EVE Search - RLML POLL

Jester Cap wrote:

epicurus ataraxia wrote:

The poll is really not needed, the players have already expressed their dislike clearly and oh so loudly.

What is needed is a suggestion for rlml and rhml that CCP rise can see, is even more fun, and even more effective, without breaking the balance with other weapons.

I suggest that one option is that it becomes a dual function weapon, that can either operate as a standard light missile launcher with a normal reload time or as a rapid missile launcher front loading the damage, basically giving the players a choice in how to engage. Oh and reduce the fitting requirements, there's so little value in the function it really shouldn't nerf other ship capabilities. But read below first before deciding.

The real problem that we are skirting around, is that missiles are in desperate need of some love at the moment, and the old RLML was a great solution to this for cruisers.
I don't think anything he comes up with that doesn't match the power of the old ones is going to please anyone.

So Suggestion for CCP rise is to look beyond all the rage and frustration in these threads and on this one system, stop and look, at what would make this a good anti frigate weapon, forget the "fun" and gimmicks and make it just Good.

You might find that you have reached a solution, and then apply it to the other missiles.

No.
........ a dual function weapon .......

Let me explain to you the concept of a trade-off or a draw back. It basically assume a situation in which a gain on one side comes with a loss on the other. In case of RLML you trade burst dps for sustained dps.

In the past missiles have had much too few drawbacks and a way too wide engagement envelope. Some of it due to the hulls using missiles some due to the missile(launcher)s themselves.

As the old saying goes: "you can have it all, just not at the same time"

Other weapon systems trade dps for range and tracking or alpha dps for sustained dps.

As I said before. instead of demanding the RLML do what you want it to do, pick the weaponsystem that does what you want to do and live with the drawbacks. If you feel that RLML need some fine-tuning like a slightly larger clip-size, that is one thing. But asking it to do everything at once such as sustained and burst dps at virtually all ranges with selectable damage type and immunity to ewar is just not very -lets say- beneficial to a rock, paper, scissor environment when rock beats both paper and scissor. You are making missiles not only op but all other launchers obsolete.