Misaniovent
Blood Phage Syndicate
Dead Terrorists
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Posted - 2009.12.22 17:48:00 -
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Actually, it does exactly the same gun DPS as comparable Legion. The additional damage comes from the drones. You wouldn't actually fit a Proteus this way, so let's take a look at how you actually would. I took your setup and I changed it to one with blasters.
[Proteus, lol Legion]
Imperial Navy Medium Armor Repairer
Imperial Navy Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Imperial Navy Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Armor Explosive Hardener II
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Medium Electrochemical Capacitor Booster I, Cap Booster 800
Warp Scrambler II
10MN MicroWarpdrive II
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Null M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Null M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Null M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Null M
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher, Sisters Combat Scanner Probe I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Nanobot Accelerator I
Proteus Defensive - Nanobot Injector
Proteus Electronics - Emergent Locus Analyzer
Proteus Engineering - Augmented Capacitor Reservoir
Proteus Offensive - Covert Reconfiguration
Proteus Propulsion - Localized Injectors
Warrior II x5
Warrior II x5
Hobgoblin II x5
Hobgoblin II x5
There are two differences between this setup and your laser Proteus setup. First is damage: this does 437 DPS with Null M at 5.6+7.8 KM, and 523 DPS with CN Antimatter at 2.3+6.3 KM. Additionally, it is cap stable at over 90%. This all includes drone damage.
How would a comparable Legion look?
[Legion, New Setup 1]
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Imperial Navy Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Damage Control II
Imperial Navy Medium Armor Repairer
Warp Disruptor II
Medium Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800
Stasis Webifier II
10MN MicroWarpdrive II
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher, Core Scanner Probe I
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Nanobot Accelerator I
Legion Engineering - Capacitor Regeneration Matrix
Legion Offensive - Covert Reconfiguration
Legion Electronics - Emergent Locus Analyzer
Legion Defensive - Nanobot Injector
Legion Propulsion - Chassis Optimization
How does a comparable Legion look?
This setup has less tank (348 to 463) and less cap, although it is still stable. It is also faster, at 1555 m/s to 1413 m/s, although it has a slightly slower align time.
It does 232 DPS with Scorch M at 23+5 KM and 291 DPS with Imperial Navy Multifrequency M at 7.5+5 KM.
So is the Proteus better, even when using the correct type of weapon? Good question, and I'm not really sure. But I will point out two things:
1. The Proteus only has three mid slots and uses close-range weapons. How will it control range? The cloak is one method, but if you end up attacking someone with an afterburner, a web, and a scrambler, you have an issue.
2. The Legion has four midslots and uses mid-range weapons. It can control range against most ships (invest in a TS web). Your damage is poor, but more importantly --
It means that you can escape. The Proteus setup I posted is fine, but I think that putting such an expensive ship at such a close range with no hope of escape except in lucky situations is not great. You can choose your engagement with the cloak, but that doesn't mean you'll know everything about the target. Even with the higher damage tanked (oh, and the Legion has 120 less sigrad), the survivability is worse.
If you're flying with a gang, the Legion is superior there too, thanks to its web.
So, which is better?
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