Travis Immortalis
Gallente
Beyond Evil and Good
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Posted - 2010.12.06 03:49:00 -
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Edited by: Travis Immortalis on 06/12/2010 03:52:23
First let me say that I really like the changes. I agree that the ship should follow more in-line with the rest of the Sansha ship bonuses (don't listen to all the nay-sayers pushing for a resistance bonus). Let me also double-check on that Caldari logistic bonusàis that actually a bonus to AMOUNT, and not range?? I certainly hope that wasn't a typo, because I LOVE that idea.
That all being said, I do have to offer some critiqueà
The bonus to fighter/fighter-bomber MWD speed is a good start, to keep the bonuses in-line with other Sansha ship Amarr-skill-bonuses, but it creates a problem. For other Sansha ships, the Amarr skill provides a tracking bonus, to help the laser turrets hit more acurately, which essencially allows them to hit smaller, faster targets. When drones are the weapon being used, boosting a drone's speed only helps so much, when it's attacking a smaller, faster target. When a fighter gets into orbit around a smaller target, it's own orbit speed out-paces it's tracking ability, and can no longer score any hits at all. So boosting the MWD speed means that fighters (and subsequently, fighter-bombers as well) will actually have an even harder time hitting the smaller targets (due to MWDing into orbit more frequently, and following less). This "bonus", as it stands now, is actually more of a penalty. To fix this, you would need to apply a bonus per Amarr level to drone tracking, along with with the speed bonus, to balance it all out, so that the overall effect actually does become a bonus rather than a penalty.
Secondly, I also have to agree that the 100% bonus to damage/hitpoints needs to apply to normal drones as well. Otherwise, this does make the ship even more vulnerable to smaller vessels than the empire supercarriers.
Other than the above points, I really like what you're doing here. I can see incredible potential for this ship, and now I definately want to get one of these (provide you fix the drone MWD speed "bonus" thing). However, I would also really like to see the other Sansha capitals arise from all of this (especially a Dreadnaught, and TitanàSansha Kuvekai does love his lazors, after all).
Keep up the good work! 
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