Bullet Therapist
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
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Posted - 2014.07.30 17:30:00 -
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Missiles deserve some attention right now, among other things. My guess is it will be a while before they get looked at.
As far as issues with the current system, I'd have to say that the issues I see are as follows.
1. Torpedoes and heavy assault missiles do not follow other short ranged weapon systems in having reduced fitting requirements. Torpedoes are particularly large offenders in this category.
2. Torpedoes and cruise missiles have inverted 'tracking' characteristics. Cruise missiles have damage application that should probably be nerfed a little bit, and torpedoes should have much better damage application. Torpedoes are a short ranged weapon system and for the most part don't even apply their full DPS to battleship sized targets. Torps should probably also have about 50% more base range.
3. Heavy missiles do too little DPS. Not by much, but they got nerfed too hard. A tracking hit and a DPS hit at the same time was too dramatic. They don't need much more DPS, but they should be a little more viable.
4. There still isn't a low slot missile equivalent to tracking enhancers or a mid slot equivalent to tracking computers, and no, target painters don't fulfill the same function. Drones have it now, why not missiles?
5. Target painters are still weak relative to other EWAR systems. Stasis webifiers for example lower a targets speed by up to 60%, dramatically improving tracking while also allowing for range control, transversal manipulation etc. While webs are short ranged, TPs will never be able to match the control effect that webs bring to the field, and so should be buffed accordingly.
6. Missiles aren't affected by tracking disruptors. Many people say that the time-to-target feature and vulnerability to smartbombs make up for this. I don't really buy that. Missiles already have damage selectability and always at least land a hit. With the introduction of new missile support modules, and a buff to TPs, the application of tracking disruptors to missiles will be more than accounted for. |