Originally by: XoPhyte

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Edited by: XoPhyte on 10/11/2006 22:24:57
I am not exactly clear as to why the new heavy assault missiles (for close range damage) are again another skill subset for Caldari. Seriously we have enough skill subsets, and now we need to train for the 425 II's on the rokh

But in all seriousness, the heavy assault specializations should be an extension of the heavy missiles V skills, not yet another skill subset.

To give you an example, for both close range and long range missile skills (not including specializations) we currently have....

Rockets (close range frig - 5 day)
Standard missiles (long range frig - 10 day)
Heavy Missiles (Long Range Cruiser / Battlecruiser - 15 day)
Now Heavy Assault (Close Range Cruiser / Battlecruiser - 15 day)
Torpedoes (close range battleship and now nerfed - 20 day)
Cruise missiles (long range battleship - 30 day)

Now by these estimations to get all close range and long range missile skills we have a 90 day training path to get all those to level 5

Now if you look at something like Amar....

Small energy weapons (completes both beam & pulse setups - 5 day)
Medium energy turrets (long & short range cruiser - 15 day)
Large energy turrets (long & short range BS- 30 day)

Total time: 50 days. All you need for the t2 variants of close and long range combat is the different specialization skill book, not a completely different skill subset.

Add in the mix that our new rokh bs forces us to train for the hybrid turrets we have another 40+ days of training for a grand total of 130 days for caldari, 50 days for other races. I don't see how that is reasonable.

Sure you can bring up that the t2 variants of missiles don't require previous speciliaziation skills like hybrid turrets. But I remind you now that the rokh is a railboat, we have to train the hybrid's to lvl 5 and all the subsequent specializiation skills to IV.

I'm not complaining about the rokh or the rails (it's about time caldari will be effective in fleet combat) but please for the love of god, remove yet another skill subset for caldari with the heavy assaults.

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