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Jezza McWaffle
EVOL Command
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Posted - 2013.04.09 22:08:00 -
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Still waiting for Tempest to recieve fall off bonuses for guns... |
Just Lilly
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Posted - 2013.04.09 22:12:00 -
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Ships look great, the new phoon for sure.
I do not like the nerf to it's dronebay though, but going for the missile platform
rather then "gunnery" is an interesting twist.
Looking good though 
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Nytak
Serpent Securities Inc.
The Methodical Alliance
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Posted - 2013.04.09 23:12:00 -
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I'm not too hot about the missile boats personally, in any level of Minmatar ships.
My opposition comes more from a new player prospective when first jumping into things like battle-cruisers and battleships and trying to run missions, and the fact that the least expensive bs/bc hulls in a race known for projectile turrets are now missile boats.
Generally, Minmatar are known for their guns, so most players focusing on Minmatar ships early on tend to focus on guns naturally. Missiles become a secondary mission running weapon to fill slots used by neuts/nos in pvp fits, at least that's how I always used them. For PVP it's guns and nos/neut, PVE it's guns and a couple missile launchers for some extra dps.
Now the least expensive hulls for battle-cruisers and battleships are dedicated missile boats. So newer players running missions, when they finally get to running level 3s or 4s are stuck with waiting and training up missiles to be effective, grinding more ISK at the lower mission tier to get the second most expensive hull, or getting the cheapest you can afford and hoping your missile skills cut it. The battle-cruisers aren't as bad, but now that we are talking battleships, It's a fair amount of mission running to cover the extra 60-100 million for a Tempest or Maelstrom over the going price of a Typhoon if you have to do level 3s for it. For people who like to run missions to be self-sufficient, running lvl4s as quick as possible is generally a high priority, this adds an extra financial barrier.
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Kagura Nikon
Mentally Assured Destruction
Whores in space
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Posted - 2013.04.09 23:27:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:Hey guys
We're going to post a few tweaks tomorrow based on feedback from all the threads, minmatar included.
To answer a couple things though -
I think the comparison between the raven and the typhoon is kind of surprising. Both ships will now be able to field 6 missile launchers, so they have that in common, but thats really where it stops. The typhoon is the fastest of all the battleships by a substantial margin. It has the fastest align time and fastest mwd speed of anything available. This strikes me as very 'minmatar'. Along with that, while its losing some of the extreme versatility it had before, it still supplies quite a few options both offensively and defensively, while the Raven is quite clearly a dedicated shield ship.
As for the tempest, I think what we are now looking at is having the tempest be part of the 'attack' category as well as the typhoon. It already behaves more or less like an attack ship, and maybe adding hp and increasing sig wasn't adding much to the overall ship. So we will likely bring the sig back down to near where it was before, take some of the hp back, and increase its speed slightly.
Both ships will still offer flexibility in the way they are used that is fairly unique to minmatar.
Check back for tweaks in the next couple days and keep the feedback coming =)
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PotatoOverdose
SONS of LEGION
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.04.10 00:28:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:Hey guys
We're going to post a few tweaks tomorrow based on feedback from all the threads, minmatar included.
To answer a couple things though -
I think the comparison between the raven and the typhoon is kind of surprising. Both ships will now be able to field 6 missile launchers, so they have that in common, but thats really where it stops. The typhoon is the fastest of all the battleships by a substantial margin. It has the fastest align time and fastest mwd speed of anything available. This strikes me as very 'minmatar'. Along with that, while its losing some of the extreme versatility it had before, it still supplies quite a few options both offensively and defensively, while the Raven is quite clearly a dedicated shield ship.
As for the tempest, I think what we are now looking at is having the tempest be part of the 'attack' category as well as the typhoon. It already behaves more or less like an attack ship, and maybe adding hp and increasing sig wasn't adding much to the overall ship. So we will likely bring the sig back down to near where it was before, take some of the hp back, and increase its speed slightly.
Both ships will still offer flexibility in the way they are used that is fairly unique to minmatar.
Check back for tweaks in the next couple days and keep the feedback coming =)
Well, the changes to the tempest are better. At least you guys are listening. 
As to the comparison of the phoon and the raven, plate and trimark the typhoon and that speed advantage goes away real fast. And then you get an armor raven. The new phoon will have 5 med slots (as opposed to the new ravens 7). 5 Med slots does not for a good shield tank make imo (especially with prop mod).
Now you could nano fit it, giving you a good nano torp boat, whereas previously you had your choice of good nano projectile/torp/neut boat depending on how it was fit. So choice was fundamentally lost, and nothing gained. That is, by definition, a nerf.
I suppose it really comes down to how the torp/cruise rebalance works out. Anyway, at least you guys are listening. |
Alvatore DiMarco
Capricious Endeavours Ltd
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Posted - 2013.04.10 03:06:00 -
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I just want to open by agreeing with what so many others have said:
Maelstrom - Combat
Tempest - Attack
Typhoon - Disruption via Paint and/or Web
With that out of the way.. when split weapon platforms were first devised, the idea was based around "versatility", if I understand correctly. You could fit guns or you could fit missiles and you had iffy DPS but tons of utility highs or you could fit both guns and missiles and have great DPS but few or no utility highs. You could, in extreme cases, even pick whether to shield or armor tank and do either one equally well. This is by no means a bad idea.
What I feel is a bad idea is fixing the "split weapon problem" by picking one weapon system and completely removing the other. Shouldn't there be a way of assigning weapon hardpoints and bonuses to go with them that will allow you to get good results whether you choose to fit a full rack of guns or a full rack of missiles or (if you're into it) a split rack of both? Something like this would allow for keeping the versatility everyone loves in Minmatar ships but also make them easier to use, which seems to be what CCP is aiming for. |
Sizeof Void
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
343
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Posted - 2013.04.10 04:02:00 -
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-1 to changes to Phoon
I don't agree with converting all BS into single-role, single-weapon, single-fit ships. The current Phoon is fun to fly because it can be fit in various ways, making it an unpredictable opponent. Fighting an experienced player in a Phoon is always a challenge, 'cause you never know what the heck he/she is going to shoot at you.
With smaller ships, there is a reasonable argument for fitting them into roles. With the larger ships, this is not so reasonable. At least a few of the larger ships should retain a multi-role and split weapon capability. |
Sinigr Shadowsong
War Tactical Groups
SOLAR FLEET
77
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Posted - 2013.04.10 04:46:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:
I think the comparison between the raven and the typhoon is kind of surprising. Both ships will now be able to field 6 missile launchers, so they have that in common, but thats really where it stops. The typhoon is the fastest of all the battleships by a substantial margin. It has the fastest align time and fastest mwd speed of anything available. This strikes me as very 'minmatar'. Along with that, while its losing some of the extreme versatility it had before, it still supplies quite a few options both offensively and defensively, while the Raven is quite clearly a dedicated shield ship.
Compare Typhoon and Raven.
Both have 6 launchers. Both have RoF bonus. Nothing good can be said about the Raven then with it's useless missile velocity bonus. On the other hand, Typhoon is getting extremelly strong explosion velocity bonus + all the advantages of being Minamatar (best speed, MWD speed, align time etc). So far you are making Typhoon plainly better than Raven, it's not even a choice. |
Burning Chrome
EVE Corporation 987654321-POP
The Marmite Collective
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Posted - 2013.04.10 04:57:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:
I think the comparison between the raven and the typhoon is kind of surprising. Both ships will now be able to field 6 missile launchers, so they have that in common, but thats really where it stops. The typhoon is the fastest of all the battleships by a substantial margin. It has the fastest align time and fastest mwd speed of anything available. This strikes me as very 'minmatar'. )
Thanks for the response to us CCP Rise.
I expect the speed and mass advantages that have been given to the Typhoon will be negated straight away by the armor plates that will be fitted. Even with 5 mids I don't think shield tanking wouldn't work for small gang stuff so it will be weighed down by armor rigs and plates. In 0.0 with bubbles it may be a whole different story.
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Akturous
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
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Posted - 2013.04.10 06:55:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:Hey guys
We're going to post a few tweaks tomorrow based on feedback from all the threads, minmatar included.
To answer a couple things though -
I think the comparison between the raven and the typhoon is kind of surprising. Both ships will now be able to field 6 missile launchers, so they have that in common, but thats really where it stops. The typhoon is the fastest of all the battleships by a substantial margin. It has the fastest align time and fastest mwd speed of anything available. This strikes me as very 'minmatar'. Along with that, while its losing some of the extreme versatility it had before, it still supplies quite a few options both offensively and defensively, while the Raven is quite clearly a dedicated shield ship.
As for the tempest, I think what we are now looking at is having the tempest be part of the 'attack' category as well as the typhoon. It already behaves more or less like an attack ship, and maybe adding hp and increasing sig wasn't adding much to the overall ship. So we will likely bring the sig back down to near where it was before, take some of the hp back, and increase its speed slightly.
Both ships will still offer flexibility in the way they are used that is fairly unique to minmatar.
Check back for tweaks in the next couple days and keep the feedback coming =)
Glad to hear it. I think you shouldn't necessarily pigeon hole all the ships into attack, combat etc just because someone came up with those terms.
Someone on FHC suggested changing the pests bonuses to 10% damage/lvl and 5% falloff/lvl. This is a good option imo, as after the TE nerf, this will help considerably with keeping the tempests flavour.
I also feel it needs a speed boost, I don't think it should be more agile than say a mega, but it definitely should be faster, so if you stuff up initially, a blaster boat can catch you, but your outright running away speed should be more.
The slot layout on the pest is mostly good, I definitely wouldn't remove a low, 6 is the minimum for an armour tank or the min to fit two nanos, dc, TE and two gyros. The utility highs are it's secret to keeping tacklers off, though I wouldn't be averse to a high going to a mid, as this would let you fit a web for the same.
Let's not forget that in shield form it has the ehp of a drake, so it should get some significant advantages in speed, damage projection and versatility. It has less damage than a tornado, less falloff and is way slower and less agile.
There's also nothing to stop you keeping the Phoon a split weapons ship, as long as you give full bonuses to both (so say 5% torp damage&radius/lvl as well as 5%lvl damage and Rof to projectiles). This gives people like me the option of using the ship when we have no missile skills because we trained for minmatar, not caldari. Give it the same number of launcher and torp hard points, this is where the minmatar versatility comes in.
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Gypsio III
Questionable Ethics.
Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork
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Posted - 2013.04.10 07:50:00 -
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Akturous wrote:
Someone on FHC suggested changing the pests bonuses to 10% damage/lvl and 5% falloff/lvl. This is a good option imo, as after the TE nerf, this will help considerably with keeping the tempests flavour.
That would make it a better alpha boat than the current Maelstrom, both in terms of alpha and in terms of range. I don't think that's a good idea at all, particularly not in conjunction with even greater mobility. It looks like trying to have your cake and eat it, to create a BS that excels in every situation. |
Akturous
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
99
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Posted - 2013.04.10 08:16:00 -
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Currently it excels at none, so I think it needs some help. I'd be even happier with a 10% ROF bonus/lvl, if I want mobile arty I use nado and the pest could do with the extra dps, would that satisfy you?
I'm not asking for a dramiel with 800s here, but I think on the latest agility list for the changes it is something like 2 from the bottom? The speed department it's around 4th, which isn't good enough for a ship with little tank.
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Alvatore DiMarco
Capricious Endeavours Ltd
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Posted - 2013.04.10 08:26:00 -
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I agree with the notion of giving the phoon proper weapon bonuses to let it be useful with either a full rack of torps or a full rack of projectiles.
I also agree with giving it a painter/web bonus. |
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CCP Rise
C C P
C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2013.04.10 09:34:00 -
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Updated OP to reflect changes we've made based on your feedback.
Attack Tempest is now online, and Typhoon has its launchers back - both of them have signature lowered. |
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Jezza McWaffle
EVOL Command
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Posted - 2013.04.10 09:37:00 -
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@CCP Rise
How come the tempest wont be getting a fall off bonus? :( |
Jonas Sukarala
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
76
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Posted - 2013.04.10 09:40:00 -
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that phoons sig rad is insane you realize its almost the same size as a brutix don't you!!!!!
'Tech3 ships need to be put down, like a rabid dog drooling everywhere in the house, they are out of line' CCP Ytterbium
Nerf missile range into place..... where is the TD missile change?-á ,...projectiles should use capacitor. |
TrouserDeagle
Beyond Divinity Inc
Shadow Cartel
167
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Posted - 2013.04.10 09:42:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:Updated OP to reflect changes we've made based on your feedback.
Attack Tempest is now online, and Typhoon has its launchers back - both of them have signature lowered.
By launchers you mean turrets I think. |
MainDrain
7th Deepari Defence Armada
167
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Posted - 2013.04.10 09:49:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:
UPDATE: Based on feedback we are lowering the Typhoon's signature radius a bit, and also giving back its launchers (though they will not be bonused) to offer some more flexibility.
Should this be giving back its turrets? |
Aethlyn
EVE University
Ivy League
210
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Posted - 2013.04.10 09:51:00 -
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Can I get all the launchers on the Typhoon mounted in ist "mouth" so it spits torpedoes of death? :D Always had to think of that planet killer from the Star Trek Original Series. :D
More serious: I never liked the split bonus on the Typhoon, so having a clear orientation is nice (especially considering it's Overall look and design just scream missile boat to me).
@TrouserDeagle: That "update" confused me as well at first, but obviously they had the old launcher number wrong (listed as 4 or so).
Looking for more thoughts? Read http://aethlyn.blogspot.com/ or follow me on http://twitter.com/Aethlyn. |
Jonas Sukarala
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
76
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Posted - 2013.04.10 09:54:00 -
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Could you please sort out the phoons mass please it looks like a typo to me...
The tempest still looks weak to me i think it would be served better being a heavy armour tanker
'Tech3 ships need to be put down, like a rabid dog drooling everywhere in the house, they are out of line' CCP Ytterbium
Nerf missile range into place..... where is the TD missile change?-á ,...projectiles should use capacitor. |
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CCP Rise
C C P
C C P Alliance
361
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Posted - 2013.04.10 09:57:00 -
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Meant turrets, sorry about that =) |
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Garresh
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.04.10 09:59:00 -
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Changes are on the whole rather positive. I expect others will dissect the fine points of the tempest shortly, but for now I +1 the changes.
There are a few things about the Typhoon I still want to see changed. If nerfing the drone bay is set in stone, can we possibly see it changed to a 100/125 bay? Or even a 75/125 bay. Give up a bit more firepower for a bit more utility. I strongly feel the extra drone storage is one of the defining traits of the Typhoon. And I still rather hope we can get some token gun bonuses on the Typhoon even though it's always been a better missile ship. But I guess that's more wishful thinking now. Good work overall.
Edit: Actually, since you're reading this thread can I ask something? From a design perspective, what's the reason that dual weapon bonuses can't be merged and count as 1 bonus for the purpose of ship design? I.e. +5% damage to launchers and projectiles counts as 2 bonuses. I've noticed in the past you guys have kind of avoided that change despite a lot of people suggesting it. I figure you guys have a decent reason, and if it's nothing more than "too much damage" I'd buy that. An old Typhoon with max skills could potentially spew like 1400 DPS easily. I've seen fits with 1600 DPS. And that was with a "missing" bonus. Is there any other reason though? |
Jonas Sukarala
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
76
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Posted - 2013.04.10 10:04:00 -
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why does the phoon need utility slots? it doesnt need the cap but it could use an extra launcher instead
'Tech3 ships need to be put down, like a rabid dog drooling everywhere in the house, they are out of line' CCP Ytterbium
Nerf missile range into place..... where is the TD missile change?-á ,...projectiles should use capacitor. |
Lunaleil Fournier
StarFleet Enterprises
Red Alliance
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Posted - 2013.04.10 10:04:00 -
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Good change putting the Tempest into the attack role, I think that's the more natural place for it to be. After reading all updates for all the races today I have to say you did a pretty good job all around Rise.
Are we still getting a thread on the shield/armor resist bonus? |
Akturous
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
100
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Posted - 2013.04.10 10:06:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:Updated OP to reflect changes we've made based on your feedback.
Attack Tempest is now online, and Typhoon has its turrets back - both of them have signature lowered.
You're still making the mistake of the tempest having more armour than shield, if you want armour you go typhoon. The tempest is still weak and needs a falloff bonus post TE nerf.
You've still stolen a turret boat from me, make the typhoon split weapon bonuses, but give it full bonuses for both projectiles and missiles and a full rack of hardpoints for each, it's not hard, it's not op, it keeps everyone happy.
I'm kind of tired of having nearly 50mill sp and you keep taking available ships from me by making them missiles.
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Kagura Nikon
Mentally Assured Destruction
Whores in space
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Posted - 2013.04.10 10:19:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:Updated OP to reflect changes we've made based on your feedback.
Attack Tempest is now online, and Typhoon has its turrets back - both of them have signature lowered.
Reasonably OK..... But should not the tempest have at least same speed you had proposed to the megathron (since both are attack and minmatar are supposed to be faster) ? Something like 122 or 123 on its base speed would be plenty justifiable (minir effect on balance but helps to keep "the identity" of minmatar). Its mostly a flavorful observation.
Second, not direclty related to tempest:
Battleships currently have a problem to be used effectively. I would suggest small things to be applied to all class to keep them a bit more deployable. Simply give extra 25M od DRONE BAY, to every battlewship that does not have spare drone bay for a spare flight of lights. |
Seishi Maru
doMAL S.A.
64
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Posted - 2013.04.10 10:35:00 -
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Should not the tempest receive some of the hyperion treatment and move a High to a low or to a mid?
The hyperion is still more agile than the ATTACK MINMATAR CRUISER. Almost same speed, but far superior slot layout, more damage, better tank. The only cost being the signature (That indeed helps tempest against capital ships) and cap consumption of the guns.
It seems would be plenety jutifiable to make a tempest 7/6/6 or 7/5/7 On the same trend you used in gallente to solve their issues.
Or you could simply increase tempest speed a bit further (base speed, to something like 125 to make the ATTACK battleship from the FAST RACE be really faster than the COMBAT battleship form the SECOND FASTEST RACE. See the problem I pointed? |
SMT008
SnaiLs aNd FroGs
544
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Posted - 2013.04.10 10:41:00 -
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Seishi Maru wrote:
It seems would be plenety jutifiable to make a tempest 7/6/6 or 7/5/7 On the same trend you used in gallente to solve their issues.
Or you could simply increase tempest speed a bit further (base speed, to something like 125 to make the ATTACK battleship from the FAST RACE be really faster than the COMBAT battleship form the SECOND FASTEST RACE. See the problem I pointed?
A 7 - 6 - 6 setup would be good for a Combatish - Attack Battleship.
5 mids would look like a Typhoon. 6 is just fine. |
Khaeros
Mardukan Military Industries
1
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Posted - 2013.04.10 10:44:00 -
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Nice to see some flexibility returned to phoon. But I dare say it isn't enough (the greedy git I am).
Take a look at the new Geddon, it has a lot of flexibility. Drones with bonii, and a choice of guns or missiles, or pure ewar.. this is even more than Typhoon had. You are just transferring the swiss army spaceship to Amarr..
Typhoon needs bonii for both weapon systems to be competetive, to be flexible again. Consider making typhoon a sort of counterpart to geddon, bonii in weapons but but with full flight of drones as opposed to geddons bonused drones and unbonused weapons. The ewar bonus can be contered with ability to either shield or armor tank, which is what geddon doesn't have.
I like the idea of fast torpedo-ganker, and have used the phoon as such (didn't work too well then), but not at the cost of typhoons characteristic flexibility. Better make it but one of the choices typhoon has.
My suggestion to bonii would be:
+x to large projectile rof/large missile launcher rof
+x to large projectile dmg/missile exp radius(or exp.speed or raw dmg...)
or if dual bonii are undoable, use duct tape:
+x to large projectile dmg
+x to large missile exp.radius(or exp.speed or raw missile dmg)
AND a role bonus of +5x to large projectle RoF and +5x to large missile RoF.
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Miran Sky
27B Stroke 6
Jeux Sans Frontieres
0
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Posted - 2013.04.10 10:47:00 -
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I mostly like the direction you are taking the Typhoon, with the switch to pure missiles over a split weapon system. That is how I ran it anyway. The one thing I am finding lacking is the lost utility drone bay. Even if you keep the bandwidth at 100 to balance out the extra missile damage, I still will greatly miss the ability to field light drones. Something along the lines of 100/125 would be much better, while not increasing the damage output of the ship for balance purposes. |
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