Wayward Daughter
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Posted - 2009.12.02 16:32:00 -
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Edited by: Wayward Daughter on 02/12/2009 16:33:20
 Originally by: Lenko Rock
Hi guys.
I'm a newish player (had an account for years but have been off and on).
Basically I was looking at the Minmatar Jaguar today and decided I wanted to pilot one. I'm not far off being able to and I think i have the supporting skills to make it effective.
Are assault ships designed for solo PvE missions? What is their mission level range? Are they worth using vs say a well fitted Drake or Raven? I'm a little confused over the roles of assault ships.
Assault Ships seem to be outclassed in all of the things they can do by other classes of ships; their only strength, that I can see, is their versatility to do all of these things that other ship classes can do, as a second-rate substitute.
Let's take my personal favorite, the Jaguar:
- It can serve as a gank/tackle frigate. So can a Taranis, or other "Gank" Interceptor; an Interceptor, because of its greater speed, is both more likely to get to the target in time to catch it, and to survive the encounter if the enemy throws out light drones.
- It can serve as anti-tackle support. So can a Thrasher, or any other Destroyer; a Destroyer, because of its inherent range bonus, can pick off targets more safely and is more likely to survive the encounter because it can maintain range.
- It can contribute DPS. So can a tech 1 cruiser; the cruiser will provide more damage with a significantly cheaper hull and will be able to take a lot more damage.
So why pick an Assault Ship at all? In each of the above cases, the specialized ships are better for the specific instance described; but, they fatally falter if you mix up the situations. For example, a tech 1 cruiser would be hard-pressed to serve as a tackler (with perhaps the exception of the Thorax); its greater mass, lower base speed and greatly diminished agility would allow a target to much more easily escape it. As another example, an Interceptor cannot project nearly as much damage as an assault ship (with perhaps the exception of the Taranis), and cannot survive nearly as much damage taken. This is all nit-picky details, because the main reason to fly an assault ship--or to do anything in EVE--is to have fun!
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