Blog update 2: Turrets[]
I visited the Scientific devision of the Nivelian sector (Okana in Paréah) and I discovered why we don't have turret slots on many of our ships. It's because most of us Nivelians are big on firepower. For the typical bomber and demolitions-friendly man, there's the Kinzer, for the all-rounder comes the Aegir, and the laser-friendly guy would love the Dace. But no turrets. The only ship that allows us to install a turret is the Salvéhn. So I decided to look further into this concept. It became noticeable to me that most Nivelians don't like turrets.
"We don't really care about turrets. It can get uncontrollable at times. I heard once that an automatic turret shot its own ship and the ship exploded. So yeah." -Bosar Kerum
That proves it right there.Nivelians are army-focused, and turrets can take some credit from this.