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Veilside
Caldari Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2007.08.18 14:58:00 -
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Hello all,
I have left eve since the introduction of the new battlecruisers. Back when ECM was king.
I am thinking about re activating my subscription but i would like to know how eve is these days...
It would be greatly appreciated if any1 could explain to me how eve has changed, what are the cookie cutter ships/setups now(nos domi was king b4)so that i get a feel of what i am about to get back into .
Cheers.
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Jazzmine Wa
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Posted - 2007.08.18 15:22:00 -
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Edited by: Jazzmine Wa on 18/08/2007 15:22:29
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Wildwa
Avalon Security Interests
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Posted - 2007.08.18 15:22:00 -
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Heh, this could be a rather large post
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Veilside
Caldari Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2007.08.18 17:56:00 -
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can any1 give me a quick overview pretty plz hehehe
srly.
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Liang Nuren
The Refugees
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Posted - 2007.08.18 18:27:00 -
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Politics:
The Privateers were nerfed out of existence (sadly), and empire wars are virtually non-existent from what I can see [though The V I G I L recently got wardec'ed]. BOB conquered 0.0, and now they're being obliterated (or something like this). Merc Coalition is the premier pwn your ass PVP alliance. Triumvirate sole Venal, and may or may not still be there since I last heard about it Low sec is pretty pointless. Only noobs and pirates go there.
Ships of note, and what to know about them: Rokh: Great sniper, pretty good blaster platform. Unbelievable tank. Raven: PVE king. Missile spewer. Scorpion: You're about to get ECM'ed, and there's a gang. Probably a big one. Drake: Its a harmless flying brick... usually passive tanked, so don't bother nossing it. Great for level 3 missions. Ferox: No longer a missile boat, it is a sniper only. Gets wtfbbq'd in blaster roles.
Hyperion: WTF tanker, and pretty decent ganker. Megathron: WTFBBQHAX DPS (1400). This is the ultimate in ganking ships. Dominix: With the coming nos nerf, it'll be the Neut Domi. Fun for all under the sun! This is probably the best solo ship in the game. Myrmidon: This is the ultimate in PWN Battlecruisers. Amazing tank, Amazing gank. There is no reason not to fly one. Brutix: Excellent blaster platform, usually somewhat subpar in DPS.
Maelstrom: Pretty decent tank.. I hear its the best non-capital tank in the game. Tempest: YAAARRRRR, auto-pest for the win. Typhoon: Um, good ship. Somehow the split bonus actually works for it (sometimes). Hurricane: Teh Uber Speedy BC O Doom. This is the only BC that's gonna kill a Myrmidon. And then only because it kited the Myrmidon's 5 heavy drones. Cyclone: Uh, it shield tanks, and otherwise sucks at everything.
Abbadon: Excellente tanker! Apocalypse: Useless. Maybe use it as a gate camping smart-bomb machine. Armageddon: Getting a boost, so it's actually *****ble. Really nice damage. Harbinger: NICE damage for a battlecruiser. Prophecy: Uh, pretty decent tank.
Titans are no longer the "omg, my whole fleet died", and we've actually downed a few now. One was in actual combat (the rest were logged off).
Motherships are the ultimate in pirate-mobiles in lowsec because you can't drop dictor spheres to keep them from warping out - and yes, they're being used to pwn people in low sec. Carriers are fun... Don't fly Minmatar? Dreads are fun too, if you like staring at a POS for hours on end.
There's a new mining capship coming out ... apparently its useful for hauling stuff.
The Nos Nerf: Interceptors are really sweet, and might have a role back soon. Interdictors are awesome, but only useful in 0.0. (Mobile bubble launcher ftw) Assault frigs suck pretty much. HAC's ... Zealot, Muninn, Deimos are all getting boosts on the test server. Command ships are a rule of the day (T2 Battle Cruisers). They're pretty nice, TBH. Eos / Astarte are the ones to be *really* scared of, because they'll melt your ship.
T2 battleships are "coming" someday.
Warp to 0 has been implemented, so you can simply click on something and warp to it.
I may have missed things. Someone else feel free to chime in.
Liang
Originally by: "QproQ"
When people say "Put 'stabs on your 'cane", they mean GYROSTABS"
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Arte
Warspite Developments
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Posted - 2007.08.18 18:35:00 -
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I'll try, this won't be complete though. You're best off reading the dev blogs to get a more cumulative summary.
The forums are still full of whiners, more so than constructive posts. Any of those usually get trolled to death so don't judge the game by 'here', but I guess you already knew that!!!
Amarr still need a buff. Because of EANM II's adding to already high natural EM resists, their damage is often tanked well and because of this some think they are gimped in PvP. They have a good tier 3 BS though in the Abaddon. Their recon ships (covert ops cruisers) are great as they have nos bonuses however Nos is due to be nerfed so how effective they will be after that is still to be seen.
Caldari still whinge that they are awful at PvP but remain the PVE kings. They have a good rail platform in the Rokh but with the nerf to ECM even their recons aren't sooo hot. Still effective now but need skills to be good at. ECM is no longer a no-brainer.
Minmatar took a bit of a hit with the nano-nerf meaning that some of their ships weren't so uber at speed. The nano-nerf meant that it reduced mass but didn't give a speed buff by the way. They still need duct tape to hold their ships together.
Gallente are doing ok, everyone is screaming that they're uber as they have a decent ship in every class so they're waiting for a nerf soon. Drones still don't work properly all the time, Dominix was the flavour of the month but with the impending nos nerf they will have to work a bit harder, which basically means using neuts as well as nos.
PoS warfare is awful at the moment but is undergoing constant changes as CCP try to reduce blob warfare, POS defences are out of the radius of the forcefield now so they can be picked off by BS fleets, as can station services which are now targettable at outposts.
The titan also used to be ubar with the remote doomsday device but that is now no longer remote so titans aren't as uber as they were. More alliances are getting them but shrike is the only one to have lost one in battle, the others have been lost to log-off-with-aggression mistakes.
Other changes including an industrial capital ship coming in, are constantly thought of and then put off. Missions are up to Lvl V by the way, almost forgot that.
Overall the game is fine. Bit crash-tastic at the moment and lag is ever present but as ever CCP has efforts in the pipeline which hope to address it. Lots more hardware and new coding coming in which will hopefully be effective...
Very quick summary, hope it fills in a few blanks. The game is a lot better in gameplay in my opinion, but still has problems to be addressed and the actual ability to play the game is touch and go sometimes.
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Veilside
Caldari Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2007.08.18 18:36:00 -
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Jeesus christ thanks alot for that. Helps to clear it up. Would you like a present
Is it really true that empire pvp is gone? That was my favourite :(
Cheers again!
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Pottsey
Enheduanni Foundation
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Posted - 2007.08.18 18:36:00 -
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Dont forget Rigs and heat only one of which is any use. Rigs changed things a lot. Think implants for ships. Passive shield tanking guide click here |
Veilside
Caldari Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2007.08.18 18:41:00 -
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wait whats this heat thing?
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Gawain Hill
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Posted - 2007.08.18 18:50:00 -
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Originally by: Veilside wait whats this heat thing?
heat is the cool new way of making your ship useless (also it increases how effective things are so short range guns get a damage boost and long range guns get a RoF boost but they blow up on you)
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Pottsey
Enheduanni Foundation
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Posted - 2007.08.18 18:51:00 -
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You can overload some modules for extra juice. Doing so produceÆs heat; heat builds up and damages modules. After enough damage the module goes offline and needs to be repaired at a star base.
Say you want more speed you can overload your afterburner or microwarp. Turrets can be made to fire faster.
Passive shield tanking guide click here |
Thorek Ironbrow
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Posted - 2007.08.18 18:51:00 -
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Edited by: Thorek Ironbrow on 18/08/2007 18:51:43 Aww man. I wish there was still empire wars. I'd get WTFPWNED but it'd still be funner than mining all ****ing day.
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Veilside
Caldari Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2007.08.18 18:53:00 -
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oh nice, maybe i should log on to the test server first hehe. cheers guys.
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Swatcat
Save our Souls
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Posted - 2007.08.18 19:13:00 -
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<QUOTE>The Privateers were nerfed out of existence (sadly), and empire wars are virtually non-existent from what I can see [though The V I G I L recently got wardec'ed].<QUOTE>
Empire wars are far from dead - 505 are still alive, kicking and stronger then ever
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