Marcus Gideon
Gallente
Federal Defense Operations
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Posted - 2010.02.01 00:41:00 -
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First, what're we talking about here?
- Afterburners (AB) boost speed by providing extra thrust. The ship stays relatively constant, but it gets pushed harder. (Personally, I'd like to see AB leave a trail or something, so you can tell when it's running)
- Micro Warp Drives (MWD) boost speed by generating momentary warp bubbles. The ship goes into warp briefly, and then comes out, over and over. (Personally, I'd like to see the old shield bubble effect used for these. As the warp bubble forms and collapses repeatedly)
- Warp Scramblers (Scram disrupt the guidance of the (micro) warp drive. They prevent the ship from resolving the destination properly. Standard warp drives resolve a destination several AU ahead, while MWD resolve a destination several meters ahead. If they can't resolve the destination, the safety protocols won't allow warp.
- Stasis Webifiers (Web) reduce ship speed by ensnaring them in micro tractor beams.
1) According to all this, an Inty is the single worst ship to use as a tackler. Simply because, it's the smallest and lightest ship around. And attempting to "lasso" a Battleship with one, should only result in an Inty going along for the ride.
2) Webs also shouldn't have much of an effect on an MWD, because the ship is actually warping ahead of itself. So it should easily slip out of the tractor beams grasp with each pulse.
The problem apparent here, is that some think the Scram and the Web are creating the same effect. Scram disables the module, while Web only gums up the works.
One resolution would be to change the training necessary for Webs, to include the same kind of stuff as needed for tractor beams. Because there is no real EW involved in a Web.
If you really want to get down to it, then the two boosters should have their own specific counters.
MWD / Scram
and
AB / Web
And they should have no effect on the other.
You want to be the official tackler, then you have to fit both. One to slow them down, and one to keep them from running away. |