EVE Online Command Ships Get a Small Update

CCP announced today that they had deployed the Combat Command update, part of the Zenith Quadrant plan, to give a bit of a buff to command ships.

Command ship love

The changes, listed out in an update to the patch notes, are as follows:

Attack Command Ships (Absolution, Astarte, Nighthawk, Sleipnir):

• 3% bonus to command burst strength changed to 4% bonus to command burst strength
• 100% bonus to command burst range removed

Absolution:

• Mass decreased from 13,300,000 to 12,300,000
• Max velocity increased from 150 to 158
• CPU increased from 400 to 420
• PG from increased 1500 to 1550
• Scan resolution increased from 210 to 252

Astarte:

• Max velocity increased from 155 to 165
• CPU increased from 440 to 450
• Scan resolution increased from 200 to 240

Claymore:

• 5% bonus to missile explosion velocity increased to 10% bonus to missile velocity
• 7.5% bonus to shield boost amount changed to 4% per level bonus to shield resistances
• max targeting range increased from 65km to 75km
• Scan resolution increased from 220 to 264

Damnation:

• Scan resolution increased from 210 to 252

Eos:

• Command Ships bonuses (per skill level):
  • 7.5% bonus to Drone Tracking speed
  • 10% bonus to Drone Optimal range
  • 3% bonus to Armored Command and Skirmish Command burst strength and duration
• Gallente Battlecruiser bonuses (per skill level):
  • 10% bonus to Drone hitpoints and damage
  • 4% bonus to Armor resistances

• Max targeting range increased from 65km to 75km
• Max velocity increased from 145 to 150
• Mass decreased from 13,000,000 to 12,500,000
• Drone bay increased from 250m3 to 300m3
• High slots decreased from 6 to 5
• Low slots increased from 6 to 7
• Scan resolution increased from 200 to 240

Nighthawk:

• 7.5% bonus to missile rate of fire increased to 10% bonus to missile rate of fire
• max velocity increased from 140 to 150
• mass decreased from 14,810,000 to 13,200,000
• mid slots increased from 5 to 6
• low slots decreased from 5 to 4
• Scan resolution increased from 195 to 234

Sleipnir:

• Scan resolution increased from 220 to 264

Vulture:

• Command ship skill bonus to hybrid optimal range changed to 10% shield hp per level
• Scan resolution increased from 195 to 234

After a few bad experiences I stay away from boosting and command ships, so can’t really say if these changes will make much of a difference.  The Eos looks like it got the most changes.  We will see if the state of the Nighthawk gets any better.  The next time I see one in space will likely be the first time.

The update also marked the end of the 2v2 cruiser brawl proving ground event.  A destroyer event will be starting on Friday.