# Tier 3 Battleships idea (faction / pirate) **URL:** \ **Category:** Player Features & Ideas\ **Created:** [July 25, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/tier-3-battleships-idea-faction-pirate/11790 "2017-07-25T18:31:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Mina\_Sebiestar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mina_sebiestar/32/502522_2.png) [@Mina\_Sebiestar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mina_Sebiestar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/tier-3-battleships-idea-faction-pirate/11790/5 "2017-07-26T14:59:43Z")
These ships can utilize multiple weapon systems take Maelstrom raider it can fit full rack of lazors or missiles it can fit full rack of rails or blasters autos or artys. Weapons versatility is the theme not split weapons systems granted it allows you to be bad at eve by fitting 5 lazors and 3 missiles on it and complain how ship have split weapon systems but I am fine with it I ti i am bad at eve as well. These are NOT pirate hulls they are retrofitted empire hulls in an effort to produce cheaper ships for more general use NOT top of the line pirate hulls thus why ship slot layout remain the same,I’m am not against adding more slots but I think weapons versatility (not split weapons) is good enough…one of these drops out of warp and you don’t knowing with what it gonna hit you with brings some excitement to the encounter don’t you think? This hull variation of empire tier 3 hulls came from many other space games where pirates will often use other races ships outfitted for their own agenda it usually translate to ship being able to use other races weapon systems / tech and more of it with usually less tank or weapon energy or cargo space…just my take on idea of bringing that kind of variety to eve. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/tier-3-battleships-idea-faction-pirate/11790)._