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Gila Munja
The Eton Rifles
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Posted - 2006.11.12 22:51:00 -
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Righto, I've just got some Tech II rails and loaded them with "Javelin S" Tech II ammo.
There is a shield and speed penalty for using this ammo. I can live with that, as that tradeoff is kinda the whole point.
However, with each gun I load, I get the penalties stacking. This seems kind of insane to me, as my AF's shields and speed drop from:
Shield Speed
Normal 937 270
1 Gun 749 216
2 Guns 599 172
3 Guns 479 138
4 Guns 383 110
So with all 4 guns loaded I have around 40% shields and 40% speed just for loading that type of ammo.
Is this working as planned? It seems a bit of an over the top penalty to me.
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jbob2000
Gallente
Cskillzone
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Posted - 2006.11.12 22:55:00 -
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Done on purpose.
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Old Geeza
The Retirement Home
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Posted - 2006.11.12 23:05:00 -
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 Originally by: jbob2000
Done on purpose.
Correct.
However, the shield penalty is being removed in Kali.
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Gila Munja
The Eton Rifles
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Posted - 2006.11.12 23:45:00 -
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Cheers guys. With the stacking penalty too, this is just too much of an all around hit for me. I think I'll stick with Tech I ammo in Tech II guns for now.
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Makaera Koshito
Einherjar Rising
Dusk and Dawn
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Posted - 2006.11.13 04:17:00 -
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I, too, am distressed by this, but as said, the shield penalty is being removed in Kali, which brings me great joy.
As for the speed penalty, Caldari ships are made of a brick-like substance anyway, so going a bit slower really isn't a big deal. 
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Gila Munja
The Eton Rifles
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Posted - 2006.11.13 12:43:00 -
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The shield penalty removal will help a bit.
I guess I could load up with standard ammo and then having closed in on a target switch ammo types.
There's also a tracking penalty which I guess must stack too.
Way, way too many penalties for the extra damage IMO.
... and that's just using it on 4 guns. Loading it into 7 guns on a Dominix would insanely nerf your ship.
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Imation Sturm
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Posted - 2006.11.13 21:51:00 -
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Only in the future can you spend butloads of money on high tech guns and ammo and actualy do more damage to your own ship than the enemy's.
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