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Shereza
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.24 18:48:00 -
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Whitehound wrote:Meditril wrote:The main problem with ECM is its very long cycle time of 20 seconds. This is longer than some fights and therefore overpowered. In my opinion ECM cycle time should be reduced to 5 seconds while also reducing cap usage to 1/4. This would make ECM more smooth. If the enemy get a hit on you than at least after 5 seconds you have another chance to lock him up if he fails his cycle and maybe do some damage before he gets the next lucky hit. It would make ECM over-powered when fitted to frigates that are jamming battleships. The locking time then takes too long and a battleship would have no chance to lock onto small stuff.
If anyone is using RSDs and related drones sub-BS ships would also be in trouble as well. One thing I've contemplated for a couple years now is using arazus with RSDs and ECM drones, and unless ECM drones already have a faster cycle time I could see this making them much more able to lock down ships if/when ECM drones got a comparable cycle time reduction. What competent ECM and RSD pilots could achieve together starts at evil and gets progressively worse. |
Shereza
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
168
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Posted - 2013.07.25 01:46:00 -
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Correct me if I'm mistaken, but is it not the farther you are out from the primary furball the greater the chance their is of someone MWD'ing in the opposite direction of you and the jumping back on top of you? If that is accurate then wouldn't having a frigate or two with ECM drones, tackle, and decent (not good, not great, decent) DPS potentially bring a bag of bad juju for said falcon? |
Shereza
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
168
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Posted - 2013.07.25 07:53:00 -
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Cordo Draken wrote:Seriously, an Arazu can RSD you to the point you can't target anything outside of 10km, but you don't see people whining about it.
While I can't speak for the person you're responding to I have, in fact, seen people whine about it. Fewer people mind you, but still people whining about it. I suspect, however, that fewer people whine about it because even if you're damped to 10km you can still lock up whoever's damping you if they don't maintain range properly and you can still spider-tank if your targets are close enough. If you're jammed up you can do neither. |
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