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Posted - 2009.03.25 12:38:00 -
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 Originally by: CCP Chronotis
Falcon & Rook
Summary Falcon changes
- ECM Strength Bonus increased from 20 to 25% per level
- ECM Optimal Range Bonus removed (52km optimal / 81km falloff w/ 2*SDA IIs)
- Increase in general manoeuvrability (might give agility bonus to it to replace the ECM optimal range bonus)
That 2*SDA IIs are increasing range, base strength or what in this imaginary setup? I'm asking that because you stated that purpose of SDA's might be changing.
What you get here is faster moving caldari cruiser, that will prolly still be the least agile recon due to its base mass. That falcon won't be able to kill anything (it can't kill even now) --> it will become useless and obsolete. Even if you suggest that shield tanking race should use 3 low slots for armor tanking, that doesn't make up for the pitifull 2 launcher high slots.
Originally by: CCP Chronotis
The rook operates at longer ranges, able to attack at distance and whilst having a weaker ECM strength but longer ECM range than the falcon can lay some real damage on its target gaining a heavy/heavy assault and standard missile velocity bonus in addition to a small drone bay for additional utility.
Summary Rook Changes
- ECM strength bonus decreased to 15% per level
- ECM Optimal Range bonus decreased to 15% per level (92km optimal / 81km falloff)
- 5% Heavy/Heavy Assault missile velocity per recon ship level added (105km range with heavy missiles at max skills)
- 25m3 drone bay / 25 mbit bandwidth added
This Rook will be able to jam at greater range, ECM strenght is nerfed so permajammin is prolly out of the picture, but it won't have the range to hit anything with missiles outside of optimal - as Falcon now.
So conclusion is -> Falcon becomes obsolete, Rook becomes new Falcon, but with nerfed ECM strength, 5 light drones and no covop cloak. If new Rook pilot looks to make some dmg, then no normal cloak too.
If CCP really plans swapping roles for Falcon&Rook, it would be great for Rook to gain another high slot for normal cloak due to loldmg that missile launchers put out.
If the plan changes, then I would suggest to make a Rook useable recon by giving it agility bonus proposed for Falcons, another high slot for normal cloak, drones - maybe, maybe not. And no ECM range bonus.
Falcon -> just take them closer under 200km range, maybe reduce ECM strenght. Even now, Cerberus is efficient antifalcon solution, under 200 more ships could hit it and it's pretty obvious Falcons would be primaried and one-volleyed to pod. Which could make that ship obsolete too.
BTW, before doin anything, CCP should take in account that midslots usage for ECM makes caldari recons unable to web and scram.
Maybe the answer is to completely redisgn caldari recons and ECM concept - move the ECM in lowslots, add one max two lows to cali recons and reduce mids, but make it enough for some tank, web and scram. Since all races are whining bout their recons (besides ammar maybe) - CCP should consider completely redesigning all recons. Not nerfing one by one.
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