Lili Lu
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Posted - 2010.02.10 14:11:00 -
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Edited by: Lili Lu on 10/02/2010 14:11:52
 Originally by: Dalek Commander
Make it a full missile platform. The Minmatar lack one, and this would fill that niche.
I suggested this in a thread months ago in Test Server Feedback forum http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1216327&page=1#29 My suggestion on page 2 -
First all these ships should keep a painter bonus. It should be increased to 10% to make it meaningful. Either that or just delete the damn mod from the game. As ew goes it would still be weak, but might as well give it some bite.
The Hyena's sig radius bonus is piddly when yes you are mwd-ing as well. It is stupid. Replacing it with a web strength bonus would be an easy fix. And since it would be one of the EAF bonii it would be more commonly trained to 4 than 5. Not sure about stength % for the webs, but yes it should get a bonus to web strength.
However, the bonii with the Rapier and Huginn could be fixed by fixing the bonii to the Bellicose. Minmatar already have two gun boat cruisers, Stabber and Rupture. We'll ignore the piece of **** that is the Scythe (can you say no cpu and a joke of a dronebay bringing up the rear in mining cruisers). So that leaves the Bellicose, which gets 3 missile hardpoints. It appears it was meant to be the Minmatar missile cruiser, but it was given a projectile bonus .
Move the Huginn's missile rof bonus to the Bellicose. Drop the projectile rof bonus on the Bellicose. Increase the painter bonus to 10%. Adjust the cpu (up) and pg (down a little) on the Bellicose to reflect it's new focus. Bellicose is fixed. It would now be a rather good cruiser that would have a role.
Rapier then would inherit those bonii from the Bellicose and get it's range bonus on webs. It would need to invert the missile and gun hardpoints from it's current configuration to take advantage of the missile bonus from the Bellicose. Also again cpu v grid changes might be in order. It would be a better solo option than it is now, and at least would be worth having in a gang with a meaningful painter, and a web. Both would be used to enable your gang mates to try to kill ceptors and dictors before or while they drop points on your gang. The Rapier itself would now deal some meaningful damage to those targets as well with heavy or assault launchers. I'm sure grid restrictions would be used to prevent HAMs. The Rapier would not get a web strength bonus. But then there has to be a reason to fly the Huginn afterall.
Huginn would also inherit the improved painter and missile focus of the Bellicose. So, the 3/3 turret/missile hardpoints should be changed to 2g/4m or 1g/5m (realistically CCP would probably keep the stupid split weapons). And again, the cpu would need to be increased, and possibly the grid reduced. The Huginn now has a open bonus for recon level. That is where the web strength bonus would go. Again, not sure about the exact percentage of the new web strength bonus.
All the Bellicose class could use some more base speed imo. Doesn't have to be much.
Anyway, these changes would make the ships powerful again. Not as much affect on a battle as an ecm boat still. But at least no longer whipping opponents with a wet noodle.
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