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Hail Xenu
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Posted - 2006.12.12 14:44:00 -
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I just noticed that my tracking went down when I switched to barrage so I checked the stats and sure enough, a penalty to tracking. A bit odd for an ammo with this description:
An advanced version of the standard Nuclear ammo with a Morphite-enriched warhead and a smart tracking system.
I assume this is either a bug or CCP doesn't actually want people to use t2 ammo?
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Serj Darek
Minmatar
Mentally Unstable Enterprises
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Posted - 2006.12.12 14:48:00 -
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Edited by: Serj Darek on 12/12/2006 14:48:46
Smart tracking system is reffering to range I think.
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Hail Xenu
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Posted - 2006.12.12 15:08:00 -
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Well it definitely used to be extra tracking and I don't see why they would intentionally nerf that since no one ever complained about it and it was working fine.
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ZigZag Joe
The Republican Guard
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Posted - 2006.12.12 15:27:00 -
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it didnt boost tracking before; and now it certianly doesnt boost tracking. so much for smart tracking systems 
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Mercykiller III
Caldari
Janissaries
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Posted - 2006.12.12 16:47:00 -
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they just havent updated description....barrage nerf is un-cool lmo
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Vizgoth
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Posted - 2006.12.12 16:51:00 -
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Yes, read the patch notes. Barrage was given a minus to tracking with the patch, it is now useless.
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Montero
Black Omega Security
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Posted - 2006.12.12 16:56:00 -
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 Originally by: Vizgoth
Yes, read the patch notes. Barrage was given a minus to tracking with the patch, it is now useless.
Also this just in, THE SKY IS FALLING!!
Barrage is fine.
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Fodderrr
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Posted - 2006.12.12 17:41:00 -
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But why nerf something no one was complaining about in the first place
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Tachy
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Posted - 2006.12.12 17:46:00 -
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Maybe because the manufacturers actually managed to sell about 50% of the produced ammo in Minmatar space?
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The cause for this is not yet known, but we do have a possible fix in testing.
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Sir Bart
Vendetta Underground
Rule of Three
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Posted - 2006.12.12 18:10:00 -
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The problem with Barrage is how well it can track at long ranges (like optimal +0.8 falloff).
People are able to create the situation where they can track you and you can't track them, no matter what ammo you use. Blasters can almost track as good as autocannons (vulcan's 0.147 and hvy ions 0.138) but at autocannons optimal +0.8 falloff, it's blasters optimal + 1.6 falloff... and so blasters are out of range and their damage disapears (even though they were tracking worse than the vaga to begin with). Lasers aren't even in the game because although this range is close to their optimal, their tracking isn't even close (focused med pulse is 0.068).
So you end up with one setup beats all (well missiles still work). That's why everyone loves the vagabond these days. It's too fast/agil for it to be webbed, no other hac can track it, the only defence options are EWAR, missiles, or for a battleship, heavy nos, MWD, web.... but even then, when he sees the nos, he can run.
-Bart
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Blind Man
Kemono.
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Posted - 2006.12.12 18:32:00 -
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just use hail and fly in a gang.
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Removal Tool
Flashman Services
Ratel Alliance
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Posted - 2006.12.12 18:45:00 -
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What ammo you use is now entirely about which role you are filling. You want better tracking at close range (to hit ships smaller than yours), use Phased Plasma, you want midrange targets, use Barrage, you want to get right up close on med to large targets, use Hail.
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Ammon Ishar
Monks of War
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Posted - 2006.12.12 19:05:00 -
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Edited by: Ammon Ishar on 12/12/2006 19:05:59
Hail gives now -50% faloff... so around 5-6 km max range (medium AC) and realy bad tracking (0.07 or so) 
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Hail Xenu
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Posted - 2006.12.13 05:14:00 -
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Originally by: Vizgoth
Yes, read the patch notes. Barrage was given a minus to tracking with the patch, it is now useless.
Did they ever give a reason?
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