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Zarnak Wulf
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Posted - 2010.10.09 03:56:00 -
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They should all have the same sig radius the same way BC do. 55m - 60m would be good. The caldari destroyer is almost 100m right now. Instapop anyone? Even at 75m the thrasher is easily tracked and torn apart.
If you wanted to create a unique ship: (Thrasher Example) Reduce high slots from 7 + utility to 5+ utility. Give the thrasher two more mids and reduce it's sig radius to 60m. Lose the ROF penalty AND the optimal bonus. Give it (and all other destroyers) an AB bonus as suggested for the AFs a while back.
This gives some room to work w/ fixing AF's as well.
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Zarnak Wulf
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Posted - 2010.10.09 09:18:00 -
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I'd argue that you could use the two mids to rebuild some of that optimal range via tracking computers. The key more then anything else would be choice. Right now, why would you fly an arty AF, whether it's the jaguar - or hopefully the wolf down the line - when you can get the same range with the thrasher?
It's all open for debate - the basic point though is that destroyers and AF are so close in nature/roles that you have to be on the same overall page for what you want to do before you just change one class.
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Zarnak Wulf
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Posted - 2010.10.10 00:35:00 -
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Originally by: Salpad Yes, lower sig radius, and one more MID or LOW slot, would help a lot.
Regarding the many weapon hardpoints and the RoF penalty, the idea is to enable Destroyers to do a massive alpha, without having high DPS, so that should probably stay,
That idea looks great on paper but in practice it benefits one race more then any other and the destroyer class as a rule is a failure. Kind of like active armor tanking ships using shotguns for weapons. CCP is rolling out a ship dedicated to salvaging. I hope I'm not giving them too much credit in hoping that indicates a redo of the destroyer class into true combat vessels.
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Zarnak Wulf
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Posted - 2010.10.11 01:20:00 -
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If there was a T2 assault destroyer who would bother w/ assault frigates? Eve does not need new ships as much as it needs some old ones looked at. Destroyers, our current example, get used as salvagers. Solo roaming by high SP characters. LOL fleets. Level one missions. That's it.
It's been brought up by CSM that they need to get changed. They're on the list. What I suggested in this thread would create the same synergy at the small class level that you find between sniper hacs, close range hacs, and battlecruisers. Keep it short and simple.
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