Nytemaster
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Posted - 2005.09.29 01:33:00 -
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Edited by: Nytemaster on 29/09/2005 01:38:41
 Originally by: Maya Rkell
Originally by: Stan D'marco
Originally by: Maya Rkell
Originally by: CCP Hammer
Does anyone have anything to add? Anyone see a glaring reason why we shouldn't?
Becuase it just encourages MORE ganking?
Given the explosion radius bonus, it's an insta-win button against T1 frigs. It's a bad idea. A bomber should be good against BIG ships, not small ones as this change makes them.
Do they not let you use afterburners or mwd at DIE? =) (Old corp buddy to old corp buddy joke) When you get up to speed the cruise still won't hurt you.
And this leads us into the useless turret slots. Frig + Bomber + close range = very dead bomber. Even by the time you locked, webbed, fired and are waiting for the next volley you are dead.
You're right, except.
Except, the things are stealthed, and you need several km/s to do any good. Plus, if they basially remove the usefulness of plates (see: mass), then almost any interceptor is a ONE VOLLEY kill. And they're not helpless outside missiles, you realise... (except the Manticore)
I'm mostly agreeing with Elve Sorrow on roles here. Not necessarily full-up torpedos, but say...Lances, a sort of mini-torpedo.
Look, if you change this, I will JUMP in one and start killing. But I think it'll be overpowered.
We need a good anti frig/ceptor ship that the destroyer was intended to be and hasn't. Maybe the T2 destroyers will be? If not, I like the idea of some cloaked ships suddently showing up and chasing off the interceptors who were tackling.
I remember in the past that others were saying interceptors were loved by CCP and it was the frig that was getting too much love. This patch is a direct threat to ceptors the most if you ask me and is very needed.
Just my opinion of course.
EDIT: As much as I love the idea, I think removing the entire sensor recalibration time is a mistake. 10% reduction on the penalty for every covert-ops cloak level would seem better and make them require cloaking V and covert-ops V to insta lock out of cloak. This seems more feesible an option.
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