MrDiao
SUNDERING
Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2013.04.24 12:06:00 -
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The torpedo typhoon is still too bad to use.
The problem is basically the torpedo's problem. Many people like to compare the torpedo typhoon with blaster Megathron as both of them are armor tanked close range brawler.
Typhoon:
Range: 20KM
DPS: 780+drone, 10s ammo switch
Targets can hit: BS, shield tank BC
Magathron
Range: from 9KM+10KM to 16KM+29KM
DPS: from 1000+drone to 770+drone, 5s ammo switch
Targets can hit: BS, BC, CR, AB fit HAC, even destroyers
Typhoon has the advantage that saves the capacitor and slightly faster. However the advantage of speed is so negligible for an armor tanked battleship.
And the critical disadvantage for typhoon is its extremely limited target range and effectiveness. With torpedo, you can safely assume the typhoon will always deal less damage to a cruiser/hac than a cyclone, and when fighting battleships, the typhoon does no do more damage than other turret assault battleships, and it has many constrains(target painter, web) to make sure the torpedo can deal the damage that lines up with other battleships.
Yeah so the typhoon maybe good, but the torpedo is bad. While the Neutron Blaster Cannon doubles the range from its cruiser variant (Heavy Neutron Blaster), the Torpedo has exactly the same optimal as Heavy Assault Missiles, and the only two torpedo battleships have only 6 launchers that make sure the torpedo has no advantage in neither damage dealing or optimal range, and the advantage of missiles,"do not miss", has been minimized by signature radius and the competitors' tracking speed bonus. |
MrDiao
SUNDERING
Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2013.04.24 12:53:00 -
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Icarius wrote:MrDiao wrote:The torpedo typhoon is still too bad to use.
You forgot something very important ... with torpedoes you can choose your dmg type weapon range : 20km seems enough for close range engagement dmg output : on the paper, megathron is better but do only th/kin dmg. with torps you can switch to the expected lowest resist (a rni npcing guristas with a em shield resist hole as example) low signature targets : heavy neutras + drones and the job is done
"Seems" does not work. just log into duality and fight an armor hurricane with typhoon, fight the armor hurricane with megathron, and then fight the megathron with typhoon, then you can draw a conclusion. |