Shadowsword
The Rough Riders
Ares Protectiva
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Posted - 2011.11.02 11:44:00 -
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The Talos having it's web bonus removed makes sense, since it was overpowered for gate-camping, and just about useless in fleets. The tracking bonus is.. well, I'd have liked a range or damage bonus better, but I guess that would have been OP. |
Shadowsword
The Rough Riders
Ares Protectiva
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Posted - 2011.11.02 15:59:00 -
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CCP Ytterbium wrote:
- Supposed to be good as a damage platform against larger ship hulls (read battleships, capitals targets) while being difficult to hit themselves by those ships due to decreased signature radius and increased mobility
- Better aimed for small, fast gang support than battleships due to their increased mobility
- Provide a learning bridge between battlecruisers and battleships, while being themselves a little cheaper than battleships
- Due to their large sized weaponry, supposed to be at a severe disadvantage against smaller hulls, especially at point blank range
- Have significantly less standing power than battleships, or even other battlecruiser tiers, thus less proficient in static engagements, where their mobility is less relevant
In case of the Talos, the initial web strength bonus was unfortunately contradictory with the previous goals, because when combined with its dronebay and blasters, it gave this ship the unique capability to dispatch smaller ship hulls significantly more easily than it should have been able to.
While I agree with all that, I should point out that BS weapons on cruiser-sized hulls is going to exacerbate two current balance issues.
- Autocanons, the "close range" weapon that on some ships just happen to hit a target 80-100km away better than Pulses (the "medium range weapon") do.
- Cruiser-sized shield buffer tanking vs armor buffer tanking, and why one is easy to fit and offer only a small disadvantage, while the other cripple your fit, and turn your ship into a brick.
If you don't nerf LSE's fitting requirements in a major way, then there is now reason to flying any Tier3 BC other than the Tornado. Because the Tornado will have easily 40% more EHP, while having a better offense than the Talos or Naga (more dps doesn't count if you're not in range to apply it) |