Remember it's not possible to look at ECM without also looking at the ships - right now ECM birds NEED to stack mods up so hard, they can afford almost no tank whatsoever. That needs considered alongside any potential ECM change - that they need so many mods to be remotely consistent/threatening.
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Then the jams are VERY unreliable and I don't think there's any debate about how fast they die after a couple of missed jams.

I do. Now, from the situation you just laid out, kill the tackle orbiting just out of lock range (18km) and the keres orbiting at 36(the keres is putting down a point from here as well).

Great, now you have a ~50% change to jam a lowly caracal. Oooooh terrifying.


Optimal caps out at ~54km too



Now imagine what an arazu could do to the same caracal? Far, far worse.


But, yeah you're all right, ECM is an I-WIN button, that's why it's everywhere all the time, even on unbonused hulls. Wait, sorry - that was 2005

I shouldn't have to go fact checking your arguments, it's your job to bring the facts to the table. Also I don't have alts I have fully fleshed out main characters though admittedly more than one.

Anyhow after you rudely told someone to STFU I am now obliged to ask you to:

'Show us on the dolly where the nasty Falcon touched you...'

That's the thing though - when it works it is (to all intents and purposes) not more materially effective than other EWAR. The only real difference is that other ewar affords the /illusion/ of a choice/ability to combat it.


If a gang is rolling with damps/TDs - their tackle etc will fly accordingly - you can chase it futilely but your death is just as certain as an ECM bird jamming you constantly. You might think you had a chance, but you really didn't.

I am talking about the Luck variable, you know what else has a similar variable, falloff. Want to nerf that too? And have you heard about an interesting story about someone getting their capacitor neutralized or targeting range sensor damped? Nope hey lets nerf that too.

If you could ponder that ECM is one of the many factors that plays into eve as well as webs, tracking disruptors I'd think you'd understand its importance in the Electronic Warfare food chain.


If anything you should focus on Capacitor Neutralization too; because it has nearly the same effect but works in a completely seperate way.

Maybe you mine alot, or have a puny brain.

Nice, the OP's alt is attacking me now.

Right, all you can do is repeat what I say, and pretty much off topic. Props for the hard effort kid, but you don't make the cut.

Please feel free to try again.

-Xzi