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Xanex
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Posted - 2005.11.23 18:51:00 -
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I'm new to the game and have no pvp experience but i like the idea of having a fast ship for pvp. Are interceptors good for pvp?
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lofty29
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Posted - 2005.11.23 19:06:00 -
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They're very good. Mainly used as tacklers but are also good 1v1 (the damage types). My ranis for example can take out any miner, most af's and interceptors and cruisers. Sometimes battlecruisers. They're very very handy in pvp, as they are extremely good tacklers and can deal alot of damage.
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Frezik
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Posted - 2005.11.23 19:11:00 -
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In a gang, an intercepter plays a key role of getting in first and locking down an opponent so that the rest of the gang (in larger ships) can come in behind them and gank them. Groups of 10-20 intercepters can do very scary things to larger targets.
In a 1v1, things are different. No frig-sized ship can (or should) break the tank of any competently setup BS when soloing. The BS won't necessarily be able to do anything to the cepter in return, though. I once took on an Apoc in a Claw, and while I couldn't break the armor tank, I wasn't hit even once, and I did get some respect for bravery in local 
Destroyers (which are supposedly an anti-frig platform) have a tough time with the t2 frigs. AF setups tend to be the most effective vs. cepters.
In all, cepters can be very powerful, but they have some key weaknesses. A web can bring the cepter down to a hittable speed for BS-sized guns. NOS is also dangerous. Smart Bombs can do exciting things to any frig, but I don't see a lot of BS setup with those.
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Steven Gould
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Posted - 2005.11.23 19:52:00 -
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I'm total newbie pvp - wise so bear with me but
should a BS with a few drones take out an interceptor? or at least deal damage?
scout drones i mean? or are they also too slow to keep up with the speed of the 'ceptors?
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Earthan
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Posted - 2005.11.23 19:59:00 -
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Scout drones are ok speed wise but they do crap dmg atm , should be better after next patch.
atm hvy drones are still pretty good us inties at least to scare them off.Along with nosferatus or webifier hvy drones will kill any interceptors.
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Yoruichi Shihouin
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Posted - 2005.11.23 19:59:00 -
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Originally by: Steven Gould
I'm total newbie pvp - wise so bear with me but
should a BS with a few drones take out an interceptor? or at least deal damage?
scout drones i mean? or are they also too slow to keep up with the speed of the 'ceptors?
Cheers.
medium drones can catch up to ceptors, if you have a web then it's pratically over for the ceptor.
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Jaredh Elkin
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Posted - 2005.11.24 06:31:00 -
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Originally by: Yoruichi Shihouin
medium drones can catch up to ceptors, if you have a web then it's pratically over for the ceptor.
I have to disagree with the med drone part, at least on some occasions.
Flying in a Vigil, over 10 km (with a 20 km scrambler, that is) med drones can't hit me, unless I screw up and lose speed. Usually inties go faster and have smaller sig radius, so they should fare better.
Web, or Nosfe, will of course kill the speed quickly and after that, the ship.
I haven't looked at the upcoming drone changes very well, though - I think they will be more dangerous then.
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Detaurus
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Posted - 2005.11.24 08:13:00 -
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Intercptors are DAILY becoming a wiser investment. It is quite obvious that the intent of the devs is for every player to fly an inty, and the veterans, an Assault. All changes related to combat, have some taint of the inty lobby spilled all over them. It is good that you seek the small ships, for the small ships are holy.
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Walok
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Posted - 2005.11.24 08:33:00 -
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Originally by: Detaurus
Intercptors are DAILY becoming a wiser investment. It is quite obvious that the intent of the devs is for every player to fly an inty, and the veterans, an Assault. All changes related to combat, have some taint of the inty lobby spilled all over them. It is good that you seek the small ships, for the small ships are holy.
You mean like EWAR drones? And the 20% linear-increase in Armor? Oh, and don't forget the T2 destroyers either.
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Detaurus
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Posted - 2005.11.24 08:50:00 -
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Ewar drones have a 115 sig radious and 100 TOTAL hit points.
Tech 2 destroyers? Will be just as expensive as interceptors so the loss is equitable
higher hit points to shield and armor? Tacklers job is to tackle and survive until his friends can establish tackling and destruction, not to solo most ships. Higher hit points means longer tackler life.
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pardux
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Posted - 2005.11.24 08:53:00 -
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Originally by: Detaurus
Ewar drones have a 115 sig radious and 100 TOTAL hit points.
Tech 2 destroyers? Will be just as expensive as interceptors so the loss is equitable
higher hit points to shield and armor? Tacklers job is to tackle and survive until his friends can establish tackling and destruction, not to solo most ships. Higher hit points means longer tackler life.
if your in a bs and get killed by a solo ceptor you deserved to die.
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Malthros Zenobia
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Posted - 2005.11.25 23:17:00 -
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Originally by: Detaurus
Ewar drones have a 115 sig radious and 100 TOTAL hit points.
Tech 2 destroyers? Will be just as expensive as interceptors so the loss is equitable
Higher hit points to shield and armor? Tacklers job is to tackle and survive until his friends can establish tackling and destruction, not to solo most ships. Higher hit points means longer tackler life.
That means that after a competent BS pilot (ie: not you) hits the inty with a web and/or heavy nos, the inty will tackle for 5 seconds before popping, instead of 4. 
And the only way t2 destroyers are going to be as cheap as inties is if NOBODY flies them(like the hawk), and really, who the hell isn't going to fly them? They're going to be key anti-warp ships and they carry enough turrets to almost insta-pop an enemy that isnt tanked against their damage. If they give t2 destroyers resists that are only 1/2 or 2/3 as good as AF resists, those things are going to spell death for any frig out there. What sane inty pilot is going to get into web range on a ship with 8 turrets, a web and an anti-warp ability? That'd be suicide.
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