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Ysabelle nKataros
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Posted - 2009.07.27 08:50:00 -
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Recently in your Dev Blog you expressed a desire to know why the Minmatar Tier 1 and Tier 2 BS are so unpopular. I'm opening this thread for a discussions of that question. Here are the factors that I think contribute.
Reason 1: Starting players. I don't recall the exact numbers but aren't Minmatar the least popular choice for starting race? Most pilots choose the race they eventually specialise in (with the exception of the raven. Damn those ravens  ). I don't think this is such a bad thing, as it fits the Prime Fiction.
Reason 2: Typhoon requires many skills. To be effective in the Typhoon, you need good missile skills, drone skills AND gunnery skills. This is a very daunting prospect for players, who view the amount of time required to build up an extra combat specialisation as something that could be invested much more profitably in a different area.
Reason 3: Tempest is a weakling. Over the past few years, the other races' ranged turret battleships have been boosted; the Apoc is now a very sexy ship, the Megathron doesn't fall far short, and the Rokh has an insane range. The Tempest has relatively low damage due to only having 6 turrets, pathetic range (140km optimal? Come on, I know Minmatar ships are supposed to work in falloff, but that's ridiculous compared to the Apoc and Mega) and tracking that is just insufficient to compensate for its other failings. At short range, its tanking ability is okay-ish but still nowhere near any of the other races' and the Minmatar speed advantage is fairly useless in a ship of that size.
Those are my thoughts on the reasons, anyone else want to contribute? |
Bibbleibble
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Posted - 2009.07.27 09:03:00 -
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But yeah, Minmatar battleships suffer because the Minmatar advantages (speed and range flexibility, amongst others) don't apply well to Battleship sized combat, as you will most often be fighting in a gang, and there will be numerous webs slowing you down.
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Rhohan
Minmatar
Pelennor Swarm
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Posted - 2009.07.27 09:18:00 -
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I'm not sure why the Devs have gimped the Minmatar in nearly everything, but they have. Each Race should have something, but I don't thing the "versatile" thing is working out for the Minmatar.
Reason 1. This has changed over time.
Reason 2. I'm personally ok with the skill requirement for the Typhoon. Some invested time to get good damage on a fairly cheap ship. I'm not sure a change is waranted here.
One possible change is to go with a 5x5 turret/missle fitting.
Reason 3. I saw this in another post and think it may be a good fix here. Decrease the optimal of Arty a little, dramatically increase it's falloff, and maybe give it a damage boost, while lowering its rate of fire.
Result should be giving Arty more falloff to play in, and increasing its Alpha and Damage overall. I think this would help a lot.
Giving the Pest a 7th turret, as well, might be an idea.
A change is needed though.
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Rhohan
Minmatar
Pelennor Swarm
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Posted - 2009.07.27 09:25:00 -
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 Originally by: Bibbleibble
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Heh, looks like you made every other post in that thread.
A little excessive maybe? 
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Bibbleibble
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Posted - 2009.07.27 09:28:00 -
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Originally by: Rhohan
Originally by: Bibbleibble
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Heh, looks like you made every other post in that thread.
A little excessive maybe?
Perhaps.
Most it was me arguing with people/giving it a bump though.
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Ysabelle nKataros
Evolution
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Posted - 2009.07.27 10:08:00 -
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Whoopsie, I missed that thread, I did have a scan down for it but clearly the coffee I had wasn't big enough cos I missed it :P
Editing this thread and putting my post in the other.
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CCP Zymurgist
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Posted - 2009.07.27 14:27:00 -
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