Sioluk
Minmatar
Oser's Shipping and Manufacturing Inc.
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Posted - 2006.11.25 08:14:00 -
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Edited by: Sioluk on 25/11/2006 08:20:40
while alot of the changes i totally agree with and endorse, there are some things that bother me..
Skills no longer train when the owning account is deactivated.
that is one seriously low-blow to people who own multiple accounts (i personally pay for 3, and the training downtimes help me keep all 3. this puts a hinder on my pocketbook more than anything). I'm hurt CCP, and i think alot of others will be as well.
All artillery damage has been increased by 5%.
in this case, i'd really much rather see a reduction of Powergrid need for arty. even with good skills artillery is difficult to fit and not be suicidal, given the changes to hitpoints, artillery will become less used in small warfare as most players will be able to close to range and get under the guns of these players before the output damage really gets the time to do half its job. add this on top of the nerf to the quake ammo (10km optimal range w/ 720MM howitzer II's is so unbelievably sad... its difficuly for any dedicated artillery setup to HIT things at that range even with a webber on the target).
while i'm not going to complain about the lost turret slot of the hurricane, (its still a very nice ship), i feel that its really no better than an armor-tanking cyclone now with slightly more dps potential when used with autocannons.
as for the maelstrom.. i am not sure of my stance on this ship anymore.. it *looks* ok with the 8 gun slots, but the active tanking bonus is not the ideal bonus for this ship. as others have pointed out the amount of cap required makes it a very difficult choice to want to fly this ship over a tempest or even a typhoon. at the same time though, i'm not sure what would be best to change that bonus to. a passive tank bonus will make it stronger, however will not bring diversity to its abilities. perhaps making it more like an oversized stabber/vaga and replace the active tank with a speed bonus.
just my 2 isk.
Constructive posts only, if you want to flame my opinions, do it in your own thread.
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