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Terradoct
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Posted - 2005.07.07 07:40:00 -
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 Originally by: ELECTR0FREAK
Edited by: ELECTR0FREAK on 07/07/2005 07:20:23
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The Thorax puts out several times the damage of other cruisers, and is still able to easily fit a 1600mm plate for 4000+ HP. Forcing the Thorax to choose between speed and tanking ability seems like a good way to solve the problem.
The Thorax should be the king of close-range combat. However, it SHOULD lose in long range engagements. The problem currently is that with that much HP, a Thorax doesn't have much trouble closing longer distances with a big plate fitted to absorb all the damage, and thusly becomes the king of medium range engagements as well.
A Thorax pilot with Light Neutron Blasters and a 1400mm plate fitted with all relevant gunnery skills to lvl 4 and Heavy Drones III does 253 dmg/sec. A Maller with Heavy Beams and Gamma M fitted does 85 dmg/sec (assuming the same skills applied to energy weapons). And if it fits out for longer range (like 30km) it does even less damage. Problem? Yes. In any case, I like CDLPeacemaker's solution. It solved the problem of the abuse of oversized AB modules, it could do the same thing for Plates and Extenders.
If you can only snipe that your problem. I had
to put thorax in his limit by making many test fight, trying different setups. An 1600mm plate isn't enoth you need a personal skill to fly it. If you cannot deafit 1600mm thorax, it doesn't mean that he is overpowered
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Terradoct
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Posted - 2005.07.07 07:51:00 -
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Originally by: ELECTR0FREAK
If you can't see that a ship that does several times the damage of other lvl 3 cruisers AND can have twice the HP at the same time is overpowered, please, give me a good arguement why it's balanced.
To do such dmg I have get in close, like exiting from warp right in frot your nose...
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Terradoct
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Posted - 2005.07.07 07:55:00 -
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Originally by: Malacore
Which isn't necessarily hard when you're fitting plating 5 feet thick and still moving, how to say, pretty damned fast.
1 moa pilot put me in 50% structure
1 thorax pilot ( he was w/o 1600mm plating ) forced me to warp out.
Now tell me how hard it is to get close to target?
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Terradoct
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Posted - 2005.07.07 08:08:00 -
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if you let thorax get close to you, you SHOULD and WILL die!!!
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Terradoct
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Posted - 2005.07.07 08:45:00 -
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Edited by: Terradoct on 07/07/2005 08:46:43
You know why they braging about overpowered thorax?
Today i jumped on small gang ( tempest, scorp, ferox ) in my thorax, after exiting warp distance was 10-15km. End result was:
Scorp warped out 1 minute after beging of fight.
Ferox warped out on structure
Tempest died.
My armor never droped below 70%
P.S.: on test server
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