Diomidis
Amarr Mythos Corp RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2010.01.26 19:16:00 -
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Originally by: Phantom Assault I am trying to get an idea on when it makes sense to fit for RR vs. relying on the Buffer/DPS option for small to medium gangs. I understand the basics, but I am fairly new to the RR tactic myself. I have mainly flown Caldari and they have not fit into the RR concept quite as easily without making a lot of fitting compromises. Now that I have cross trained a bit, I wouldnĘt mind taking a BS out to support BS OPS.
I understand that in theory RR offers more tanking ability than what could be afforded via Active or Buffer tanked BSs. It also seems to me that some BS fits compromise on DPS a little to make the RR fit happen. The idea being that the combined Tank and the combined DPS will carry the fight.
However, I have noticed that the cascading effect seems to be greater when a member of the RR BSs goes down. Not only have you lost a chunk of DPS, you have lost a good portion of your fleetĘs potential tank. This seems to hasten departure of more pilots from their BSs.
So I was wondering if there is a general understanding on the cost/benefit of when to favor RR over relying on DPS and Buffer. Again, being a bit new to the RR concept, I suppose it is relative to the capabilities of the Enemy. Very simply, if the Enemy has more DPS than your RR fleet can Tank, they win. In this case it would seem to make more sense to go full DPS and Buffer and try to power through the Enemy. Or am I missing something?
Thanks in advance
Perma tanking is not Guaranteed in RR fleets...a lot of BSs or A LOT of sniping HASs etc WILL put a target in danger.
RR BSs tho can assure that if not vastly outnumbered, a handful of BSs can hold it's own against superior numbers of support. That sounds like a defensive formation, and it is...roaming with RR BSs won't get you easy kills: DPS and dank is not the issue as holding more than a few targets is. RR BSs usually fail at tackling.
Unless the enemy moves to hit you, or you wish for engages around home-gates or stations, be prepared for a lot of jump-around-behind fleeing enemies...
Oh, and a BS is always a BS...even with "Downgraded" weapons, you almost never can beat that DPS/RANGE/TANK combo... Join the Biggest Greek Corp! www.Mythos-eve.com - Join Mythos Channel in game! |