Major Killz
Posted: 2012.10.02 14:38

First of all. The dudes complaining about the Rupture getting a boost are p deluded. The ship got 1 mid slot and lost a utility slot. Every other combat cruiser received a significant boost. Either a damage bonus or extra slots. The Vexor is the worse offender and probably, along with other Gallente ships should be near overpowered given Gallente ships lack of versatility.

Only those who understand meta combat aspects of Eve will see the usefulness of a forth mid slot. Most will just think about having an extra shield extender.

In anycase, if the Rupture didn't get a forth mid slot many attack cruisers would overshadow a Rupture close or long range and according to CCP that's not suppose to happen.

So only 3 of the 4 cruisers on that list got boosted. The Rupture is the same ship and all of the combat cruisers got a increase in velocity.

EDIT: Also, to the r3t@rds. The Omen will and does do significantly more damage @ 17km than a shield-Rupture. The new Caracal and Bellicose will also out damage a Rupture @ those ranges with more tank. Infact the shield-Rupture will have as much damage and tnak as a shield-thorax @ 20km.

cruisers getting a 25% velocity buff and mostly a fourth midslot. And you want to armortank them?

Omen doing more damage than rupture? What did you smoke?
Yeah all combat cruisers got increase in velocity and rupture is still faster.
Standard Rupture fit is 4 425mm ac T2, med+¡um energy neut, small energy neut 2, large shield ext, warp dis2, 10mn microwarp, tracking enhancer2, nanofiber2, 2gyrostab 2, damage control, field extender, thermal and em shield rigs.
Does 391fdmg at 26km with drones, 1741m/s and 19k ehp. 465dmg/s with Rep fleet phase plasma m at almost 18km.
NOW we can get rid of the small energy neut and get an invu field.... CCP are you crazy???
That thing is faster than any other T1 non faction cruiser (okay stabber is faster) and kills like hell PLUS tank????
Rofl.

cruisers getting a 25% velocity buff and mostly a fourth midslot. And you want to armortank them?

blasters on caldari

Someone stop this dude before he continues to show how t@rded he really is. @ 20,000m (20k) that shield-Rupture with 2 tracking enhancers is in falloff. I dont include drones when comparing turret damage with regard to specific setups. The Rupture will only start seeing it's maximum damage @ 4,000m (4km)

The shield-Omen will be doing @tleast 300 damage p sec up to 27,000m (27km) and 360 damage p sec @ 9,000m (9km) and lower provided it can track. That is with Focused pulse and not with what will be a reduced heavy pulses.

@ 20km with faction ammunition and 2 tracking enhancers a Rupture will be doing less than 40 360 damage p sec without drones = / A Omen will be doing 300 damage p sec silly...

Now why anyone would try to Kite a shield Omen In a shield-Rupture with close range ammo I don't know. Your only hope is going up close and the shield Omen can prolong that long enough for either ship to lose.

Guess how much a Caracal will be doing after these changes? Right! Guess how much a shield-Thorax will do? About the same as the shield-Rupture. Guess what will out damage them both @ 20 k or morer? The Bellicose...

scrub

All the cool kids are doing it.

200mm moa 4 lyfe, 300 dps at 20km. Outdamage hacs erryday, tank like a 1600 plated rax/rupture except it all regenerates, cap out in 2 minutes.

Moa: It doesn't have enough power grid and it's gimped with four mids:

High:
Nuetron II x 5
(empty)
Mid:
Named MWD
Regolith LSE
Adaptive Hardner II
Warp Scrambler II
Low:
MFS II x 2
TE II
DC II
Rigs:
Thermal Shield
EM Shield
Ancillary Current Router

Warrior II x 3

The above fit is 10 pg from becoming a reality. I can fit it with a genolution implant set - but that's not really fair to everyone else, eh? It does 477 DPS with Null and 649 DPS with Void. That is very nice. But it needs a web. Please note the empty worthless high slot?

Summary: Give this 10 - 20 more PG and trade that sixth high for a mid and we'll be in business.