Maxine Stirner
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Posted - 2005.06.29 15:00:00 -
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The Ares design makes a lot of sense to me.
Personally, I am thinking about flying a crusader again, but I don't think Interceptors should do nearly as much damage as they do. Certainly, I don't believe they should do more than a destroyer or even a tech1 frig really.
What Interceptors should be focused on is survivability and evasion, plain and simple. Certainly they need some adequate tanking versus missiles given the difficulty and complexity of missiles changes.
Also, Interceptors should be able to laugh at all but small drones, but even then, it should be fairly equal against all but a dedicated drones platform like a Gallente ship. (slower and harder hitting Med drones -> bigger frigs, cruisers; heavy drones, or new heavier drones -> BS)
Inteceptors also really deserve bonuses to the use of warp scramblers. Like a 50-100% bonus. This would give them between 3 or 4 scram strength, and 2-3 disruptor strength. Interceptors need more mid slots, not more hi slots.
Survivability and capture should be the main features of the role of Interceptors. They should really only fear destroyers, frigs, AFs, and some more specialized cruisers. Interceptor pilots should be able to laugh at most BS pilots, even if they can't really break their shield recharge. This would only change if the BS pilot was foolish enough to fit small cruiser sized pulses, and even then, locking up a inty sized sig should take Ages.
I don't have Gallente frig V, but there's nothing about the Ares that suggests to me that it is a terrible anti-inty platform except the low number of mids. It has relatively faster lock time, more range, is faster, and has better tracking than a taranis, and the 2 missile slots may well come in useful after the patch, depending upon the explosion speed of small missiles and/or rockets. The worst bit is too few mid slots, which makes it a poorer tackler, which is a shame.
The thermal missile damage stat should be converted to an explosion speed increase most probably, on thermal missiles if nothing else.
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