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Shiroh Yatamii
Alexylva Paradox
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Posted - 2012.09.18 14:07:00 -
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Sonya Amminen wrote:wow 20% reduction in heavy missile damage is a bit too excessive IMHO. Considering the range is also nerf'd a fair bit.
I actually tend to agree with this, particularly since TDs will be able to impact them as well.
Here is how I currently view cruiser-sized weapons, as they are now:
- Autocannons: Kite from range with falloff, laugh as you use superior speed.
- Artillery: BLAP! Ganked with alpha!
- Blasters: NomNomNom DPS
- Railguns: Medium-sized rails are pretty bad. Very poor damage as compared to small and large rails. Proportions are all wrong.
- Pulse Lasers: Haven't flown enough laser boats to know, but they seem pretty awesome on certain ships.
- Beam Lasers: Same as above; I'm not really sure what to think, though they seem to do less DPS in comparison to pulses.
- HAMs: Not much DPS gain compared to HMLs, particularly when you consider the fact that it costs more PG and CPU and has much less range.
- HMLs: Great range, mediocre damage as compared to other weapons systems once we take into account the damage application delay between launch and hit
So really just buffing HAMs would be better IMO. Nerfing HML damage will only make them even more mediocre, though I do agree with range nerf. |
Shiroh Yatamii
Alexylva Paradox
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Posted - 2012.09.18 14:17:00 -
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Warde Guildencrantz wrote:for christs sake, why do TDs need to affect missiles? Now you can't properly ever fight back against something wielding a TD!
Drones. Hurrr. |
Shiroh Yatamii
Alexylva Paradox
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Posted - 2012.09.18 15:00:00 -
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All of what CCP seems to have been doing lately indicates an implicit drone boat buff. Drones can get the same-ish range you desire with HMLs if you fit for it. And have you tried TDing a single drone? Bet you'll feel smart after you try that. But we'll see. |
Shiroh Yatamii
Alexylva Paradox
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Posted - 2012.09.18 15:13:00 -
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Fozzie, will TDs affect only guided missiles or ALL missiles? If they impact even rockets, HAMs, and torps then I think that'd be a bit OP. It would also make your efforts in implicitly buffing HAMs pretty much futile; a single TD would halve its flight time and a HAM would go like 7km. |
Shiroh Yatamii
Alexylva Paradox
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Posted - 2012.09.19 07:40:00 -
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I just don't get why TDs will be able to impact unguided missiles as well. Why should people use HAMs, something CCP is pushing for, whenever you can halve their range down with the push of a button? Not to mention how they deal poor damage to smaller targets already; load a tracking speed/explosion radius destabilization script and watch your enemy's HAMs plink at your hull harmlessly. |
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