Captain Raynor
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.11.12 05:13:00 -
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 Originally by: Elfman
Post like this make me laugh.
original bonus on scorp for example was +10% level hybrid range and +5%(think it was 5) shield.
so with cal bs 4 the scorp used to have more shields than a raven and was a great shield tank.
raven original bonus was +10% hybrid optimal and launcher ROF (from memory not sure the second bonus)
these got changed as everyone was using the scorp as a ecm ship and raven as a missile launcher.
so you will find there are lots of caldari players from 2003/4 with lots of gunnery skills.
personally can use laser, proj, hybrid, drones, missiles and fly gal,cal,amar and min ships.
but then again I can remember when the only ammo you used in hybrids was AM as the range modifiers wheren't active.
Caldari always have had rails as primary missiles as secondary.
Caldari used to be the worst race in the game hands down.
Back in 2003:
a) Missile skills didn't work, period.
b) Range bonus was 5%, and ranged ammo didn't even work.
c) 4 turret battleships with 5% range bonus vs 6-8 turret battleships with DMG/ROF bonuses...
d) Splash damage on missiles FOR TEH LOSE!!!!!!!
e) Missiles went 300-400m/s...
The only cool thing about Caldari back then was being able to put torpedoes and cruise missiles on Caracals (which had hybrid range bonus, lol?) and Kestrels (which had uh, I think target range bonus?).
So anyways yeah things are way better now than back then. :)
As far as the OMFG CALDARI R TEH WINNARS OF KALI PLZ NERF crap, give me a break.
Caldari obviously are the race that needed a third tier battleship the most since there is no reason to couple large rails and caldari ships what so ever without the Rokh. I'm sorry but the rail range bonus is perfectly fine on this ship, the Rokh WILL LOSE to a Maelstorm, Abbadon (well it might cap out..) or Hyperion 1v1 every time, it is a total niche ship for fleet sniping and it probably fails at every other role. To whine about it is completely stupid because the ship is perfectly fine and has a well defined role.
The Drake? Please, it's not as good as the Hurricane. It's a GOOD ship, maybe it's second best after the Hurricane, but please, give me a break it's not as uber as people say it is. 4x Extender setups are stupid, it has nothing to do with the Drake itself and that setup will completely fail on Tranquility and you all know it. The Drake actually does the least DPS of all the tier2 battlecruisers, so whiners, please stuff it.
What else is everyone screaming to be nerfed? Oh HAMS.. oh yes 15km range (more like 13km actually), less dps than other short range weapons and on the slowest most massive ships in the game (Drake is not fast, face it).. so overpowered! Javelin HAMs are good but other than that, the range is awful the DPS is a tad subpar and overall, they're good, but not nearly as good as people are whining about, sorry.
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