Red Countess
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Posted - 2010.11.29 21:34:00 -
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Since Andrea Griffin showed me this topic I will copy paste my ideas that I had in other thread...
http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1422885
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After playing with sentinel for a while I consider that EA frigs could get a buff since they dont have there place in fleets and some of them arent even used.
Issues:
-Only 2 out of 4 EA frigs are being used, those are Kitsune and Sentinel while Keres/Hyena are alike endangered species(I only saw hyena once in low sec, keres never).
-EA frigs usually dont have much place in fleet, when they are in fleet they are made into primary target almost always and instantly destroyed. I know sentinel is powerhouse in 1on1 frig/destroyer fights, I beaten almost every frig outthere with it, and I am aware that kitsune's jams are nasty thing to deal with but with how squishy they are why wouldnt one simply take Blackbird/Falcon/Curse/neut-domi in fleet or some other ship that can fill same/similar role and have more survivability.
-They feel so damn slow to play, and MWD isnt really option for them (imo) since they "die" easily as it is. Catching up with targets or running away can be a bit annoying especially since this is supposed to be frigate.
Solutions (that I would like to see):
If I recall correctly there was some talk about giving AB speed bonus to assault frigates some time ago... since AF already have 2 things going for them, that is tank and spank I can see why this didn't manifest but EA frigates on other hand could use AB speed bonus with out getting overpowered and perhaps it would give them needed position in the fleets.
-Give AB speed bonus to EA frigs, lets say that standard speed with AB II would be between 1500-2000 MS with out any other rigs/gear that increase speed.
-Rework hyenas bonus to fit the new buff, or just rework it:p
-Possibly make EA frigs a bit more maneuverable so that it fits there new role of squishy/speedy/EA ships that stay on edges of battle. They do feel very bulky for there size.
P.S. I dont know mechanics of eve that well, perhaps due to way numbers work 1500m/s could be to fast in terms of speed tanking if we consider that there sig radius will remain the same. I gave it as general idea, CCP is one that can balance this if they like (or even see;) this idea. I have loads of footage in which I spank different frigs/t2frigs/t2destroyers with sentinel and might make a movie if people dont think that I am experienced with this ship.
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