Shereza
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.09.10 11:51:00 -
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Honestly, I don't see the split weapon system bonus on the typhoon as being a problem per se, though it'd be nice if it could get three bonuses to include a 5%/level boost to drone damage and durability, or even just drone speed and durability, to cover the fact that with 175m3 bay space and 125mb bandwidth you could make a decent case for the typhoon also using drones as a "real" weapon system as well.
I recnetly picked up a navy typhoon and while I know it wouldn't work quite as-is on a standard typhoon I figure that the prices are (or at least were when I last looked) low enough, almost in line with t3 battleships in fact, to warrant suggesting navy typhoon builds in place of the standard typhoon. As such this is a build I've been looking at throwing together for my navy typhoon:
[Typhoon Fleet Issue, New Setup 3]
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Damage Control II
Gist A-Type X-Large Shield Booster
Pith A-Type EM Ward Field
Pith A-Type Thermic Dissipation Field
Federation Navy Omnidirectional Tracking Link
Caldari Navy Cruise Missile Launcher, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Caldari Navy Cruise Missile Launcher, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Caldari Navy Cruise Missile Launcher, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Caldari Navy Cruise Missile Launcher, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Caldari Navy Cruise Missile Launcher, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Republic Fleet 800mm Repeating Artillery, EMP L
Republic Fleet 800mm Repeating Artillery, EMP L
Republic Fleet 800mm Repeating Artillery, EMP L
Large Capacitor Control Circuit II
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Garde II x5
If CPU weren't so tight I would have fit 1200mm artillery instead of ACs. Granted artilleries suck ass close in, but given the DDAs focusing more on long-range punch seems more warranted. Still, between medium drones and 3 bonused 800mm ACs frigates shouldn't get too close to this ship while cruise launchers and the sentries can take out longer-ranged stuff. Only real problem with this build that I have is that the tank's a bit on the light side, but 4 minutes at 542 (against Sansha rats) should be enough to make a solid dent in what I'm facing. I hope. I just really wish it had the calibration to support two T2 CCC rigs to boost the minimum sustainable tank some more. It's a tank-through-gank build for sure, but I still like my safety net as big as I can make it.
Bouh Revetoile wrote:Split damage bonus ? You mean, like a Dominix or a Vexor ?
In all fairness there's a bit of difference between a ship that has to share high, mid, and low slots for bonused weapons like the typhoon and a ship that only has to share mid and low slots like the dominix. It gets even worse when you decide you really want to take advantage of the typhoon's ample drone bay. It makes the ship more versatile of course, but it makes it frustratingly impossible to do "everything" with a single build. 
On a side note some days I wish CCP had applied the "typhoon fix" to the Sansha ships instead of revamping them to be mini-marauders and failing with the succubus and phantasm. Don't misunderstand, I love my nightmare, but I wouldn't mind a 3 pulse/5 siege armor-tanked variant as well. |