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Srgt Peppers
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Posted - 2011.08.12 14:36:00 -
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My heart tells me to slowly work towards flying the Amarr Revelation, though from my understanding there is very few uses for them.
Im certainly not planning on putting all my focus on flying one, but is it worth me heading towards flying one at all (please say yes :P)
I hear they are only used for star base warfare and fighting other capitals. Is that common? Are they actually any good for that?
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Disastro
Wrecking Shots
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Posted - 2011.08.12 14:48:00 -
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In the current state of Eve Online virtually no one uses their dreads very much. They are extremely vulnerable to super carriers and virtually every major alliance in eve has enough super carriers laying around that hot dropping a few dreadnaughts just for the hell of it is more likely to happen than not.
Dreads still have a use but it is extremely limited. If you have enough of them you can go in and quickly siege a tower and get off of the field before many people have a chance to respond if you are careful and the operation is well run. A few larger alliances can and do still field dreads on occasion due to their large numbers and their own super carrier back up should things go wrong.
As in most things in eve this is subject to change with the next major update. There are rumors of changes to super capitals and this may very well affect how dreads are used.If supers become more vulnerable or less powerful then dreads become more useful.
For now I would train the skills for a carrier before I worried about getting into a dread. Carriers are far more useful for a player intending to live in 0.0 or even low sec than a dread.
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ReaperYou
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Posted - 2011.08.12 14:49:00 -
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The Revelation is considered one of the best dreads, but really they dont have many uses - as you thought
If you are in a large null sec allince, they can be used for shooting at pos'es but if you want to get into capitals you are better off training for carriers, as they are a lot more usefull. The Archon is also considered one of the best Carriers.
Hope that helped,
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Gemore
Amarr
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Posted - 2011.08.12 15:06:00 -
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Edited by: Gemore on 12/08/2011 15:06:44
Ok this is kind of what i had inferred. It kinda makes me sad though cause im not the hugest fans of drones. In one of the latest trailer, it looks like a dreadnought is bombarding the planet.. is that a possibility in the future?
Also, i might train for the super, though the archon isnt the prettiest ship... just sayin :P
EDIT: Srgt peppers is me, except this is actually the charatcer i use
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Ryuce
My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean
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Posted - 2011.08.12 19:44:00 -
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 Originally by: Gemore
Edited by: Gemore on 12/08/2011 15:06:44
Ok this is kind of what i had inferred. It kinda makes me sad though cause im not the hugest fans of drones. In one of the latest trailer, it looks like a dreadnought is bombarding the planet.. is that a possibility in the future?
Also, i might train for the super, though the archon isnt the prettiest ship... just sayin :P
EDIT: Srgt peppers is me, except this is actually the charatcer i use
Your questions seem to indicate that you don't posses much knowledge on capital warfare and usage in general. Before buying a cap it might be a good idea to join an experienced corp which have extensive experience in deploying caps. Ask your corpies and alliance mates for advice before getting into the ship.
This game contains a lot of people who are pretty talented at catching or baiting capital pilots so watch out. While these ships seem big they can go down in less then a minut, so there might not be a lot of room for error.
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Strecs Moliko
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Posted - 2011.08.12 19:48:00 -
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I bought my Dread a year ago. Haven't used it once.
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freshspree
Caldari
Dissonance Corp
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Posted - 2011.08.12 20:58:00 -
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Originally by: Strecs Moliko
Edited by: Strecs Moliko on 12/08/2011 20:01:54
I bought my Dread a year ago. Haven't used it once.
What I would love to see is dreads be made more effective against super caps. If the upcoming buff to destroyers that will make them effective against fights/bombers were paired with a Dread damage vs super cap buff I think you would see Dreads on the field a lot more often. Hell, maybe it would even force cap fleets to fly with an actual sub cap support fleet.
Destroyers counter fighter/bombers, which make Dreads and titans valuable over super carriers as anti-capship platforms. Destroyers being vulnerable but able to hug friendly caps and still preform their role would need to be countered by sniper fleets (Sniper HACs would be better against them then BSs imo).
Seeing fleet having and overwhelming large majority of one ship type is depressing. Balanced fleets make for more inventive tactics and a better play experience.
Well imo anyway, some people I'm sure like to keep such things simple as possible.
Supers were induced to prostomp dreads and carriers.
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bartos100
DARK ADAMA
Terra Axiom
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Posted - 2011.08.13 21:53:00 -
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Originally by: freshspree
Originally by: Strecs Moliko
Edited by: Strecs Moliko on 12/08/2011 20:01:54
I bought my Dread a year ago. Haven't used it once.
What I would love to see is dreads be made more effective against super caps. If the upcoming buff to destroyers that will make them effective against fights/bombers were paired with a Dread damage vs super cap buff I think you would see Dreads on the field a lot more often. Hell, maybe it would even force cap fleets to fly with an actual sub cap support fleet.
Destroyers counter fighter/bombers, which make Dreads and titans valuable over super carriers as anti-capship platforms. Destroyers being vulnerable but able to hug friendly caps and still preform their role would need to be countered by sniper fleets (Sniper HACs would be better against them then BSs imo).
Seeing fleet having and overwhelming large majority of one ship type is depressing. Balanced fleets make for more inventive tactics and a better play experience.
Well imo anyway, some people I'm sure like to keep such things simple as possible.
Supers were induced to prostomp dreads and carriers.
yea and atm they prostomp everything else as well and the only thing that counters them is more suppers
and if the destroyers are made good against fighters/bombers then they have to protect the cap fleet from the suppers while the cap fleet eats through the massive buffer of the suppers as a suppercarrier is nothing without fighters/bombers
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Demon Azrakel
Gallente
Defiant..
Narwhals Ate My Duck
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Posted - 2011.08.13 22:09:00 -
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Dreads are very useful in w-space...
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Gibbo3771
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Posted - 2011.08.14 10:33:00 -
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Originally by: Demon Azrakel
Dreads are very useful in w-space...
Yep, good in cap escalation as the rev has the best range/dps ratio and combined with a huggin for webbing, it deals epic damage.
Other use is when you see a gang running a site with a carrier or 2, single dread and a few t3's sorts them out nicely.
Other than that they are useless
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Aloe Cloveris
The Greater Goon
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Posted - 2011.08.14 14:15:00 -
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Buy a bunch of them cheap today before they become all the rage in 2 to 4 years when CCP deigns to think about considering possibly creating a feedback thread about maybe revisiting dreads! |
King Rothgar
Path of the Fallen
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Posted - 2011.08.15 02:25:00 -
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Prior to the SC buff, back when dreads were the primary sov taking tool, I would have recommended a carrier first. Now that SC's are the primary sov taking tool, I certainly advise carriers first. With the upcoming SC changes, I think dreads will find their place once again. But I expect carriers will remain more useful to individual players as they have always been.
In any case, dreads have basically only one use atm, blowing up POS's. They are completely defenseless against any ship other than another dread or triaged carrier. Carriers however can hold their own. Their huge drone bays filled with everything from fighters to stacks of warrior II's makes them able to effectively fight all ship classes. They can also serve as personal mini jump freighters and it's quite easy to actually live out of one if you go vagabond. Outside of those two areas, they are also excellent pve boats. Any pve content that doesn't have an acceleration gate is easy pickings for a carrier.
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fgft Athonille
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Posted - 2011.08.15 04:10:00 -
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reprocessing them to build supers is the only thing good about them
and dont worry about ccp balance. supers will always be op unless they release an even bigger ships. then buy those
Originally by: Skippermonkey
keep trying and you can be an hero just like fgft Athonille
Originally by: Singeaboot Raj
Tbh i am beginning to see the win - it's the haircut, makes people take notice.
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Leia Steel
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Posted - 2011.08.15 06:29:00 -
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Originally by: bartos100
Originally by: freshspree
Originally by: Strecs Moliko
Edited by: Strecs Moliko on 12/08/2011 20:01:54
I bought my Dread a year ago. Haven't used it once.
What I would love to see is dreads be made more effective against super caps. If the upcoming buff to destroyers that will make them effective against fights/bombers were paired with a Dread damage vs super cap buff I think you would see Dreads on the field a lot more often. Hell, maybe it would even force cap fleets to fly with an actual sub cap support fleet.
Destroyers counter fighter/bombers, which make Dreads and titans valuable over super carriers as anti-capship platforms. Destroyers being vulnerable but able to hug friendly caps and still preform their role would need to be countered by sniper fleets (Sniper HACs would be better against them then BSs imo).
Seeing fleet having and overwhelming large majority of one ship type is depressing. Balanced fleets make for more inventive tactics and a better play experience.
Well imo anyway, some people I'm sure like to keep such things simple as possible.
Supers were induced to prostomp dreads and carriers.
yea and atm they prostomp everything else as well and the only thing that counters them is more suppers
and if the destroyers are made good against fighters/bombers then they have to protect the cap fleet from the suppers while the cap fleet eats through the massive buffer of the suppers as a suppercarrier is nothing without fighters/bombers
All this talk of supper is making me hungry sweety
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Aloe Cloveris
The Greater Goon
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Posted - 2011.08.15 08:31:00 -
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Originally by: Leia Steel
All this talk of supper is making me hungry sweety
WTS Low-grade Snack set |
King Rothgar
Path of the Fallen
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Posted - 2011.08.15 23:39:00 -
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Got a high grade set available?
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