Jacob Holland
Weyland-Vulcan Industries
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Posted - 2014.09.27 14:30:00 -
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Probably pointed out before but the Restrained (reduced penalties) Cap Flux is borked - having the same penalties but significantly better bonus.
However...
The naming convention thing is annoying. We've already lost so many really cool names for no real gain and now more are going by the wayside - Cold-Gas Arcjet Thrusters, Bloodclaws, Widowmakers; needless complexity or cool point-of-interest/point of specialisation?
Personally I think the latter.
I also feel that the implied goal of the changes (making EVE more friendly/less intimidating to new players) is at odds with the method - because the granularity which is important as a newer player is being lost.
Consider LMLs:
As a new player you probably begin with T1 because they're cheap, and if you check the market out, look at the variations or otherwise do a little research you move to Malkuth launchers very quickly, the price difference is minimal (they're incredibly cheap considering how much new players earn these days), they're really easy to fit which means that your low skills don't have much of a bearing - and they hold a couple more missiles and shoot just a little faster...
They're a very newbie friendly but gentle upgrade. A progression from the starting gear... Malkuths are exactly where I think they should be right now.
Limos are close to where they ought to be and TE- are probably not too far off - the problem with launcher progression is Arbalests.
If I were writing the changes I would build a steady progression through the launcher types; Malkuth would stay where they are, Limos would retain their current capacity and RoF but their fittings would be tweaked a little, slightly more difficult to fit than Malkuths. TE-s similarly, a slight improvement over Limos in capacity and RoF but slightly harder to fit. And Arbalests would be almost as "good" as T2 and almost as hard to fit (I'd actually make them a little more difficult to fit that T1).
This means that newer players, in the months during which their fitting skills are climbing, have a nice granular progression which is mirrored at higher meta levels. It also means meaningful choices (when the choice isn't T2 or nothing) for older characters - rather than Arbalests all the way (the Meta 4 problem mentioned in the blog), have I got the fitting to do that? With the current stats, if you don't have the fitting for Arbalests then it's all the way down to Malkuth (IIRC), with a more linear progression then perhaps the added DPS and increased clip makes TE-s a viable fitting option.
And finally, I fit Nanomechanical Co-Processors sometimes... If I need CPU enough to dedicate a slot to gaining it I want to a) use the cheapest I can and b) I don't want to have much CPU left over when I'm done. I don't want to fit a Dyad or a Dread Gurista Co-Pro if I only need 7%. |