That math is wrong, CCP. 50% faster ROF does not double times fired in a period of time, a 100% ROF bonus would do that. 50% isn't doubling something (2x), it's a 1.5x multiplier. Thus, the argument of "lel twice as many shots in same time!" is actually 1.5 times as many shots in given unit of time, and, obviously, not twice the damage. Your explanation is completely flawed. I thought you guys were programmers??

That isn't similar damage, it is significantly less with the loss of a magstab.

Losing a heavy drone, while switching to ROF means no change (actually, it's an ever so slight loss in DPS). Losing a Magstab on top of that however, means it's actually a significant loss.

Basically:
7 guns, 5% dmg bonus = 8.75 turrets + 2 mag stabs (+47%) = 12.9
7 guns, 5% RoF = 9.33 turrets + 1 mag stab (+23%) = 11.5

You forgot the part where it doesnt need a mid and remains a flimsy battleship.

It is when the ship's biggest flaw on live is its lack of respectable tank.

why not?

some ships are the best with blasters.
some with beams some with pulse some with arties...

why not make a ship that good with sentries?

anywho those bonus i already said would be op on a tech I ship... but not on a revamped Sin.

The mega's old proposed slot layout is 8-5-6. That is as flawed as a BS' slot layout can get - just ask today's Hyperion.

And I ask you - when is the last time you saw someone using a Tempest seriously for PvP?

The best I've seen a Tempest do is a really light artillery platform. It is absurdly niche and not even the best in that role. Freaking Muninns do it better.

1) The Mael was the fleet ship for Minmatar (which could also do small gangs), meaning the other two BSes could do whatever. They often found niche roles, like smartbombing platforms, were used in small gangs for whatever role, and were used in PvE. Nothing was riding on it.

2) The Hyperion is the only tier 3 Gallente BS. Because it has the **** layout, it wasn't viable for any of the things every other tier 3 BS could do. The only fleet viable BS Gallente has currently is the Megathron (it has a good layout), but because of the tier system, its stats were WAY below par. Tiericide is an opportunity to fix this. They decided to make the problem worse instead, by LOWERING the relevant stats on the Megathron while simultaneously giving it the gimptastic layout. Hence page 49.

Good to know that free midslots aren't scarce or valuable.

No, it isn't. The dominix was the only T1 drone BS, and he now have a brother. Dominix is not alone anymore in its class. It will be hard for the dominix lovers to see it share some place with a little brother.

In fact, the tank difference is meaningless, and the dominix is the most flexible of the two, because of the mid slots. Gun dps is rather balanced : the dominix have one more turret hardpoint, which mean better use of weapon damage module, but the geddon have more weapon slots wich offset this. As for the sentry thing, that was already something the dominix do a lot, and while sentries have inherent drawback, they don't overlap with turrets more than missiles for example.