Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2006.10.26 19:45:00 -
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I aggree, although I have my own ideas about what roles they should end up in.
Gallente
Dominix: Drone Boat. Good at it, doesn't need changing.
Megathron: Sniper and Blaster boat.
Hyperion: Short ranged ship with a tanking bonus and no damage bonus......huh?
Option 1 would be just to fix the Hyperion to make it a better blaster boat- it should have alot more agility, the Repping bonus should be gone, and replaced with either a damage bonus or a straight HP bonus (allowing it to survive the mad dash). The repping bonus is a waste because it takes time to pay off- and Blaster boats arn't meant to be in a battle a long time, they're meant to end battles fast with high DPS. Option 2 is to change its role entirely- an EWAR (sensor damp) platform could be nice, to follow the Maulus --> Celestis line. Futhermore, a sensor damp bonus would make it an effective close range brawler too- if their range is shrunk, you can get into close range easier yourself.
Minmatar
Typhoon: Jack of all trades, with a lot of different options. Makes a decent close range platform.
Tempest: Good sniper.
Maelstrom: Another sniper?
My sugestion for the Maelstrom would be- make it a missile boat. Minmatar are meant to be big on missiles, but they never seem to get much love. Give it launchers with RoF bonus, or.....well, whatever. If you already havea decent close range (AC) setup and a decent sniper (artillery) setup, why do we need to try and fill either role again?
Amarr
Armagedon: Gank.
Apocalypse: Tank.
Abaddon: Beter tank? Good but short gank?
I say that, although some people might complain- make Abaddon a drone ship. Both turret's are done to death, and Amarr have tehir share of drone ships, so it seems reasonable to give them a drone BS. Make it different to the Domi's "drone wtfbbq and tank" setup though, and make sure theres only limited Drone space compared to Domi, but with good turret prospects too. The other option would be to make a close range pulse laser (or, er, AC more likely) boat, with a bit more speed and huge HP, a damage bonus but no Cap bonus, making it a speedy-gank setup. This would relegate the Armageddon to sniping duty, which the Abaddon would suck at.
Like everyone, I aggree the Caldari are ok.
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