Originally by: Mynas Atoch

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Edited by: Mynas Atoch on 13/10/2009 05:14:44

The biggest issue I see is that a 16-18man dread fleet (ie 8-10 real players) will be able to reinforce a large POS and leave system in 12 minutes. Bringing the currently short range weapons into play is a good thing in gameplay terms, but the change in dynamic for dread fleets is going to wreak havoc on mining POS. While this fits well with CCP's professed goal of invconveniencing the "afk empire" by making it much more difficult to control moons outside their territory, its going to be rough on the smaller groups and independents.

Effectively its power creep.

Simple solution. Take away with the other hand. Nerf both. Give us the improved range, but bring dps from short range weapons down to closer to 25% more than current long range weapons. To keep the differentiation between ranges, cut dps from existing long range, and the new citadel cruise down to nearer 75% of existing dps, but extend the range of the weapons out to nearer the 200km, and balance skills and senor range for a single T2 sensor booster reaching this limit. Locus rigged (or equivelant) ships should need to add a second sensor booster to reach the extended range.

While we are at it, this power creep yet further highlights the imbalance in current POS weaponry. To compensate, cut fitting requirements for POS neuts and large guns to give pos more firepower while unattended and be truly deadly again with a full team of gunners. If a dread fleet can kill a POS, it should be equally as easy for a POS till kill a dread. Match the range and dps changes to dreads with range and dps to the POS weapons for long and short range weapons. POS torps, pulse, blasters and autocannon should seriously **** dreads up if they come into range for their short range weapons.

The Moros drone nerf is totally justified, especially out of siege, however sentry recovery in a fleet is a pain and is a specific handicap to moros pilots - consider increasing the speed of recalled sentries to partially compensate.

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POS ... next time you look at them, can you give them the wormhole alien's AI? Or at least prioritize targets - EW should like logis and carriers, mediums should like BS, smalls should like small stuff and drones .. and those large guns? have them all hit the same target.

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