Hello once again everyone. We've got a small package of tweaks to capital weapons to announce, intended to help bring us a little bit closer to balance between the different dreadnoughts.

For the most part you all know the major balance problems with the class, the relative dominance of the Moros and the fact that the Phoenix has extreme difficulty applying damage to moving targets, even a moving carrier. These changes apply directly to the capital blasters, autocannons and pulse lasers, as well as to the siege modules themselves.

These changes are not expected to bring the class into perfect balance, but it should be a step in the right direction and be something we can build upon as we go forward.

X-L Blasters: -15% tracking, -10km optimal, +10km falloff

X-L Autocannons: -10% tracking

X-L Pulses: +6.666% optimal

Citadel missiles: Remove the explosion velocity penalty from siege modules

Let us know what you think!

I'm also curious why you chose to nerf the naglfar so soon after fixing it; seems a bit premature. I'll also second comments about the Phoenix's buff not going far enough, and it's continued lack of the functionality against sub-capital targets (even with proper web / paint support) that the other three dreads enjoy.

Because CCP Fozzie is formerly PL - PL likes amarr ships - all his changes are setup to make amarr more ubber - CCP goes along with it because it make US players spend more time training for the next "flavor" of the patch so we keep our subscriptions up. capice?

Nerf, nerf, nerf.

The only thing that is happening lately with ship "balancing" is nerfing the **** out of everything ppl. train for.

Wormhole PvE will now be done with a Carrier and the Dread will sit in stations and collect dust, like they did for years.

In case anyone is wondering why they are 'balancing' XL weapons.

Yep, a ship made for pos bashing that can't hit a pos without range modules is not logical.

damn CCP just went full ******

-10 optimal but +10 falloff, don't warp it.

will blapping really be dead? i think not... when i test out blapping on sisi... i usually have an alt who takles the bs and lowers his transversal under 40 m/s...

with 15% less tracking how low should the desired transversal be? 30 m's?

amarr supremacy, booya

Phoenix:

Caldari Dreadnought Skill Bonuses:
+5% bonus to Citadel Cruise and Torpedo Launcher rate of fire
+10% bonus to Citadel Cruise and Torpedo Explosion Velocity per level (+5% bonus to Citadel Cruise and Torpedo kinetic damage per level removed)

Slot layout: 4H, 7M, 5L; 0 turrets , 3 launchers
Fittings: 450,000 PWG, 875 CPU
Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 200,000(+12,500) / 150,000(-6,250) / 180,000 (-7,500)
Capacitor (amount / recharge rate) : 50,000(+1,250)GJ / 3,500(-32.559)s
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass): 60msec / 0.03(-0.009)x / 1,200,000,000(-150,000,000)kg
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 115km / 45mm / 7
Sensor strength: 50(+2) Gravimetric
Signature radius: 3000(-100)m

I think this could be a good first step to making the Phoenix better and then fix its weapon system up a bit aswell.

Devs trying to fix tracking without understanding the tracking formula or problem... I love this idiocy.

Not like it hasn't been explained time and again along with an intellegent holistic fix and realistic approach.


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Oh wait!

Please don't nerf the new Naglfar !

And please pay our useless minmatar skills back : Citadel Cruise Missiles and Citadel Torpedoes ( Skill Points and Iskes ! )

I won't fly in a Phoenix or in a Leviathan.
I don't need these skills anymore.

You have modified the ship, so plz PAY BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!

Never fails. I buy a ship, it gets nerfed. Anyone have a ship they want nerfed? Let me know.

Not a complaint by the way. I think these are good changes.

yeah guys i, a wormhole guy, am totally mad about the moros getting a 3% dps nerf to towers and not the reduction in its ability to blap

Constructive idea. Instead of cripling the few good ships to become bland craptanks. BOOOOOOST the crappy POS ships to be good.

Change your Line of thinking

Power Creep....its a thing

THIS



If other dreads are not good enough buff them properly, dont nerf the moros and subsequently nerf erebus's.
There is nothing OP about the tracking on hybrids, they do no need a nerf, capital launchers might be horrible but that has NOTHING to do with hybrids. 15%..... utterly ridiculous

Hey guys the phoenix isnt very good so we are going to nerf moros & erebus.
The constant nerfing of capital turrets is infuriating, fixing bad things by nerfing good things down to their level is foolish
STOP NERFING RISK ESCALATION OPTIONS, EVE IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT RISK REWARD

I would be fine with the tracking nerf if not for the fact you are still planning on nerfing Tracking Enhancers. Was the tracking enhancer nerf taken into consideration when you nerfed our blasters?

Also, the tracking is one thing, but the Optimal Range nerf needs to be revisited. Telling us we have to use 2 Tracking computers with scripts to be able to hit a tower is just a puzzler. Basically you are already dictating how we have to fit our ships to make them able to do their job.

People like you make me mad!!! Complain about having to fit a module they don't want to fit because it compromises not having something else instead.

In EvE to get something you have to give something, Kitting Ships have to sacrifice tank and damage for speed and agility. In this case you have to sacrifice capacitor upgrades and other utilities for more range and tracking. Give and Take is what EvE is about so quit B I T C H I N G.