Actually, the drone tracking and optimal bonus is great for sentry-based anomaly ratting and one of the only good things about the proposed Dominix change is that there might be a reason to fly one instead of an Ishtar now.

Its more than that due to heat. And even if its not, 25% is pretty big considering what you have left are slow and destructible.

Heat is balanced within the module and not around the ships, and nor are the ships balanced around using heat as it is a last ditch thing and not to be use for the full combat operation.

Please think in the RACES before the quite silly and without purpose artificial roles of attack and combat.

I suppose the percentage of gallente ships in my hangar will go from 10% to 0% now.

Heat is not a last ditch thing. It is the single most powerful addition to the fight and should always be used as much as you can all the time. And overheating bonused guns is a big deal because it can often be the difference between winning and losing. Particularly when you drones have been smart bombed or blapped. Yes you can still overheat your unbonused guns but it is not going to push you over that edge particularly against the extra bit of enemy logi. It is a big deal and one of the reasons why the Vexor is such an awesome boat. It simply would not be the same without its bonus guns blasting away, heated. There is simply no equivalent for pure drone damage. NONE. Now if you could overheat your drones....well that would change my tune.

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That breaks down to a 25% reduction (539*1.25=673.75) (647/1.25=539.2)

And BTW
With regards to the Dominix fit presented above
Old Dominix turrets with out heat 586 DPS
New Dominix turrets with out heat 469 DPS

Old Dominix turrets with heat 674 DPS
New Dominix turrets with heat 539 DPS

That breaks down to a 25% reduction (539*1.25=673.75) (647/1.25=539.2)

I disagree. In a few days I will be hitting out past 120km with drones. I already hit to 110km and have very good damage application along with decent gun dps. I just feel that the new Domi has a lot of wasted slots now. If there were high or mids that added DPS to the drones then fine, but there is nothing. I really have no reason to fly the Domi.

And BTW
With regards to the Dominix fit presented above
Old Dominix turrets with out heat 586 DPS
New Dominix turrets with out heat 469 DPS

Old Dominix turrets with heat 674 DPS
New Dominix turrets with heat 539 DPS

That breaks down to a 25% reduction (539*1.25=673.75) (647/1.25=539.2)

what somethinglike this?

Gallente Battleship Skill Bonuses:
+10% Drone Damage, Drone hitpoints, Drone optimal range and Drone tracking speed
+5% to drone activation range and sentry damage per level

Yep, your right. I stand corrected.

I'd still have to go with the Geddon I think. I mean, that fit seems pretty weak, try ABing into the target to apply dps with no scram or web? Can't really see using that set up though I know that's not your point, and your are correct. And normally when using guns and the kind of tank you have there you use electrons which are further limited by range/fitting issues.

don't get me wrong in the drone ship vs drone ship the geddon wins, this is the same problem the algos had with the dagroon

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?

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