Gizznitt Malikite
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
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Posted - 2013.03.21 19:19:00 -
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What do you envision is the point of an "attack battleship". according to the old dev blog, they seem to be like attack cruisers (Caracal, Stabber, Thorax, Omen).... not as sturdy as the other ships in their class, but good at damage, damage projection, and Speed. Most of these qualities are already mimicked in the Tier 3 BC's, which are slower, but get significantly more damage and more range that comes from large weapons. Taking this to the next level, Attack BS's should be slower than Tier 3 BC's, but faster than the other BS's. The question in my mind, is should the attack BS's deal more damage and/or have better damage application than Tier 3's.... and my primary thought is YES... but what should they then lose to balance things out?
My main design goals of Attack BS's should be:
-- In General, Provides highest damage output/application of ALL T1 Hulls.
-- In General, Fastest of the T1 BS hulls.
-- In General, Weakest Tank of the T1 BS hulls.
-- In General, The least Utility highslots of the T1 BS Hulls.
It's weird, as the Mega, Armageddon, & Typhoon have ship bonuses akin to attack BS's, its the Hyperion, Abaddon, Rokh, and Maelstrom that have the slot layouts I'd expect from an "attack BS".
Given that the Mega, Armageddon, and Typhoon have been declared "attack BS"'s, I'm not certain what you attribute to the category. These ships do LESS main-weapon damage than their BC counterparts (which all have 8 turrets), and use drones to make up the damage difference. They also have a utility high (which is very useful), which really rounds out the ships, but doesn't fit the "attack" category ships, except for frigates.
Given these limitations, I'd set their primary weapon system to 7 turrets/launchers. I'd have them all have a utility high, with the expected use of a Heavy Nuet or Smartbomb. I'd give them all a boost to MWD speed (and maybe cap useage), and I'd reduce their EHP by 10-25%.
Specifically, to start with I'd test these changes and see how they lined up:
Armageddon: Significantly improve it's Cap, +50ish CPU, +3k PG, -20% EHP... change it's 5% R.O.F. bonus to a 7.5% damage bonus. Boost MWD Speed by 25%
Megathron: Improve Cap, +50ish CPU, -20% EHP... increase its damage bonus from 5% to 7.5%. Boost MWD Speed by 25%
Typhoon: Retool as a 6-Torp Boat with a bonus to dps and range. Give it two utility highs, and enough grid to utilize them with heavy nuets... Increase speed to maintain the minnie style, and reduce it's EHP...
P.S. Also, I really hope you fill out this chart, and give us a Caldari Attack BS and Racial Disruption Battleships. |