The only drawback to the inty buff is that I'll have about 14 seconds in each system down the Deklein pipe to type "Stuff You Goons!" in local before deploying my cloaky AFK cyno in A4L..

Ctrl C & Ctrl V

Swap it for a low slot. It can deal with less tank/gank and deserves full tackle or dual prop.

DAMMIT! I cannot find anything wrong to complain about!!!!! DAMM YOU!!!!

Interesting changes in the bonuses.

However, bubble immunity makes me think that bubbles have become rather nerfed to death. t3 can be immune, any bs with MJD is escaping and now interceptors are also immune. Eventually the only way to 'catch' a fleet is by spreading 9km scramble point on each ship..

i seriously don't see how the fleet tackler can do the job of it's name. With armageddons in every fleet with 37.5 heavy neut ability no fleet tackle can stay on the field. In reality the keres is going to be everyone's fleet tackler. Either fleet tackle inties need to have point range past geddon heavy neut range or should be re-purposed.

Interesting changes in the bonuses.

However, bubble immunity makes me think that bubbles have become rather nerfed to death. t3 can be immune, any bs with MJD is escaping and now interceptors are also immune. Eventually the only way to 'catch' a fleet is by spreading 9km scramble point on each ship..

IMO the Crusader needs work. Yes it has 2 slots, like the other 'next step' laser ships: the Coercer, the Slicer and the Retribution. Yes the switch from a 3 mid Executioner to a 2-mid Crusader is jarring. Yes the cap use bonus should not be needed. This post is not about this.

I'ld to propose switching the roles between the Crusader and the Malediction.

The Malediction is already tankier than the Crusader and has the 3 mids necessary to brawl. It can loose the range bonus to scrams and long points without loosing any combat ability due to the engagement range of light rockets and rockets compared to (un)bonused scrams and points. Instead the Malediction could receive a bonus to explosion radius, which would help with damage application. It could even keep the utility high since it has uses a brawling ranges (another reason why the Crusader is not a successor to the Executioner)

The Crusader would see its tracking bonus moved to the frigate skill, loose the damage bonus and receive the scram/disruptor range bonus. Yes loosing the cap use bonus would be better, but I'm not seeing that happen. The tracking bonus is still needed to allow scorch to track at ab speeds.

The added scram range would fit nicely with the scorch range and allow scram/ab kiting outside web range. This is a niche that fits nicely with the tracking bonus, the natural range of scorch, the 2 mid slots and the Crusaders' speed. This niche is also different from those occupied by the Retri, Slicer or Coercer. A beam fit Crusader reaches with Aurora to about 25-30k. Without a range bonus to disruptors, a large part of the Aurora range is wasted (and other crystals with more appropriate ranges do less dps). With a range bonus to disruptors however, there is the possibility for a long range kiter, outside of the usual kiting ranges of the Slicer, Coercer or Retri. The tackling range bonus fits better with Aurora and Scorch and makes the Crusader more different from similar laser ships.


TL,DR Swapping Malediction and Crusader roles would make for better suited ships.

Problem of course is that the Roden philosophy is now 95% similar to the DuVolle philosophy. Will the latter be changed to make it more drone oriented or is the entire Gallente lineup to be extremely hybrid centric?

Variety is the spice of life, sex, work and play .. and Gallente are supposedly the feinschmeckers of life, with their promiscuous drug enhanced lifestyles (how is that for racial slur!) so they too should have variety

Overall, really like the interceptor changes as this should help balance the risk/reward in null by making it easier to catch things (currently, there is too little risk IMO).

A lot of people feel that the interdiction nullification is too OP though, and I agree with that. Why? Because you can have fleets of inexpensive ships that can do significant damage and are almost impossible to catch/kill.

Suggestion - don't allow both damage AND interdiction nullification. Perhaps have high slot module(s) that are required to enable interdiction nullification, with a -100% damage penalty. Otherwise, fleets of interceptors are just too OP at ganking stuff and with no risk at all. Their job is to tackle. IMO they should be the best at that, when they are doing just that. Note: if this is implemented with a module, you could also do things like have HIC bubbles catch nullified ships, unless a specific, more expensive nullifier is fitted, etc.

No reading all the posts but does anyone else think that the interdiction nullification is a little much? I mean with the warp speed changes already its like an instantaneous movement from one place to another without risk in a solar system.

CCP latest policy is to make as many changes in a year, as there were not since the creation of the game...

And all changes are around fleet fights. How to "balance" ships so they can all contribute in a large scale battle. Like there is no other gamestyle anymore. Ceptor travelling = t3 nullified = unlike to be tackled. But in a fight it will catch the BS. The BS should not be able to escape.


Last but not least:
TARANIS - The Taranis doesn't need huge changes, we're shaving a bit of HP off and giving it some lower mass in exchange. Mass: 1070000(-5000!!!!!!!!!!!!)

fair exchange... it got like 10m/s more speed. With MWD on.



Please go back to epic patches (like the introduction of AUR). At least you dont destroy the gameplay this way. Maybe.