Syrias Bizniz
Carnivore Company
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Posted - 2012.10.13 19:40:00 -
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Just because a shipclass mostly designed for fleet-pvp that suffers from tiericide isn't able to solo-kill a Tech3 cruiser and some Tier2 battlecruisers are able to chew through a battleship doesn't mean you should buff them above all else and make them solowtfpwnmobiles. It's an indicator for the following things:
a) Your battleship setup sucks and you should overthink it.
b) You ****** up and used a battleship for a situation where you shouldn't have chosen a battleship.
c) Someone brought the exactly right ship to kill you.
d) Maybe some ship(classe)s are overpowered and one should consider nerfing them.
e) You haven't seen a Hyperion yet.
Well, to make EVE work there was this (GREAT!) idea of... different weapon sizes where bigger doesn't mean better but suits another task. If Battleships were able to track everything they engage, then there would be noone flying frigs ever again. Cause would you look at that, battleships everywhere, how should you tackle one when you know exactly it will f*ck you up way too fast before your backup lands on grid? People would only bring battleships to fight battleships to fight battleships to fight battleships - and maybe some blap dreads and stealthbombers.
Fortunately, they aren't able to track everything. They have a pattern of prey they can engage very well. Just as frigates have such a pattern, just like supercarriers have one, cruisers have one, and yeah, maybe battlecruisers and T3 cruisers have a bigger pattern. But come on, you wouldn't bring a frig to kill a Navy Caracal. You just KNOW that you are screwed if you do so. But i don't hear you screaming to buff frigates so it can be on par with a Navy Caracal or Stabber Fleet Issue. A frigate can engage a battleship and keep a point long enough for a) backup to arrive or b) wear down all the drones and maybe something in between like ignore drones and chew through buffer tank because 'LOL i'll just buffer my BS for solo! 1v1 to be honored!'.
EVE is like Rock Paper Scissors - but on crack. Get over it and wait until the balancetrain hits battleship tiericide. |