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Arthur Aihaken
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Posted - 2017.02.12 17:07:31 -
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I was just curious why other players' experience has been with large hybrid weapons (specifically rails, but also blasters). Is a target painter more or less effective than a third tracking computer (tracking-speed scripted)?
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Soel Reit
Dambusters 617 Sq
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Posted - 2017.02.12 17:37:18 -
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http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Turret_damage#Hit_chance_formula
there you go
at first sight i would say that a single target painter is better than a third tracking computer. you need to consider the stacking penalties of the third one against the 0 penalty of the single target painter. play with numbers and you'll know the answer |
Arthur Aihaken
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Posted - 2017.02.12 18:02:40 -
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Appreciated, thanks. Looks like I have my reading cut out for me...
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RavenPaine
RaVeN Alliance
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Posted - 2017.02.12 19:08:26 -
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With Blasters, you'll want a web over either choice you listed.
And I've never done the math, but my gut says a TP is a better choice than a third module with stacking penalties. Rails would indicate that your target is at some range, probably a range where a third TC isn't a huge help.
Also, a Target Painter expands the target so that your whole fleet gets the bonus.
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Arthur Aihaken
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Posted - 2017.02.12 23:52:38 -
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RavenPaine wrote:With Blasters, you'll want a web over either choice you listed.
And I've never done the math, but my gut says a TP is a better choice than a third module with stacking penalties. Rails would indicate that your target is at some range, probably a range where a third TC isn't a huge help.
Also, a Target Painter expands the target so that your whole fleet gets the bonus.
It's mainly for PvE, and I've found I basically need 2 webs to shoot orbiting frigates or drones - which kind of messes with my existing setup. A sensor booster to lock them before they can close range is actually more effective (at least in PvE).
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elitatwo
Dicker Quick and Hyde Defense Attorneys O.U.Z.O. Alliance
1595
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Posted - 2017.02.13 14:14:02 -
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If you can't track 'em, you only need moar range.
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Arthur Aihaken
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Posted - 2017.02.13 14:18:32 -
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elitatwo wrote:If you can't track 'em, you only need moar range. I added a pair of T2 Tracking Enhancers instead along with the pair of range-scripted T2 Tracking Computers. With the +8% tracking speed booster that gives me a +27% boost to tracking speed plus a token amount of range. The scan-scripted T2 Sensor Booster is a must-have so you can quickly lock and blap frigates and drones.
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baltec1
Bat Country Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2017.02.13 22:06:05 -
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Generally if you a packing large blasters you want a grappler. |
Arthur Aihaken
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Posted - 2017.02.13 22:08:14 -
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baltec1 wrote:Generally if you a packing large blasters you want a grappler. Agreed (and a stasis web). I miss the 90% web bonus of the Kronos...
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elitatwo
Dicker Quick and Hyde Defense Attorneys O.U.Z.O. Alliance
1596
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Posted - 2017.02.13 22:38:55 -
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Arthur Aihaken wrote:elitatwo wrote:If you can't track 'em, you only need moar range. I added a pair of T2 Tracking Enhancers instead along with the pair of range-scripted T2 Tracking Computers. With the +8% tracking speed booster that gives me a +27% boost to tracking speed plus a token amount of range. The scan-scripted T2 Sensor Booster is a must-have so you can quickly lock and blap frigates and drones.
Agreed on the sensor booster. Now what ship are we talking about?
The Naga is a nice long range railgun platform. The Rokh has some mobility issues.
I didn't like the Megathron as rail-platform and the Hyperion is probably a better blaster platform.
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Arthur Aihaken
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Posted - 2017.02.13 23:13:11 -
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elitatwo wrote:Agreed on the sensor booster. Now what ship are we talking about? The Naga is a nice long range railgun platform. The Rokh has some mobility issues. I didn't like the Megathron as rail-platform and the Hyperion is probably a better blaster platform. Sorry, was referring to my Kronos.
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Serendipity Lost
Repo Industries
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Posted - 2017.02.16 13:12:11 -
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So if you're in a rail BS and a frigate is approaching - which is better (painter or tracking computer).
1. Frigate is 90km and burning in w/ a mwd - painter 2. Frigate is 20km and burning in w/ an AB - tracking computer
The answer is it depends on a couple of things.
Ship type coming at you (inty mwd bonus for example) Prop mod being used Range
If you're just shooting npcs - who cares If you're solo pvp - blasters/grappler If you're long distance solo rail sniping - Probably doesn't matter much either way If you're in a gang - painter (you're helping everyone shooting the guy, so net effect - painter)
Just some thoughts. It's a complex game. There are sooo many variables every time you undock. Best is relative at best |
Soel Reit
Dambusters 617 Sq
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Posted - 2017.02.16 13:47:50 -
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Serendipity Lost wrote:So if you're in a rail BS and a frigate is approaching - which is better (painter or tracking computer). 1. Frigate is 90km and burning in w/ a mwd - painter 2. Frigate is 20km and burning in w/ an AB - tracking computer The answer is it depends on a couple of things. Ship type coming at you (inty mwd bonus for example) Prop mod being used Range If you're just shooting npcs - who cares If you're solo pvp - blasters/grappler If you're long distance solo rail sniping - Probably doesn't matter much either way If you're in a gang - painter (you're helping everyone shooting the guy, so net effect - painter) Just some thoughts. It's a complex game. There are sooo many variables every time you undock. Best is relative at best
you forgot to mention that if the frigate is "approaching" you.... then you need nothing to one shot it FC what is transversal? |
Arthur Aihaken
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Posted - 2017.02.16 14:19:12 -
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From what I've been able to figure out a pair of tracking enhancers seems to work best.
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Gregorius Goldstein
Ze One Man Show
1933
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Posted - 2017.02.20 12:15:28 -
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Don't forget that web/grappler/target painter will help your Drones too and a tracking computer/enhancer won't.
(While running the Gala event I noticed that web/target painter increases the damage of my 5 T2 Warriors to elite frigates quite a lot.) |
Patrice Macmahon
No Vacancies No Vacancies.
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Posted - 2017.02.20 15:04:08 -
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The solution for rail guns is neither web nor tracking computer, It's your MWD.
With Two tracking scripted TC's and Javelin ammo you are able to blap frigs from the 25km-100km range. There are only two major pockets off the top of my head that are -difficult- due to the warp in location - Stop the Thief (Pocket 2 Doesn't agro unless you fly into their aggression zones easy peasy to burn off), and Worlds collide, Sansha Base (This one the only real solution is to get lucky and pray they bounce off station, or cycle drones on them)
If a Mission frig gets too close, MWD and burn away, your 1000 m/s speed will get them to trail behind you at around 13-15km which will let you two shot them each in turn. As soon as the frigs are down, drop bastion and blap everything on grid. Same thing works for blaster. It's the trailing behind you that lets you pop em, and you can bring a different module. The MWD also cuts down on gate transversal. I usually run 3 mag stabs and an inertia stabilizer to make gate transversals and align times a lot easier (and getting that fat boat up to speed to trail frigs).
The thing that lets you blap all the frigs on grid first with rails is that you aren't having to close range to agro multiple pockets at once, and you have the option to fight further back. Safer IMOP.
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The Djego
Hellequin Inc. Mean Coalition
265
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Posted - 2017.02.20 20:42:25 -
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A painter will be always more effective then a 3. TC since it is not affected by stacking penalty of the TCs and provides a bigger benefit in case of total tracking improvements then a TC would. However cycle time makes it tricky to line it up properly with hybrids(in comparison to like Tachs or CMs where it works without any issue by the higher cycle time).
I for myself never used one on turret ships for L4 missions since you can migrate nearly all the issues of time wasted on frigs by better positioning with a mwd on grid. However they are incredible on mixed weapon platforms as a Fleetphoon or a Rattlesnake because they work for all weapon systems.
For pure static shooting like in VG Incursions 1 TC, 2 RF painters(full fleet boosts + max skills) and 1 Web was the most effective mix on a 4 med slot hull without the web bonus(I missed my old pala, nearly every time I flown it after the changes) like my Pala. While a 2. web is more effective that only comes into play once the targets are nearly fully affected by the slow down(takes time) while 2 painters help to apply damage in practice quicker and smother to small targets since you do not have to wait for the full slow down effect of the web and even 2 glancing hits to kill it are better then one hit after 3-4 cycles when the two webs full slowed it down.
However it is far more draining to use in the long run, what might or might not be a reason why it is not used more often outside of missile specific hulls.
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Arthur Aihaken
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Posted - 2017.02.20 21:16:11 -
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The Djego wrote:A painter will be always more effective then a 3. TC since it is not affected by stacking penalty of the TCs and provides a bigger benefit in case of total tracking improvements then a TC would. However cycle time makes it tricky to line it up properly with hybrids(in comparison to like Tachs or CMs where it works without any issue by the higher cycle time).
I for myself never used one on turret ships for L4 missions since you can migrate nearly all the issues of time wasted on frigs by better positioning with a mwd on grid. However they are incredible on mixed weapon platforms as a Fleetphoon or a Rattlesnake because they work for all weapon systems.
For pure static shooting like in VG Incursions 1 TC, 2 RF painters(full fleet boosts + max skills) and 1 Web was the most effective mix on a 4 med slot hull without the web bonus(I missed my old pala, nearly every time I flown it after the changes) like my Pala. While a 2. web is more effective that only comes into play once the targets are nearly fully affected by the slow down(takes time) while 2 painters help to apply damage in practice quicker and smother to small targets since you do not have to wait for the full slow down effect of the web and even 2 glancing hits to kill it are better then one hit after 3-4 cycles when the two webs full slowed it down.
However it is far more draining to use in the long run, what might or might not be a reason why it is not used more often outside of missile specific hulls. I guess it really depends on how much medium slot real estate you have to work with.
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The Djego
Hellequin Inc. Mean Coalition
265
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Posted - 2017.02.20 22:08:45 -
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True.
It also kind of depends on how often you run into issues with a frig for example.
This is a few years old and I think Sentry got some nerfs since then but I guess it kind of illustrates it well enught:
http://dl.eve-files.com/media/1404/TFI_vs_Blockade(Angels).wmv
1 frig kill with light drones, all other killed with turrets and sentry drones out of web range, so it does not really make sense to use a web here.
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