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TheFace Asano
Yulai Guard 1st Fleet
Yulai Federation
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Posted - 2013.10.02 15:59:00 -
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The cruiser is really attractive. The guns are just not even necessary as you can use 5x bonus sentry drones and enough bay to have several sets / damage types and some salvage / lights / mediums. All you need is a single gun to pull with and let your sentry drones do the work. Plenty of mids and highs for utility. I would like 6 lows, but that is probably asking too much and pushes on the faction / t1 / t2 drone cruisers too much. Really great design.
I will say the Gila needs a little love after this to look attractive next to this.
Fully combat fit this thing is going to have some serious bite as well, throw 4x AC and 5x garde II.... |
TheFace Asano
Yulai Guard 1st Fleet
Yulai Federation
32
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Posted - 2013.10.03 14:33:00 -
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Kagura Nikon wrote:Omnathious Deninard wrote:Kagura Nikon wrote:epicurus ataraxia wrote:What?.. Why on earth kill the sole reason for it's existence! Unable to do relic and data sites anywhere else but hisec?
Logistics, a cloaky logistics to support big fleets! How is this exploration. Sorry if you want a different ship please do not try to cripple this one to make it into your dream ship for incursions.
CCP PLEASE keep this an explorer and not let them talk you into making this something else entirely.
The problem is that it will be used 10 times more for solo PVP as an overpowered solo PVP ship if kept this way. That will be said under all circumstances in which it can do any meaningful DPS and be able to use a covert ops cloak. And that is enough reason to not do it! Exploration doe snot even need a covert ops cloak. So this ship is disguised as an exploration ship, but anyoen can see its real intent is being a solo pvp ship.
I think the actual intent is a solo pve ship that can have great combat capabilities for pvp if set up for it. If they pull any dps from the cruiser, it will not run sites as designed to. A re-adjustment to push people into lasers would be appropriate. I really like the idea of a 100% damage bonus to 2 laser turrets, and pull a high slot in exchange maybe.
If you compare it to a Navy Vexor, you get 2 unbonused turrets more damage on the Stratios, while the Navy Vexor's drones will track much better out of the box for comparable applied dps. This is really not out of line for how the rest of the pirate ships compare to the navy ships. The overall utility is what makes this ship shine over the Navy Vexor, which is ok as it is one of the design goals. The armor fit is sort of a wash, as the Stratios has a free EANM which makes the Navy Vexor's extra low sort of moot unless you full gank it. You can ignore the armor bonus and shield fit easier on the Stratios, as it has an extra mid. The drone bay is huge on the Stratios, which just gives the Stratios more staying power. The covert ops cloak is the game changer on the ship compared to the Navy Vexor to pick and choose engagements.
My thought on balance:
-25 mb bandwith
-100 drone capacity
+1 high
+ a little cpu
THEN add a SEO Battleship with a 6/5/7 slot layout (4 turrets), similar bonus to the cruiser with 125 mb bandwidth and 500 drone capacity.
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TheFace Asano
Yulai Guard 1st Fleet
Yulai Federation
32
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Posted - 2013.10.03 15:00:00 -
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Kaarous Aldurald wrote:Quote:I think the actual intent is a solo pve ship that can have great combat capabilities for pvp if set up for it. If they pull any dps from the cruiser, it will not run sites as designed to. A re-adjustment to push people into lasers would be appropriate. I really like the idea of a 100% damage bonus to 2 laser turrets, and pull a high slot in exchange maybe. Pretty sure 4 unbonused lasers aren't the reason this thing can supposedly pull off 6/10s.
I don't think it is either, it is the 5x bonused sentry drones of multiple types and ranges you can deploy + the armor resists. This is probably a good reason to give the faction a battleship with 125mb bandwidth and the cruiser with 100mb.
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TheFace Asano
Yulai Guard 1st Fleet
Yulai Federation
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Posted - 2013.10.14 15:09:00 -
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Any ETA on when these hit SiSi? |
TheFace Asano
Yulai Guard
Yulai Federation
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Posted - 2013.10.24 14:40:00 -
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The only reason (outside of the cool look of the ship) that I want to use this ship at all is because of the 125mb/s bandwidth. Pull turrets from it, not nerf its main damage type. Look to the Vexor Navy with only 2 turret hardpoints. Probably wont bother with it now. |
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