Deathbarrage
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Posted - 2009.11.12 09:43:00 -
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 Originally by: Pallidum Treponema
Originally by: Tarron Sarek
Edited by: Tarron Sarek on 12/11/2009 04:59:35
Personally I don't think a supercarrier should deal double or 2.5 times the damage of a dread. 10k+ dps is uncalled-for, but it should at least be 50% more than a dread.
Dread DPS (short range guns): ~8000
Mothership DPS: 9600 (Nyx, 12000)
This is 20% (non-Nyx) to 50% (Nyx) more DPS than a dread.
However, if these new changes go in effect, the result will be:
Mothership DPS: 4800 (Nyx, 6000)
The motherships will now do 40% LESS DPS than a dread, with the Nyx lucking out at only doing 25% less DPS.
Unlike dreads, motherships have a primary weapon system that can be easily destroyed (smartbombs, shooting the darn FBs etc).
Their weapon system has limited range (in effect, since FBs can't be delegated, short range fighting is the only viable option for any fight where DPS needs to be maximized).
Their weapon system is not instant-damage (sharing that characteristic with Phoenixes).
Like dreads, motherships have a single purpose. Dreads are high-DPS anti-structure ships, with a secondary role of shooting capital ships. They are inherently unable to kill anything smaller with any degree of success. Motherships on the other hand are pure anti-capital ships. They have the wrong weapon system to shoot structures effectively (Fighters and FBs cannot get close enough to a POS to shoot it, not sure about TCU and other structures though) and against subcapitals, their performance drops hideously - they may be able to kill battleships at short range fairly easily, but this can be countered easily by rotating snipe spots and/or simply shooting the FBs.
Unlike carriers, motherships are NOT designed to be versatile support ships. Let's face it, a carrier has abysmal DPS (the same DPS as a close-range BS) but is able to make up for it with their RRing capabilities, triage function etc. Yes, a mothership can use RR as well, but is far less suited for the task, by not being able to perform it any better than a normal carrier, for ten times the cost.
Bottom line here, CCP. Motherships in the presented form were fine. They were underutilized before, the change was going to bring them back to the frontlines. With this nerf, there's ONCE AGAIN no reason to bring out a mothership. They do less DPS than a dread (which is far more expendable, easier to build, easier to replace, easier to get out of) and are not much better than a standard carrier.
And no, I will not buy into the "10 drones with twice the DPS is better" argument. I've trained carrier 5 for a reason. I want my full 20 FBs, because it's frakking awesome!
please show me a revelation pulse fit or whatever that does 8k dps =/
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