Mike Whiite
Cupid Stunts.
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Posted - 2013.04.09 14:06:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:I want to respond to a few of these points since they seem to be coming up a lot, though I'm not sure why.
First the tank - I showed you the armor tank that people are most likely to use, 2 plate, 2eanm, 1 dcu - this is the standard mega armor tank and its still completely viable. Now, you have the same tank, similar damage, but your ship goes faster and you have an extra mid. Seems like a fair trade.
And as far as the Talos. I would never expect this ship to compete with the Talos as a roaming kiter. That is not whats intended by "fast and agile". If you want to see some value from fast and agile, think about a situation where you have a new shiny armageddon tackled by your friend in a stiletto. The geddon is perma jammed by your friend in a blackbird. But! You have just jumped through the gate and are 35k away from the armageddon! Now, as you close in, the armageddon has 2 friends show up! An oneiros and a falcon. Now you have to make a run for the gate as fast as possible. This is just one example of where a BS's speed matters. If you are in a hyperion, you will struggle to get over there and apply damage in anywhere near the time-frame that this attack mega can. There's many other examples, but I just want to make the point that just because a ship can't kite as well as a Talos, that doesn't mean speed is not important.
As a final point for comparing BS vs Tier3 BC. Always consider the way they would perform vs each other. How does this new mega do in a 1v1 vs a Talos?
Dear CCP Rise,
2 things.
1) In your senario you seem to think anyone would bring a battleship in their small gang, I wonder why you's bring a ship that will slow your group down where an ABC can keep up with the rest of your ships. Why would we take the risk of making a Battleship jump through a gate, from which it can't escape. Yes you can scout though it will still slow you down.
Your combat battleships have an extra turret so that astouning base speed difference will be wel compensated by an extra large turret.
not to mention that with the Talos you're there twice as fast, with more damage, and less risk (also financialy)
2) How well will the Mega do 1vs1 against the Talos.
Well if you consider the training time is enough to fly both with perfect skills, don't consider the Isk diference, give it an escort to actualy get to the Arena wher it is to battle this Talos, then it's:
never going to catch it, by the time it has actualy locked on it, you'll already be scorched by the Talos with it's extra turret, or it be long gone.
What ever it's usefulness, it isn't going to work if you can't get it where you need it. |