Sebroth
FinFleet
Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2006.10.14 17:52:00 -
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ItÆs clear that the next tournament will be all Caldari with some surprise mixes just to make sure the team using all Caldari racial ECM get screwed over.
Why?
We have 4 types of EW in game Target painter, ECM, Tracking disruptors and Dampers.
Dampers: Best defence vs dampers are long locking range or a short range weapon systems.
So this means Caldari/Gallente.
ECM: Best defence vs ECM is to be the first one using it and if you missed out on that one hi sensor strength. If you get unlucky and get jammed you still have 2 ways to hurt your foe: drones and fof missiles. This means Caldrari/Gallente.
TD: If faced with tracking disruptor you best way out is to be using a weapon system that it has zero effect on aka missiles or possible drones. Caldari/Gallente here as well.
TP: You canÆt really counter target painters but you will get best result from them if you are a missile user. The last one says Caldari.
Further only one EW system ****s your ability to aid your friends tanking in a great way and that is ECM, in a tight formation you can still lock your friend even if you are damped to hell. ECM is also the only EW that doesnÆt have any stacking penalties.
Caldari has:
Highest sensor strength
Longest lock range
Most mid slots
Most launcher hard points
The only ships with ECM bonuses
After Caldari, Gallente would be best I believe since they have the highest dmg output at short range, lots of drones (and ok amount of mid slots on their drone ships) and if IÆm not mistaken they do have the CS with the bonus for EW gang mods. We will not see a single Amarr ship except possibly recons fielded by some Amarr loving alliance like the pesky CVA.
So scorpions (or ravens for better dmg) fitted with cruise missile launchers (for fof and better hits on ecm fitted frigs/cruisers), nos (to keep you ecm running and make sure they cant use theirs), sensor boosters (to make sure you get the first lock), ecm (make sure they cant lock you), eccm (if you not get the first lock) and bcu (to kill them before you running out of luck with your ecm) will be the norm.
HURRAY THIS WILL BA SO ******* FUN!!!! or not
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