CCP has described these new ships as being low on tank but fast. So we are relying on speed-tanking in these. Think a bigger and more cumbersome Tengu, a lower-tech version if you will, but just as fast.

The only way these new ships will be able to tank level 4s is if they can go faster than Tengus - because Tengus also have high resists, so the speed of Tier3 battlecruisers needs to be faster than Tengus to compensate.

And that means having enough potential powergrid available to fit a Battleship-sized 100MN Afterburner to these ships to reach that high speed.

Lets hope they have this capability....

CCP has described these new ships as being low on tank but fast. So we are relying on speed-tanking in these. Think a bigger and more cumbersome Tengu, a lower-tech version if you will, but just as fast.

The only way these new ships will be able to tank level 4s is if they can go faster than Tengus - because Tengus also have high resists, so the speed of Tier3 battlecruisers needs to be faster than Tengus to compensate.

And that means having enough potential powergrid available to fit a Battleship-sized 100MN Afterburner to these ships to reach that high speed.

Lets hope they have this capability....

You mean 100 MN MICROWARP DRIVE?

If they can fit long range BS sized guns... They also can fit small range BS sized guns, and the smallest versions of them....AND be able to fit 100 MN MWD!

I've yet to have seen a reason to get excited about Raven-level damage in a smaller hull

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I get excited about my Tengu all the time.

[DISCLAIMER] Info taken from latest test client data. Obviously this may/will change in release.

Oracle

Battlecruiser Skill Bonus: 7.5% bonus to Large Energy Turret tracking speed and 7.5% bonus to Large Energy Turret optimal range per level.

95% reduction in the powergrid need of Large Energy Turrets 50% reduction in the CPU need of Large Energy Turrets 50% reduction in the capacitor need of Large Energy Turrets

Naga

Battlecruiser Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Torpedo Velocity, 5% bonus to Torpedo explosion velocity, 10% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret optimal range and 7.5% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret tracking speed per level.

95% reduction in the powergrid need of Large Hybrid Turrets 50% reduction in the CPU need of Large Hybrid Turrets 50% reduction in the capacitor need of Large Energy Turrets 40% reduction in the powergrid need of Siege Missile Launchers 58% reduction in the CPU need of Siege Missile Launchers

Talos

Battlecruiser Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret damage and 10% bonus to the velocity factor of stasis webifiers per level.

95% reduction in the powergrid need of Large Hybrid Turrets 50% reduction in the CPU need of Large Hybrid Turrets 50% reduction in the capacitor need of Large Energy Turrets

Tornado

Battlecruiser Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Large Projectile Turret Rate of Fire and 10% bonus to Large Projectile Turret falloff per level.

95% reduction in the powergrid need of Large Projectile Turrets 50% reduction in the CPU need of Large Projectile Turrets

Amarr are stupid: **** yeeeaahh....

Can't wait.

Range bonus and a tracking bonus for a ship that can use Scorch L is "stupid"? +37.5% tracking with a base optimal of 62Km doing 353 base DPS. Dear God. It's going to be the mid-range sniper from hell.

Well "stupidly good", I suppose.

I said, "Amarr are stupid", said nothing of the ship.


I do wonder how many people are going to have to get used to not screwing their transversal with these big guns' tracking while zipping around with their nanos.

Sooo, what's your point of view on this matter?

BS sized missile launchers and damage.

BC sized hull.

Or will it totally suck since it doesn't come with TP bonus and cruise missiles are just absolutely horrible?

no drones on the new BC's except for 25 m^3 in the gallente one. It will be kinda impossible to pve with torps only and no drones.

no drones on the new BC's except for 25 m^3 in the gallente one. It will be kinda impossible to pve with torps only and no drones.

Newest update's suggesting no drones in any of them.

That's quite possibly the most ignorant pubbie statement I have ever seen.

The only ship type that I can think of that was "designed" for PvE is marauders. All other ships are balanced around pvp. They just also happen to get used for PvE.

Since when were large guns preferable to medium in typical pvp, outside of blobs?

As for PvP, a cruise/torp BC might spell the end of Drake blobs due to the Drake's sig bloom from shield extender rigs/modules.