigate-escape-bay/220995/294 "2020-02-22T16:41:49Z")
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