Lloyd Roses wrote:Some feedback from the test server though:
Phantasm is pretty wonky. 6 mids allow for various things, but even with 3 heat sinks it struggles to break 450dps (It goes up to some 550 with IN Multi/Conflag - but then you're running into med neut range). It is a defensive dream, but the total lack of adequate offenses do hinder it a lot. AB-speeds were mostly about 1.5km/s to 1.9km/s depending on nanos - linked. While this is quite useful to keep range, you're running belo your own tracking in a tight orbit :S
Cynabal is lackluster. It's obviously the worst by far of those new pirate ships, being stuck with projectile weapons. High warpspeed is nice and allows for some nice drive-bys, but in comparison it is very underperforming on grid. I dare to say their TQ prices dropped through the floor for a reason. It would surely be a great ship with different weaponry, but with projectiles, this is actually trash. Thankfully, Mordus will fill that void perfectly, doing the exact things the cyna did till now - but better.
Vigilant got buffed. Goes faster. Else quite the same, less buffer avaiable though since you now need to plug your rigslots with ACRs.
Gila is wonderful. It's like the return of the Podladrake, just better. Dualweb/longpoint, double nano and either heavy assaults or rapid lights and an mwd will have you running at 2.2km/s with acceptable agility without links and 2.8km/s with links, cold. To that, 750dps of which a bit is therm/kin bound and most is freely selectable. It's awesome and in my opinion a winner among those pirate ships.
There are other things it can do aswell, they just blow in comparison to dualweb.
Ashimmu is different now. Unless you're flying a boat with autocannons/blasters, don't panic as it's not a real threat on its own,. It should have the chance to become a wonderful fleet support ship - especially with thse 6 lows now. A cheap webbing loki alternative with not that much less buffer and just drastically worse resistances.
So imo:
Winner: Gila, Vigilant
Wonky, but got their niche: Ashimmu, Phantasm
Loser: Cynabal (But it's job will be taken over by mordu's ships)