Weasel Leblanc
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.04.01 21:21:00 -
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CCP Fozzie wrote:
Vexor Navy Issue: 5 heavy drones make this a very exciting ship, at the expense of almost all the gun damage. Flies like a modified Ishtar or Gila, sacrificing resists and dronebay for easier damage application.
Cruiser skill bonuses:
5% bonus to drone velocity and tracking
10% bonus to drone hitpoints, damage and mining yield
Slot layout: 4 H(-1), 4 M(+1), 6 L, 2(-3) turrets
Fittings: 800 PWG(+100), 310(+10) CPU
Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 1650(-635) / 3000(+539) / 3000(+187)
Shield Recharge Time: 1250s(-550)
Capacitor (amount / recharge rate / average cap per second): 1500(+125) / 490s(-1.25) / 3
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 220(+40) / 0.44(-0.106) / 11310000(+400,000) / 6.9s(-1.36)
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 125(+25) / 200(+100)
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 52.5km / 285(+9) / 7(+1)
Sensor strength: 20(+3) Magnetometric
Signature radius: 135
Cargo capacity: 460(+195)
Let us know what you think!
...What.
This terrifies and depresses me. I feel like it still somehow hasn't gotten through to you that heavy drones are godawful in altogether too many ways. 25% speed will NOT make them fast enough to be useful against anything besides an extra-slow battleship whose exhaust port you are already firmly lodged in.
The two utility highs seem to suggest that you think we should be using sentries and DLAs instead. This is all well and good... in PvE. In a PvP situation, any smart pilot will either (A) be close enough in to outrace their tracking and blow them up with ease because they're immobile and a droneless New NVex will be no threat, (B) be tanky enough to shrug off their damage and blow them up with ease because they're immobile and a droneless New NVex will be no threat, or (C) warp away and laugh because you deployed sentries outside point range trying to beat out the tracking problem.
In either case, 125 Bandwidth does NOT justify sticking the Navy Vexor with next to no gunnery. This might change if drones ever get de-suckified, but I don't see any drone changes listed as upcoming. |