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Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2003.09.11 20:23:00 -
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Many people, far too many people rely on jamming to decide the outcome of a battle
Thats the only way to keep someone from warping away, that's why.
Unless they just log off.
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Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2003.09.11 20:33:00 -
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If someone picks a fight I have no real reason to run away. (unless it's unfair odds and I save my self quite a few million dollars that insurance doesn't cover by running away... no sense losing a ship to "save face"). So thanks for not answering my question.
You must not fly a battleship.
If I'm getting my ass-kicked I don't give a **** about pride and honour.
If I can warp away I'll warp away.
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Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2003.09.11 20:49:00 -
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Clever use of 2 of your slots would pretty much negate the use of sensor-specific ECM - boost your ships sensor strength with a couple of ECCM modules.
Most EW pilots, if using specific ecm, only equip enough to defeat the base strength and not a boosted sensor strength.
2 sensor boosters would protect you from non-sensor specific ECM (sensor dampeners).
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Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2003.09.11 20:55:00 -
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Of course, if you have someone target-locked, warp jammed, and webified, you'd find most pilots would just log off.
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Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2003.09.11 22:02:00 -
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Was playing around with a couple pirates in Metro. So far for their group I knew they had a Breacher, 2 Moas and a Rupture. I was in a Tempest so I wasn't concerned facing 2 of them. When they saw me, however, they showed they had another ship:
A Blackbird.
When the Blackbird showed up, I immediately 180'd and went into evasive. And their cajoling couldn't force me out while I waited for reinforcements. I know Blackbirds and I know my own ships. I was ill prepared to fight a Rupture and a Blackbird which undoubtedly was carrying ECM gear targetted for Minmatar ships. Which was confirmed later when another Tempest pilot was down to 26% armor and needed cruisers against the same 2 people.
So I have a healthy respect for EW. My only issue with EW is the non-specific EW gear such as sensor dampeners is so much more effective than specialized EW. If people could actually deploy fleets meaningfully, a Blackbird with sensor dampeners could make the fight extremely ugly for five battleships. With their range halved while the birdie's bships at full range, those ships are out of the picture and taking damage until they cross within range.
Using specialized ECM gear, the Blackbird might be able to handle 1 ship within its own ship class if it didn't take any strenuous defenses against jamming. Specialized ECM gear can totally lock out a vessel. But is it necessary to give up that number of slots when a single sensor dampener can render similiar results when used properly? At less cost in midslots.
Not sure a single sensor dampener can be really effective one-on-one since cruisers (plus long range targeting skill) mean they can still target within warp-jamming range.
I always always carry around a full ECM kit in my cargo.
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Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2003.09.11 22:27:00 -
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ECM too strong?
It's the riskiest way of fighting.
It's not about smacking as many dmg mods in your low slots and hitting for all you've got.
It's about balancing the "catch" with keeping them "caught".
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Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2003.09.11 22:29:00 -
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Not sure a single sensor dampener can be really effective one-on-one since cruisers (plus long range targeting skill) mean they can still target within warp-jamming range.
I always always carry around a full ECM kit in my cargo.
I said "If people could actually deploy fleets meaningfully". What I described was the makings of a long range battle. One you should start considering if you saw Todifraun's video and caught the bit about 100km radius warp disruption fields.
At that point, a single sensor dampener means free shots for the 1/2 range of the dampened person. Which means cap wasted repairing damage done before you even begin firing in return.
Sound a little different now?
Ahhhhh.
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