Jobie Thickburger
Gallente
Miner Guide to the Galaxy
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Posted - 2006.08.08 17:20:00 -
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Edited by: Jobie Thickburger on 08/08/2006 17:21:54
 Originally by: Naxor
Edited by: Naxor on 08/08/2006 16:54:24
Well, against those Gallente Navy Support Vessels I noticed that I was able to do some decent damange to them while at range (~38km). But when they got in close, webbed me, then starting circling around my ship ... my heavy missiles did very little damage.
So by the "ship size" calculations, I shouldn't have done any more damage to them based on distance. But based on "ship speed" calculations, seems like that was the deciding factor. Perhaps it also has to do with trajectories? When they're chasing me, they are moving in a straight line. So they don't move far out of the blast radius. But when they're circling around me, they tend to move completely out of the blast radius.
I'll try with the assault launcers just to see. But my hunch is that they won't do much damage either when the ships have me webbed and are circling around.
There is a minor inconsistency here. If "speed" is the issue, then I should do the same amount of damage regardless of how far away they are. And it is indeed "speed" or "trajectory" that I'm noticing makes the biggest difference.
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The assault launchers will hit the frigs for the same amount of damage.
The reason you got the good hits off on the frigs to start was because the missiles hit them head on, so they did (near) full damage, once they started to orbit you up close, your missiles wern't able to hit for full damage since the missiles were "grazing" them, rather than hitting them dead-on.
I run into the same effect when ratting BSs in my Thorax, If I fly strait towards them, the missiles hit my sheilds for around 300dmg, if I fly at an angle, I get hit for about 250.
If you picture the missile and the ship in your head, And have em crash nose-nose, it'll make sense. Then picture the missile blowing up beside the frig. Does damage, but not as much.
When you get to the smaller, "standard" missiles, you'll notice that they hit less than your heavies, at first, but will continue to hit for the same damage, because they are a smaller, more manuverable missile, and are able to hit the smaller targets better
ADD---
As for rockets, they will do more damage vs frigs, but you try and get in range with rockets in a caracal...
Also, remember this is for Frigates, those heavies will work wonders on a Cruiser!
CEO - MGTTG
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