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Kunming
T.H.U.G L.I.F.E White Core
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Posted - 2009.04.08 15:31:00 -
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Hello there to EVE and our lovely lovely fluffy DEVs
I havent been around for awhile (RL ) and was planing to become an EVE-addict again once my projects are done. Anyways I have been forum-cruising and read that blasters (my favourite) will get some dev lovin.
Without opening up a debate (which already exists in "ships & modules") I would like to know if and what the plan is for blasters and/or blaster ships. IMO currently they are shorthanded in any gang situation except some 1on1's.
So basically: Is there any plan to make them more of a viable tactical option?
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Kalintos Tyl
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.04.08 15:40:00 -
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try autocanons half dps same or worse tracking, poor optimal and guess what they were nt changed for long time
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Ephemeron
North Eastern Swat Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2009.04.08 17:22:00 -
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Why use blasters when mega pulse is better?
seriously, take a step back and look at the bigger picture
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NightmareX
Celtic Anarchy Force Of Evil
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Posted - 2009.04.09 00:27:00 -
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Edited by: NightmareX on 09/04/2009 00:31:55
Originally by: Ephemeron Why use blasters when mega pulse is better?
seriously, take a step back and look at the bigger picture
LOL, that's like saying the Koenigsegg CCXR are better than the Nissan Skyline GT-R, because the Koenigsegg is faster and have a much much more powerfull engine.
Try putting both of those cars into a street in a city and then let them race to see whos gonna get to the finish first .
And then you try to put both cars into a fight on whos gonna get to the finish line in a 5 mile long straight line track on a speed course. Whos gonna win that time then?.
Anyways
When you say they are better, then better for what?. Better for having the status as a FOTM noob?.
Dude, it really depends on what kind of PVP we are gonna do.
For close range RR gangs = Blasters.
Med range = Pulses.
Long range = Caldari and Amarr.
And ofc it really depends on what kind of PVP style you have in close range, med range and long range.
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Esmenet
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.04.09 02:45:00 -
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Originally by: Ephemeron Why use blasters when mega pulse is better?
seriously, take a step back and look at the bigger picture
Still havent finished training the large lasers. :)
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NightmareX
Celtic Anarchy Force Of Evil
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Posted - 2009.04.09 03:11:00 -
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Originally by: Esmenet
Originally by: Ephemeron Why use blasters when mega pulse is better?
seriously, take a step back and look at the bigger picture
Still havent finished training the large lasers. :)
Atm i'm training Large Autocannon Spec to level 5. 20 days does remain to have it on level 5. After that, i'm gonna start on Large Blaster Spec to level 5 from level 4 .
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Ephemeron
North Eastern Swat Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2009.04.09 03:27:00 -
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ever since the Great Speed Nerf patch, the best fighting range for a close range battleship is 10-15 km.
All 3 guns can do damage at that range, but only mega pulse is clearly ahead.
If you have some specialized tactic that you like to use, that brings your fight to 5km, then blasters would be better. But for general purpose fighting, 10-15 km is where its at
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Dr Resheph
Amarr YOU ARE NOW READING THIS LOUDLY
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Posted - 2009.04.09 03:47:00 -
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Frigate and Cruiser blasters are fine, Battleship blasters are mostly limited by their ships. Dominix lacks grid, Megathron is great but victory even at point blank is far from certain. Hyperion is pretty crap, because it doesn't do any better as a blaster boat than the Megathron. It only does it slightly different.
Take it from someone whose spent way too many years flying the damn things..
1. Hyperion should get 10% blaster damage bonus instead of 5% hybrid, a massive powergrid bump and the same 4 mids / 7 lows as the Megathron.
2. I would also redo all T2 ammo in the game. Null should do 85% thermal and 15% kinetic, while retaining the same damage output and ranges as Antimatter. No penalties, no bonuses. This would make blasters more effective against T1 shield tankers and T2 Amarr. Not sure what to do with Void atm.
3. Fix the broken transverse formula and rebalance weapon tracking accordingly. This would do a lot to make sure Blasters miss less in their ranges.
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Bellum Eternus
Gallente Death of Virtue
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Posted - 2009.04.09 07:08:00 -
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Originally by: Dr Resheph Frigate and Cruiser blasters are fine, Battleship blasters are mostly limited by their ships. Dominix lacks grid, Megathron is great but victory even at point blank is far from certain. Hyperion is pretty crap, because it doesn't do any better as a blaster boat than the Megathron. It only does it slightly different.
Take it from someone whose spent way too many years flying the damn things..
1. Hyperion should get 10% blaster damage bonus instead of 5% hybrid, a massive powergrid bump and the same 4 mids / 7 lows as the Megathron.
2. I would also redo all T2 ammo in the game. Null should do 85% thermal and 15% kinetic, while retaining the same damage output and ranges as Antimatter. No penalties, no bonuses. This would make blasters more effective against T1 shield tankers and T2 Amarr. Not sure what to do with Void atm.
3. Fix the broken transverse formula and rebalance weapon tracking accordingly. This would do a lot to make sure Blasters miss less in their ranges.
1) The Hype's slot layout is fine. It's 5th mid flexibility is what makes it unique.
2) The Hype doesn't need more PG or a bonus change to do more DPS. All large blasters need a DPS increase. That will fix what is wrong with the DPS issue.
3) I agree that if Null had damage closer to Antimatter then it would be useful, while still being different from a Geddon with Scorch. It would do higher damage, but with a different/shorter optimal/falloff curve. The tracking penalty could be reduced as well.
4) Void just needs to do more damage. Lots of it. It's tracking and cap use are horrible. It needs to do a LOT more DPS.
5) The tracking formula is horribly broken at close range and something needs to be done with it. Personally I think that the effective sig radius of a target needs to climb exponentially as range is reduced, but only for guns. This way as you approach 0m effective range your signature radius becomes infinite and you hit for 100% damage at 0km.
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rgreat
Gallente OEG GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2009.04.09 07:16:00 -
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Originally by: Bellum Eternus 5) The tracking formula is horribly broken at close range and something needs to be done with it. Personally I think that the effective sig radius of a target needs to climb exponentially as range is reduced, but only for guns. This way as you approach 0m effective range your signature radius becomes infinite and you hit for 100% damage at 0km.
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Raimo
Gallente Wrath of Fenris
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Posted - 2009.04.09 07:25:00 -
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Edited by: Raimo on 09/04/2009 07:30:08
Originally by: Dr Resheph
2. I would also redo all T2 ammo in the game. Null should do 85% thermal and 15% kinetic, while retaining the same damage output and ranges as Antimatter. No penalties, no bonuses. This would make blasters more effective against T1 shield tankers and T2 Amarr. Not sure what to do with Void atm.
That's a horrible idea. Null should maintain it's current range, preferably it should get a bit more range while maintaining it's current stats otherwise. Upping the gun DPS a bit will be enough. ATM I use Null most of the time in RR BS gangs where MWDing up close is not an option, too bad the Amarr boats outdamage me most of the time but them's the breaks. (And that is fine, just a bit more damage and range would be enough, and vastly increased damage and tracking up close plz, see Void.)
Void OTOH should omit it's tracking penalty and get a slight damage buff IMO in addition to upping the base gun DPS. Make Void the default ammo to use.
About med and small blasters, IMO they are NOT fine due to the random nature of the MWD/Scram/WEB/AB ****up in QR. Small blasters are mostly great but that situation adds way too much randomness even there. (But the ranis and the AFs do rock most of the time)
Med blasters OTOH would definitely need a slight range boost (Same Null boost as larges) and a significant damage boost up close. If you compare the DPS of a Zealot at 24k and the DPS of a Deimos at 2k there is something wrong...
Also boosting tracking across the board to be comparable at optimal to lasers at their optimal would be decent IMO. Bellum's idea might be good as well, though wouldn't it boost all guns and leave Blasters relatively handicapped still?
AC's need their own thread and they anyway can hit stuff much further so the comparison is not fair. ---
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Kalintos Tyl
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.04.09 07:32:00 -
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Originally by: Raimo Edited by: Raimo on 09/04/2009 07:30:08
Originally by: Dr Resheph
2. I would also redo all T2 ammo in the game. Null should do 85% thermal and 15% kinetic, while retaining the same damage output and ranges as Antimatter. No penalties, no bonuses. This would make blasters more effective against T1 shield tankers and T2 Amarr. Not sure what to do with Void atm.
That's a horrible idea. Null should maintain it's current range, preferably it should get a bit more range while maintaining it's current stats otherwise. Upping the gun DPS a bit will be enough. ATM I use Null most of the time in RR BS gangs where MWDing up close is not an option, too bad the Amarr boats outdamage me most of the time but them's the breaks. (And that is fine, just a bit more damage and range would be enough, and vastly increased damage and tracking up close plz, see Void.)
Void OTOH should omit it's tracking penalty and get a slight damage buff IMO in addition to upping the base gun DPS. Make Void the default ammo to use.
About med and small blasters, IMO they are NOT fine due to the random nature of the MWD/Scram/WEB/AB ****up in QR. Small blasters are mostly great but that situation adds way too much randomness even there. (But the ranis and the AFs do rock most of the time)
Med blasters OTOH would definitely need a slight range boost (Same Null boost as larges) and a significant damage boost up close. If you compare the DPS of a Zealot at 24k and the DPS of a Deimos at 2k there is something wrong...
Also boosting tracking across the board to be comparable at optimal to lasers at their optimal would be decent IMO. Bellum's idea might be good as well, though wouldn't it boost all guns and leave Blasters relatively handicapped still?
AC's need their own thread and they anyway can hit stuff much further so the comparison is not fair.
especialy megathron outdomages temepst up to 35km right ?
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Raimo
Gallente Wrath of Fenris
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Posted - 2009.04.09 07:38:00 -
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Edited by: Raimo on 09/04/2009 07:38:17
Originally by: Kalintos Tyl
especialy megathron outdomages temepst up to 35km right ?
Uh I don't know WTF you are smoking, a Blaster Mega does eventually 300ish DPS at 35km if he fits Ogres (or a bit less but instantly with sentries), but ZERO (or very close) from his blasters. Maximum Null optimal+falloff is 27km...
Tho I don't fit damage drones in RR gangs so it's moot. I do basically zero DPS at 35. What does the pest do?
Like I said already do your own friggin thread. ---
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Kalintos Tyl
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.04.09 08:06:00 -
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Edited by: Kalintos Tyl on 09/04/2009 08:11:05
Originally by: Raimo Edited by: Raimo on 09/04/2009 07:38:17
Originally by: Kalintos Tyl
especialy megathron outdomages temepst up to 35km right ?
Uh I don't know WTF you are smoking, a Blaster Mega does eventually 300ish DPS at 35km if he fits Ogres (or a bit less but instantly with sentries), but ZERO (or very close) from his blasters. Maximum Null optimal+falloff is 27km...
Tho I don't fit damage drones in RR gangs so it's moot. I do basically zero DPS at 35. What does the pest do?
Like I said already do your own friggin thread.
go try, there is reason im switching to blasters with null, over acs. Clue: Ac tempest have less ehp and dps up to 30km than mega, mega have trakcing of medium long range guns(webed cruiser dies so fast), and no acs have same trackign before bonuses so its wrose after mega bonus.
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Bellum Eternus
Gallente Death of Virtue
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Posted - 2009.04.09 08:19:00 -
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Originally by: Kalintos Tyl especialy megathron outdomages temepst up to 35km right ?
If you're flying your Tempest like a Megathron then you're too incompetent to be helped. The Tempest has entirely different advantages than the Megathron. Use it as such. And if you're going to bother fitting blasters on a Tempest, why not just fit DHP2s or MP2s? Better at everything, but needs a bit of cap and grid.
I have a DHP2 Typhoon that is pretty fun.
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Kalintos Tyl
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.04.09 08:23:00 -
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Originally by: Bellum Eternus
Originally by: Kalintos Tyl especialy megathron outdomages temepst up to 35km right ?
If you're flying your Tempest like a Megathron then you're too incompetent to be helped. The Tempest has entirely different advantages than the Megathron. Use it as such. And if you're going to bother fitting blasters on a Tempest, why not just fit DHP2s or MP2s? Better at everything, but needs a bit of cap and grid.
I have a DHP2 Typhoon that is pretty fun.
i dont fly it, sometimes for duels on sisi with dual neut, and watching enemy slowly die to pity dps.
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Bellum Eternus
Gallente Death of Virtue
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Posted - 2009.04.09 08:31:00 -
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Originally by: Kalintos Tyl
Originally by: Bellum Eternus
Originally by: Kalintos Tyl especialy megathron outdomages temepst up to 35km right ?
If you're flying your Tempest like a Megathron then you're too incompetent to be helped. The Tempest has entirely different advantages than the Megathron. Use it as such. And if you're going to bother fitting blasters on a Tempest, why not just fit DHP2s or MP2s? Better at everything, but needs a bit of cap and grid.
I have a DHP2 Typhoon that is pretty fun.
i dont fly it, sometimes for duels on sisi with dual neut, and watching enemy slowly die to pity dps.
If you don't fly it then you're not allowed to whine about it.
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Severice
Crushed Ambitions
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Posted - 2009.04.09 09:50:00 -
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Kill void tracking penalties. I only use it when i'm being too cheap to buy medium faction ammo. Kill void tracking penalties. Reduction in range + tracking penalties = you don't hit jack.
Bellum Eturnus had an awesome idea:
5) The tracking formula is horribly broken at close range and something needs to be done with it. Personally I think that the effective sig radius of a target needs to climb exponentially as range is reduced, but only for guns. This way as you approach 0m effective range your signature radius becomes infinite and you hit for 100% damage at 0km.
i can sign off on that one hundred percent. Do it.
Here's the raw deal for blaster boats. High damage, have to be close in. When you're that close your often primary because they know they can web and disrupt you and your the last one who can get out. There is no "run away" option for a blaster ship. So you have to live with the fact your primary. So your too damn close to be allowed to live, and your damage is just too good (even with the current issues) to say "yeah i can ignore you for later". And top it all off, with you get neuted and your dead.
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london
Gallente Dark-Rising
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Posted - 2009.04.09 12:24:00 -
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Originally by: Bellum Eternus
1) The Hype's slot layout is fine. It's 5th mid flexibility is what makes it unique.
2) The Hype doesn't need more PG or a bonus change to do more DPS. All large blasters need a DPS increase. That will fix what is wrong with the DPS issue.
3) I agree that if Null had damage closer to Antimatter then it would be useful, while still being different from a Geddon with Scorch. It would do higher damage, but with a different/shorter optimal/falloff curve. The tracking penalty could be reduced as well.
4) Void just needs to do more damage. Lots of it. It's tracking and cap use are horrible. It needs to do a LOT more DPS.
5) The tracking formula is horribly broken at close range and something needs to be done with it. Personally I think that the effective sig radius of a target needs to climb exponentially as range is reduced, but only for guns. This way as you approach 0m effective range your signature radius becomes infinite and you hit for 100% damage at 0km.
Couldn't agree more.
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Eleana Tomelac
Gallente Eclats de verre
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Posted - 2009.04.09 12:56:00 -
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All blasters (and ACs for several models) have too low tracking compared to their range. You can just well overtrack yourself by moving your own ship with an AB.
So, it's not even worth thinking shooting smaller targets.
By overtracking myself, I mean that an electron blaster deimos with a 1600mm plate and an AB will miss partially a hurricane while orbiting it, it looks plain stupid to me. Same can be said of the hurricane's 220mm ACs in that fight. So, IMHO, it lacks tracking for a proper close range fight.
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Ryusoath Orillian
Minmatar INDUSTIENCE
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Posted - 2009.04.09 13:22:00 -
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Originally by: Bellum Eternus
5) The tracking formula is horribly broken at close range and something needs to be done with it. Personally I think that the effective sig radius of a target needs to climb exponentially as range is reduced, but only for guns. This way as you approach 0m effective range your signature radius becomes infinite and you hit for 100% damage at 0km.
Oh wow, man you have been right every time when i read your threads. Your Videos were fantastic. You are one of the very very few forum posters that i like and agree with.
and now this, this.... GENIUS. i never read this anywhere before, but i have never heard a more perfect solution. It has no flaws at all, it makes logical and even scientific sense.
CCP Do this now.
never leave these forums.
and make a new video, unless you are waiting for blasters to be good again.
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Raimo
Gallente Wrath of Fenris
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Posted - 2009.04.09 16:01:00 -
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Edited by: Raimo on 09/04/2009 16:01:41
EVSCO killboards seem to be pretty widespread already, it seems most of EVE PVP is in there. Look at their FOTM weapons list: (Top 20)
Only 2 light Blasters on the whole top 20, no mediums or heavies...
Might this be because (especially) medium and heavy blasters, the T2 ammos and/ or the blaster boats need some love? 
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Ephemeron
North Eastern Swat Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2009.04.09 16:52:00 -
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Originally by: Ryusoath Orillian
Originally by: Bellum Eternus
5) The tracking formula is horribly broken at close range and something needs to be done with it. Personally I think that the effective sig radius of a target needs to climb exponentially as range is reduced, but only for guns. This way as you approach 0m effective range your signature radius becomes infinite and you hit for 100% damage at 0km.
Oh wow, man you have been right every time when i read your threads. Your Videos were fantastic. You are one of the very very few forum posters that i like and agree with.
and now this, this.... GENIUS. i never read this anywhere before, but i have never heard a more perfect solution. It has no flaws at all, it makes logical and even scientific sense.
CCP Do this now.
never leave these forums.
and make a new video, unless you are waiting for blasters to be good again.
Hold your premature ejaculations. The idea is on good track but it isn't perfect.
Exponential formulas are very difficult to balance in a game, it would become to sensetive to distance. At long ranges, say 20+ km, that exponential sig radius would become virtually 0. You can tweak the formula and just shift that 0 up a few more km. Depending on the coefficients that you introduce to make sniper weapons work, blasters would have a big range of 100% tracking for all guns.
Linear solutions work best in games, with minimum and maximum cut off ranges
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Dr Resheph
Amarr YOU ARE NOW READING THIS LOUDLY
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Posted - 2009.04.09 17:21:00 -
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Edited by: Dr Resheph on 09/04/2009 17:22:25
Originally by: Bellum Eternus 1) The Hype's slot layout is fine. It's 5th mid flexibility is what makes it unique.
As unique and wonderful as a Tempest right?
Originally by: Bellum Eternus 2) The Hype doesn't need more PG or a bonus change to do more DPS. All large blasters need a DPS increase. That will fix what is wrong with the DPS issue.
No. All blasters don't need a DPS boost, that's called power creep and only ensures that every other weapon gets a boost. It's called cyclic history, and anyone who thinks boosting leads to fixes is incapable or unwilling to think in the long term.
Hyperion's 500mw powergrid advantage over the Megathron doesn't even compensate for the 8th turret. An Ion setup with dual reps, mwd and injector fits on the Megathron, but doesn't fit on the Hyperion without additional rigs, modules or implants. So without doing anything, it's already underpowered in a relative sense.
A massive powergrid increase would make it capable of using Neutrons with an active tank, which have an inherent 6-7% dps advantage over the preceding tier. Drones could then be dropped to 50mbit (with 150m3 bay).
Originally by: Bellum Eternus 3) I agree that if Null had damage closer to Antimatter then it would be useful, while still being different from a Geddon with Scorch. It would do higher damage, but with a different/shorter optimal/falloff curve. The tracking penalty could be reduced as well.
You're just thinking of damage. I'm thinking of damage type. **** the range, part of the reason Tempest doesn't compete well with the Megathron anymore is because of Null. As a blaster pilot, I never wanted, asked, nor pleaded for more range. That defeats the entire purpose of the platform. For as long as range bonuses are in place, damage increase is impossible - otherwise, who would use Antimatter?
Originally by: Bellum Eternus 4) Void just needs to do more damage. Lots of it. It's tracking and cap use are horrible. It needs to do a LOT more DPS.
It's tracking and cap are horrible because of the damage it does. T2 ammo doesn't need to do damage above what T1 offers at all, it needs to provide specialization and functionality that T1 can't. With Null, you have an obvious thermal damage focus. The only reason I didn't say Void should become 85% kinetic is because Antimatter already does a lot of kinetic and it would be redundant.
Originally by: Bellum Eternus 5) The tracking formula is horribly broken at close range and something needs to be done with it. Personally I think that the effective sig radius of a target needs to climb exponentially as range is reduced, but only for guns. This way as you approach 0m effective range your signature radius becomes infinite and you hit for 100% damage at 0km.
You're clueless in two ways. First, that would never allow you to hit at 0m because it wouldn't be changing the tracking formula. And zero multiplied by anything is still zero. Second, if you think massive signatures help, then you don't know how the transverse calculation is broken.
You're only saying it's broken because you've read other people state the same, and it's a convenient argument to use. But a gimmick like the one you just proposed does nothing. And the people who followed up on that with glorious praise are about as dumb as highschool cheerleaders.
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Dr Resheph
Amarr YOU ARE NOW READING THIS LOUDLY
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Posted - 2009.04.09 17:25:00 -
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Originally by: Raimo That's a horrible idea.
RANGE
RANGE
RANGE
RANGE
RANGE
RANGE
RANGE
not fair.
I'm sorry I can't hear you over the sound of you being a sniveling blasterpilot-wannabe. Go train for your precious lasers if you can't be a manly man.
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Manfred Rickenbocker
The Elliance
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Posted - 2009.04.09 18:11:00 -
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Originally by: Ephemeron
Hold your premature ejaculations. The idea is on good track but it isn't perfect.
Exponential formulas are very difficult to balance in a game, it would become to sensetive to distance. At long ranges, say 20+ km, that exponential sig radius would become virtually 0. You can tweak the formula and just shift that 0 up a few more km. Depending on the coefficients that you introduce to make sniper weapons work, blasters would have a big range of 100% tracking for all guns.
Linear solutions work best in games, with minimum and maximum cut off ranges
Exponential shouldnt be too bad, what matters is the cutoff point. At what range does does the sig radius increase and remain fair? That golden point is the issue. Should it be relative to the actual gun type, properties, ship size, and/or ship size difference? Without those considerations you could have battleships hitting frigates because the frigates are too close and their sig balloons.
Continuing with the current formulae, Id would guess that the golden point would have to combine ship size/signature vs. gun signature differences (so battleships dont hit frigates). Im not too keen on how the tracking formula works, but it seems it doesnt factor in that feature enough.
Id propose an alternate. This is the future right? Tracking should affect rate of fire, not actual accuracy. If something was orbiting me over my tracking, realistically I would track in an opposite direction and lead my shots. What should affect to-hit and hit quality should rely on the differences in gun size to target size. That seems to be similar to how missiles operate currently: target speed reduces missile damage vs. a turrent losing ROF/DPS, and explosion radius modifies DPS further on small targets vs. signature radius on small targets. ------------------------ Peace through superior firepower: a guiding principle for uncertain times. |

Bellum Eternus
Gallente Death of Virtue
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Posted - 2009.04.10 04:26:00 -
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Originally by: Dr Resheph useless crap
I CBA to requote everything point by point.
Summary:
If you want a 4 mid 7 low blaster ship, fly a Megathron.
Yes, large blasters need a DPS increase. The small difference in peak DPS when compared to Mega Pulse IIs isn't enough to differentiate it from the MP2s. They need to do *significantly* more DPS than the MP2s at close range in order for them to be worth using when compared to MP2s etc.
If you're fitting a dual rep setup on the Hype you're doing it wrong.
Blah blah T2 ammo blah blah. W/E. T2 ammo sucks and needs to be fixed.
No, I didn't miss anything, and I do understand how the tracking formula works. Yes, I do understand that if you simply increased the sig radius of the target as it grew closer to the ship the guns would still miss due to the oversimplified tracking formula.
Who said to leave the formula the way it is? I was simply trying to express an idea in it's simplest forms so people like yourself could easily grasp the general principle instead of my delving into precise mechanics changes with respect to reconstructing the tracking formula so that it would be appropriate for blasters. Tl;dr: stfu and stop being pedantic.
You're only regurgitating your crap because you can't see past your own position.
Bellum Eternus Inveniam viam aut faciam.
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Raimo
Gallente Wrath of Fenris
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Posted - 2009.04.10 05:50:00 -
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Edited by: Raimo on 10/04/2009 05:50:45
Originally by: Dr Resheph
I'm sorry I can't hear you over the sound of you being a sniveling blasterpilot-wannabe. Go train for your precious lasers if you can't be a manly man.
You didn't read the part where I wanted improved DPS and tracking up close with Void and/or in general? I love to hug them and melt them as much as the next guy, but if laser users can do nearly the same DPS from out of point range there indeed is something wrong. Unless lasers are nerfed to be inline with other guns the slight Null range increase comnbined with the up close improvements would give a bit of much needed flexibility to us in gangs.
And IMO med blasters/boats definitely need looking into as well. ---
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Kunming
T.H.U.G L.I.F.E White Core
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Posted - 2009.04.10 13:09:00 -
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Actually I only wanted to know if there is any change coming or planned and what it is?
There are multiple topics about blasters in Ships & Modules already and we all know the pro and con arguementations.
Though as a matter of fact, I DO like some of the ideas here alot; especially the tracking formula one. And I'm sure us blaster pilots would whine less if void was useful, basically the most dmging weapon can not use its high end ammo for the intended purpose. Considering its huge drawbacks, you will never become a solopwn machine with void anyway.
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Hereon Herinnger
Gallente Nolra Corp
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Posted - 2009.04.10 15:04:00 -
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Originally by: Raimo Edited by: Raimo on 09/04/2009 16:01:41
EVSCO killboards seem to be pretty widespread already, it seems most of EVE PVP is in there. Look at their FOTM weapons list: (Top 20)
Only 2 light Blasters on the whole top 20, no mediums or heavies...
Might this be because (especially) medium and heavy blasters, the T2 ammos and/ or the blaster boats need some love? 
While I support some love to blasters, this claim is flawed. There are 4 weapon systems, each with 2 variants (like blasters and rails). So in the top 20 weapons used, each variant should have an average of 2.5 weapons in the top 20. Blasters are slightly weaker, so they get 2, while rails for example get 3. So while medium/large need some love, by this count light blasters are overpowered if anything. |
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