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Wingmate
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Posted - 2012.05.09 15:09:00 -
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cruisers are significantly faster and more agile than BCs, and cost way less than HACs. they're meant to add punch and tank to a frigate gang, in the same way that BSes add punch and tank to a BC gang, without sacrificing the 4-5s warp time that most frigate gangs use to stay mobile and ahead of the competition. losing one fully fitted also costs less than a BC hull alone.
alternatively, babydrakes (like caracals) are cheap and can fit long-range heavy missiles easily. three caracals is the equivalent of two drakes in terms of damage, and costs way less. it's also way, way more mobile, and allows for more fleet flexibility because of the agility and ability to kite.
also, a mwd-ing cruiser is usually up past 2km/s, whereas most BCs can't break 1400m/s. so it can function as a heavy tackle when you don't want to use (and lose) an assault ship. |
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Posted - 2012.05.09 15:32:00 -
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a t2 fit rupture costs ~30m depending on how you fit it. how much do canes cost nowadays? |
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Posted - 2012.05.09 16:51:00 -
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cruisers cost 1/3-1/2 of an AF, and can either fit more dps or more tank. a smart cruiser pilot can kill an average AF pilot most of the time. also, anything can be caught with sebo'd ships. cruisers are just cheaper while maintaining versatility and dps =)
caracals can't out-tank AND out-dps something like that - remember, they're not full battlecruisers. they're not going to go toe-to-toe with BCs any more than AFs are. the idea is that they add punch and range to an otherwise fast and mobile fleet.
you can get 50k EHP out of a Rupture with a micro and be up past 2km/s. can't do that with an AF. the sig radius bonus makes a difference, of course, but a rupture costs half of an AF and can be effectively piloted by a trial pilot. an AF can't. overall, they're an excellent low-SP alternative to t2 frigs and add DPS (or tank) and range to small-ship small-gang roams. |
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Posted - 2012.05.09 20:28:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote:That will get killed by a single frigate. I could set up a Hurricane to do as much damage as a Sleipnir does, but that would be a bad idea because that ship would suck.
sure, but it's great for DPS in pve situations! =)
not that a tier-3 BC isn't better, but what the heck? fly something different for a change. |
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