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Zarnak Wulf
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Posted - 2011.07.30 18:15:00 -
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Edited by: Zarnak Wulf on 30/07/2011 18:16:14
Since ship rebalancing is FINALLY in progress I will bring Assault Frigates back out of the closet again. The best fix IMHO would be the simplest one. All AF should get the following:
Role Bonus: Armor/ Shield resists originally listed as a fourth bonus. This is because other T2 frigates donÆt get this AND to head off the whole ôThey have a fourth bonus alreadyö argument.
Obviously Need Help:
- Wolf: Change from a 5-2-4 configuration to a 5-3-3. Give a 7.5% tracking bonus per level.
- Retribution: Change from a 5-1-5 configuration to 5-2-4. Give 5% armor bonus per level.
- Enyo: Change from a 5-2-4 configuration to a 5-3-3. Give another 5% damage per level bonus.
The goal of these ships is high damage. Yet in their original setup you trade traits of the original T1 frigate (mid slots) to gain that high DPS. This restores the flavor of say, the rifter, while maintaining the WolfÆs damage potential. The missing frigate bonuses are the obvious part.
Less Obvious but Still Easy:
- Jaguar: Give a 7.5% tracking bonus per level.
- Harpy: Give 5% shield resists per level.
Again, the goal is giving back original T1 frigate bonuses.
Very Different :
Ishkur, Hawk, Vengeance.
I wonÆt make recommendations for these ships as I havenÆt flow them and canÆt speak to what theyÆre lacking.
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Zarnak Wulf
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Posted - 2011.07.30 18:18:00 -
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The mouse. It confounds me sometimes. 
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Zarnak Wulf
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Posted - 2011.07.30 19:04:00 -
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 Originally by: Nikuno
leave the enyo slot configuration alone 
Two mid slot blaster boat. Riiiiiight. 
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Zarnak Wulf
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Posted - 2011.07.31 13:11:00 -
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Originally by: Medidranda Livoga
Assault ships are just another ship type that are superceded by other ships in vast majority of cases. Unless you can come up with more roles for them you will simply displace other ships by buffing them. Might sound crazy, but I think EVE already has too many ships.
That's the problem most MMO's face. Vets need new stuff but it imbalances the old. I proposed these changes because I felt they would bring the ships up to par without rocking the boat excessively. Other ships can do the AF role but that doesn't change the fact that with they are alot of fun, even needing just a bit more love.
Originally by: Hirana Yoshida
Retribution is just fine without tackle, no reason to pigeon hole it into the boring buffer paradigm.
No. Just... no.
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Zarnak Wulf
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Posted - 2011.08.01 13:48:00 -
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Originally by: Iggy Stooge
I fly a Wolf, and would love to fit a web on it, but hey, I've got a Jag for that, so no. AF's come up a lot as needing rebalancing, but my view is they are fine, and I flt and fight AF's a lot.
They are just a bit away from being really great. Small rigs helped. The web nerf helped. I would honestly be happy if I could get the tracking bonus put onto the wolf/jaguar. Having something that resembles the rifter it's based on would be a bonus.
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