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Yon Krum The Knights Templar Intrepid Crossing	Posted - 2009.04.03 04:00:00 - [1] Originally by: RyMcQeN I Originally by: CCP Chronotis Responding generally to some suggestions: Close range scorpion was cool, we want that! It definitely had a role and a place and we liked it however it did leave a big gap in the fleet warfare role combined with the other changes (though perhaps this is indicative of deeper issues with fleet warfare and use of engagement ranges as a whole which rule out many ships from having a place there). I think when you consider the Scorpion in the fleet warfare role you need to compare it to the Tier 1 Battleships of the other races. When you are doing fleet warfare (ie. long range sniping etc.) the battleships typically used are the Tier 2 and Tier 3 variants. Its not often that you see Typhoons, Dominixs, and Armageddons in fleet battles. They are close range battleships. If you keep the scorpion on par with this, then it makes sense for it to have the close range bonus's. To summarize, I think that the close range brawler scorpion is a good idea, and I agree that the need to maintain its role in fleet warfare is a problem indicative of fleet warfare itself. These are very astute points. I think, Chronotis, that you're missing a point in fleet warfare. Namely, though people do bring Scorpions out for ECM "sniping", FCs would rather they not. Even the Blackbird is considered to be more effective due to its smaller sig radius, faster locking time, and align time. Also, Scorpions are primary targets because (like destroyers for support) they are easy to lock and die very fast. So why do we even need an ECM sniping battleship, when no other race has a sniping EW ship?? Better to change it into a defined close-range role and let the long-range work get done by the T1 and T2 cruisers. I assure you, it will get used. In the SB thread you said you didn't want to litter your database with under-used relics. The Scorpion is one such relic, used at all primarily because it can be insurance-tanked rather well. That's sad. --Krum --Krum

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