Jill Antaris
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.05.10 12:13:00 -
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Roime wrote:Hype is the clear winner, it'll actually be usable for a number of things, Domi has it's strengths at the expense of losing it's versatility, Mega is nerfed.
I don't see the nerf for the mega, since everything the new mega can't do as good as the old one, you can do with the new hype just as good. The extra turret dps and the extra low are a very nice improvement if you look at it as a fleet ship. |
Jill Antaris
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
48
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Posted - 2013.05.12 18:04:00 -
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Roime wrote:Jill Antaris wrote:Roime wrote:Hype is the clear winner, it'll actually be usable for a number of things, Domi has it's strengths at the expense of losing it's versatility, Mega is nerfed. I don't see the nerf for the mega, since everything the new mega can't do as good as the old one, you can do with the new hype just as good. The extra turret dps and the extra low are a very nice improvement if you look at it as a fleet ship. Ok, maybe it's more of a role change than a straight nerf. From a balanced small gang battleship to a one-dimensional glass cannon. Competition is tough for the new Mega, class leader in the blaster platform is the Talos with equal dps and better mobility, for fleets it's the Rokh with better range and tank. It does have midslot-and tank advantage over Talos, and in hybrid tank fit it reaches combat BC mobility, which might cut it some slack. Cost, however, is a factor.
I imagine the main reason for changing the mega was, because gallente had two turret small gang battleships(actually 3, since you also could fit the domi this way). I think the hp numbers on the first page still reflect the first iteration, basically HP should be swapped between mega and hype after the role change, giving the new mega quite some staying power with the extra low compared to the Abaddon.
I don't think comparing the Mega to the Talos will result in any good balancing decision, this happens in all 4 bs threads and always comes to the conclusion that tier 3 BCs are just to good at what they do, not only compared against BS but also HACs and other ships. |