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Posted - 2014.12.01 19:31:29 -
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Anhenka wrote:Hey if we are scaling back Ishtar DPS to match the DPS of other HACs, I presume we also get the option to strap our drones to the sides of our ships so they are protected by our shields and armor?
Cause same dps, lower HP, but still having killable weapon systems seems a bit odd.
Why can't I just toss my sentries into racks on the side of my ship? Seems an acceptable compromise to all the "NERF DPS NOW!" going on in this thread.
1. Drones would only be protected by armor if *gasp* they were inside the armor.
2. No one has said anything, to my knowledge, about lowering the HP of Ishtars or their drones so you seem to be a bit confused. If you meant same HP, lower DPS, and still having killable weapon systems... Well, that's called balancing when a cruiser can use Battleship sized weapons (sentries) at long range and while jammed (drone assist) and scooting around at high speed. If you see nothing wrong with that, I am sure you would have no problem with me fitting cruise missiles onto my Cerb. 
3. You can already toss your sentries into racks, it's called your drone bay. If you meant mounting them as effective weapons though, well I suppose the equivalent would be fitting artillery but that would be less effective since you would have to worry about fitting costs, ammo, tracking, jamming, or even controlling your own weapons instead of letting 1 ship have the massed alpha of a gangs worth of deployed artillery platforms.
If you think " just toss my sentries into racks on the side of my ship" is an "acceptable compromise", can we revisit me fitting cruise missiles to my Cerb? Seems like an acceptable compromise to the drivel that was your attempt at input. Allow me to demonstrate how it should be done.
Hello all, I do not have a lot of experience with Ishtars, I am not highly spec'd in the Gallente line, but I have encountered them in PvP. My impression was that a gang of Ishtars, flown as they typically are, is the next best thing to ISBoxing a gang of Ishtars. They, seemingly, get a warp in, drop drones, establish orbits and then assist their drones. It seems that the only thing they have to do is watch for significant range changes, watch for someone taking too much damage, and occasionally shift the drone assistance if someone is jammed. Sounds mildly harder than running incursions.
In my opinion, it seems like there are counters to such a doctrine, however that is like saying that enough cruisers can counter a cap fleet. It seems like it might be reasonable to limit Ishtars to 4 sentries, this would bring their DPS back into line with their hull size without over-gimping them.
Now, Anhenka, if you would care to take off the stupid cap and put on your thinking one, maybe you can try again.
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