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Matari Akiga School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 11	Posted - 2013.08.30 14:07:00 - [1] - Quote Well this looks like it is going to be good... Wait... WHAT! I have only flown the Kronos so that's all I can speak about but No web bonus on the Kronos??? The web bonus made it most worth using because it allowed it to best apply it's DPS with blasters. The Kronos using blasters will now be worse in PVE as it cannot use its DPS quickly like before, unwelcome in incursions for the same reasons as PVE and there are much better options for a sniper fit or a brawler for PVP. The Vindi has just become a world better than the Kronos. Please rethink this as it is a massive nerf to the Kronos.
Matari Akiga School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 13	Posted - 2013.08.31 08:14:00 - [2] - Quote Lephia DeGrande wrote: Why on the love of God does EVERYONE want them to be Solo PvP or Fleet Fight specialized!? Its a PvE / Small(medium) Gang Supporter! God damn it! Edit: And i am also approving where the balancing lead us as whole, CCP dont let you misslead from some stubborn old/young veterans! Thanks. I can only reply to this in the context of what I know because I fly it, which is the Kronos. We are not looking for it to be a solo wtfbbqpwnmobile every ship should have a role that it fits well and in this case losing the web bonus is a massive nerf to the Kronos that actually removes most of its possible roles, talking PVE with the reduced drone bay and the removal of the web bonus you are almost forced to MJD away from the enemy frigate spawns to snipe the frigates before they can get under your guns, rinse and repeat until the frigates are gone then MJD back towards the larger spawns to shoot them. For incursions no remote reps while in bastion mode and good luck fitting enough local tank to survive 60 seconds without external reps, not that it will be an issue because the thing that the Kronos did well slowing the enemy and applying its DPS well is now gone with the removal of the web bonus, it was its dual ability that made it a good ship to have in an incursion fleet. For PVP in a small gang it wont be used as a brawler as there are far faster more agile ships that out perform it massively the best example being the Vindi which has the web bonus so is also very useful against small ships, but a blaster Talos could achieve the same or better results whilst representing a much smaller financial risk, greater speed, greater agility and smaller signature. For sniper fits anything above 150 KM in range is generally not a good idea because of the probe mechanics and there are a great many fits that can apply good DPS out to 150 KM without making the ship immobile and presenting a very nice opportunity to get a nice 1 bil + kill mail. I can see what CCP were aiming for with these changes but with the loss of the web bonus the Kronos loses what made it a good (not great but good) ship and less than half the ammo consumption of a Vindi is not enough to warrant using it anymore IMHO. TL:DR Kronos needs the webs back to be good.

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