*takes deep breath* Okay.... before I give my opinion here I just gotta take a deep breath and relax.....
Alright. CCP we need to have a heart to heart here right now. I personally grew up on the Megathron. It has always been my favorite ship and one I could count on like an old friend. Sure we've had good times (like 90% webs
) and bad times (like now) but still, I have held a special place in my heart for this beast.
So MUCH so I even bought the damned model off the Eve Store! That's right! Your ORIGINAL model was SO sexy, so damned NASTY (Vindi anyone?) that I spent 70 USD on a model and it sat on my shelf until my cat knocked it off. But that's another story.
Here you guys have a chance to really work over Gallente. I mean you do! But instead ALL of these proposed changes are just utterly ********! You know.... some of us don't WANT a shield Megathron. Some of us want our brawler back. Some of us want to plate these behemoth's to the gills, load up some Void and have one hell of a sadistic smile as we lay burst after burst right into our enemies faces....
Do you not even REMEMBER what Gallente or blaster boats are supposed to do? Who gives a flying **** about agility? That's what designated tackle is for, or webs, scrams etc. But Jesus Christ don't sit here and castrate an already niche ship type in which Amarr ALWAYS does better....
I'd even go so far as to beg and plead for a web bonus on the regular Mega hull but yeah that'll happen in the next decade...
AND let's remember that closing in on your target is only half the issue. being able to SURVIVE the engagement is the other half! What in the hell is an extra mid going to accomplish? An MJD? I can already FIT two props on the Mega with a rack of Ions and be fine....
But not if you gimp the DPS and the ships ability to tank. Sadly with these changes you only make everyone's cross train into Amarr even more assured and sadly make the dust on our already aging Mega's even more thick.
The Hyperion? if it's not shield gank fitted well you've guaranteed that's all it ever will be which tbh I don't mind a 1600 dps gank blaster boat. Just take off the stupid rep bonus. It's utterly useless. Ever tried to fly the Hyp with ONE cap booster and dual rep? Good Luck when every ship you engage has a neut on it now....
But I digress. Mega's need some love. Not gimping. Hyperion's need to just be taken out of the game at this point since you are just gimping their niche roll already. And the Domi? Thanks for messing with it JUST like the Typhoon...
Train Amarr everyone....
Oh and go back to the older Mega model already. Please... And BTW you are making Gallente UGLY with the new graphics updates...
I think I'm done ranting here. ffs.... CCP.... Of all the things you changed my Mega... forever sadface...