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Ransu Asanari
AQUILA INC Verge of Collapse
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Posted - 2015.10.05 17:53:46 -
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It's tough trying to predict the bigger picture, but when talking about EWAR I think we have to talk about ECM.
ECM needs a full rebalance. Caldari need a secondary EWAR characteristic. To spell it out:
-Minmatar: Target Painters + Web Range -Gallente: Sensor Dampeners + Warp Disruption Range -Amarr: Tracking Disruption + Energy Neutralizers -Caldari: ECM + ??????
To me, Missile and Drone disruption EWAR would make sense to be on Caldari hulls. It would be forward thinking to do this now, and then revamp ECM into something that does Drone disruption. CCP Rise tweeted something to this effect a few months ago, as an idea for a new ECM type. Here's a good article Suitonia did on it.
Because we are only having a discussion on these changes in small iterations - such as the Missile Guidance Computer and now this thread, it's hard to understand the plan for the big picture. I have no idea what the larger plan is for fixing missile balance, ECM, Drones Disruption, etc. Can we have a broader discussion around this? |
Mr Grape Drink
Sugar - Water - Purple Winmatar Republic
44
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Posted - 2015.10.05 17:54:21 -
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Fourteen Maken wrote:afkalt wrote:It's not hard counter on unbonused hulls; my fear is that the missile one is.
Compare the effects of one unbonused disruptor on a maller and a belli (both hulls with only damage bonuses to keep it simple).
For example, beams in IN Standard range have approx the same threat range as TD aurora, tracking is worse, of course but I can fly against that.
Bonused hulls are welcome to wreck things, it's the regular hulls I'm most bothered about. These need the ECM treatment, all of them I wouldn't like to undock solo in any short range missile fit, or anything bigger than a frigate knowing these are out there. Light missiles okay - you see the disruptor icon you know it's time to disengage and move on, but you don't have that option with rocket fits. The same thing with cruisers, now an RLML Caracal can be kited to death by a t1 frigate, bellicose can definitely be kited - you'd be crazy to take the chance imo, there are bound to be people out there specifically hunting missile ships with suprise fits. RIP RHML's and missile battlecruisers, even with an MJD if you run into a gang there's bound to be one of them carrying a disruptor. This is overkill especially given the already bad state of most missiles, we badly need ewar for drones but no mention of that ever happening
I guess you also don't undock solo in any short range turret ships either knowing there are T1 frigs who can kite you to death using a TD. |
Ransu Asanari
AQUILA INC Verge of Collapse
381
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Posted - 2015.10.05 17:55:04 -
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Duplicate Post. |
Mr Grape Drink
Sugar - Water - Purple Winmatar Republic
45
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Posted - 2015.10.05 18:17:54 -
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What about remote assistance mods? Anything like that planned to match the remote tracking links? Every other ewar can be countered with remote assistance. Even TP kinda with sig boosts. |
LtCol Laurentius
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
167
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Posted - 2015.10.05 18:27:12 -
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You plan on giving this new ewar module to amarr? Why not switch it so every race get a tier 1 and tier 2 bonused ewar capability?
For example:
Minmatar: target painters and neuts - incapacitating the cap hungry amarr ships Amarr: Tracking disruptors and webs - slowing down the fast minmatar ships Gallente: Damps and missile disruptors (a very anti-Caldari set of EWAR) Caldari: ECM and long points (makes sense for a sniper race like caldari, also fits well with modus legion ships)
I realize such a change is a huge balance issue though :)
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Fourteen Maken
Omega Industry Inc. The Ditanian Alliance
208
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Posted - 2015.10.05 19:10:08 -
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Mr Grape Drink wrote:Fourteen Maken wrote:afkalt wrote:It's not hard counter on unbonused hulls; my fear is that the missile one is.
Compare the effects of one unbonused disruptor on a maller and a belli (both hulls with only damage bonuses to keep it simple).
For example, beams in IN Standard range have approx the same threat range as TD aurora, tracking is worse, of course but I can fly against that.
Bonused hulls are welcome to wreck things, it's the regular hulls I'm most bothered about. These need the ECM treatment, all of them I wouldn't like to undock solo in any short range missile fit, or anything bigger than a frigate knowing these are out there. Light missiles okay - you see the disruptor icon you know it's time to disengage and move on, but you don't have that option with rocket fits. The same thing with cruisers, now an RLML Caracal can be kited to death by a t1 frigate, bellicose can definitely be kited - you'd be crazy to take the chance imo, there are bound to be people out there specifically hunting missile ships with suprise fits. RIP RHML's and missile battlecruisers, even with an MJD if you run into a gang there's bound to be one of them carrying a disruptor. This is overkill especially given the already bad state of most missiles, we badly need ewar for drones but no mention of that ever happening I guess you also don't undock solo in any short range turret ships either knowing there are T1 frigs who can kite you to death using a TD.
To be fair I don't normally undock solo in short range turret ships either, and for exactly that reason - but I take your point. I went for a roam in a moa just to test a lolfit with an oversized prop mod and I was constantly paranoid about kiters, I felt like a sitting duck the whole time but at least I knew I could beat other brawlers... not sure I'd be happy with an RLML Bellicose that's vulnerable to brawlers and kiters.
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Arla Sarain
666
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Posted - 2015.10.05 19:40:28 -
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Stealth buff to drone ships. GG. |
Ellendras Silver
CrashCat Corporation
205
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Posted - 2015.10.05 19:47:23 -
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TrouserDeagle wrote:can we rename tracking disruptors to turret disruptors or something while we're at it? 'optimal range tracking disruptors' is so dumb.
or better make it a weapon disruptor and let it be scripted for missles or turrets, or would that be OP ?
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Frostys Virpio
KarmaFleet Goonswarm Federation
2303
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Posted - 2015.10.05 20:00:34 -
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Light missile with no velocity bonus against a all V scripted bonused ship will get a max velocity of 3887.438 m/s. 2 module on that same ship and it drop to 2843.917 m/s. |
Ellendras Silver
CrashCat Corporation
205
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Posted - 2015.10.05 20:24:46 -
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Frostys Virpio wrote:Light missile with no velocity bonus against a all V scripted bonused ship will get a max velocity of 3887.438 m/s. 2 module on that same ship and it drop to 2843.917 m/s.
cool, whats your point?
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Fourteen Maken
Omega Industry Inc. The Ditanian Alliance
208
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Posted - 2015.10.05 20:37:40 -
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Ellendras Silver wrote:Frostys Virpio wrote:Light missile with no velocity bonus against a all V scripted bonused ship will get a max velocity of 3887.438 m/s. 2 module on that same ship and it drop to 2843.917 m/s. cool, whats your point?
you couldn't hit a cruiser outside scram range with those let alone a frigate.
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Frostys Virpio
KarmaFleet Goonswarm Federation
2304
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Posted - 2015.10.05 20:58:39 -
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Fourteen Maken wrote:Ellendras Silver wrote:Frostys Virpio wrote:Light missile with no velocity bonus against a all V scripted bonused ship will get a max velocity of 3887.438 m/s. 2 module on that same ship and it drop to 2843.917 m/s. cool, whats your point? you couldn't hit a cruiser outside scram range with those let alone a frigate.
You can only really hit stuff not moving at all at 10km.
A condor using light missiles and boost + MWD will outpace it's own missile by nearly 500 m/s when hit by a single mod. |
afkalt
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
2114
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Posted - 2015.10.05 22:23:07 -
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My linked cyclone does 3km/s with no implants.... Just sayin'
That's a battlecruiser..... |
TrouserDeagle
Beyond Divinity Inc Shadow Cartel
1130
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Posted - 2015.10.05 22:53:08 -
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Ellendras Silver wrote:TrouserDeagle wrote:can we rename tracking disruptors to turret disruptors or something while we're at it? 'optimal range tracking disruptors' is so dumb. or better make it a weapon disruptor and let it be scripted for missles or turrets, or would that be OP ?
that would be op |
Nevyn Auscent
Broke Sauce
2562
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Posted - 2015.10.06 00:42:06 -
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Consider, especially with medium missiles & torps, that the issue is in the missile base stats, not the disruptors. |
Enso Nibbana
Brahman
5
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Posted - 2015.10.06 01:30:23 -
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I for one welcome our new ewar overlords. now all we need is a drone hacking module with an rng aspect to take control of fielded drones ;P |
Trinkets friend
Sudden Buggery
2799
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Posted - 2015.10.06 01:34:07 -
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CCP Fozzie wrote:
Q: Isn't 45% reduction to both flight time and velocity too much, since the effect stacks? A: It's true that the effect of the two range attributes stack, so at the maximum (range scripted, on a bonused ship with links and heat) level the Missile Disruptor would reduce the total effective missile range by ~70%. However this is actually still less powerful than current Tracking Disruptors, which provide a -86% reduction in both optimal and falloff when using the same ship and bonuses.
OK, so that is one MD with scripts, links, heat from a Sentinel.
What does a 70% reduction in missile range actually look like? Boat w/ no projection bonus Rockets = 3km Normal / 2.53 Rage / 4.56 Javelin LML / RLML = 12.3km Normal / 9.48 Fury / 6.3km precision HML = 18.87 normal / 14.16 Fury / 9.42 Precision HAMs = 6km Normal / 5km Rage / 10.1km Javelin Cruise = 44.4km normal / 33.3km Fury / 22.2km Precision Torpedoes = 6km Normal / 5km Rage / 10km Javelin
You can basically double that for an unbonused Missile Disruptor (because the penalty is half, ie; 35% stacked); Rockets = 6 Normal / 5 Rage / 9 Javelin LML / RLML = 24.6 Normal / 19 Fury / 12.6 precision HML = 38 normal / 28 Fury / 19 Precision HAMs = 12 Normal / 10 Rage / 20 Javelin Cruise = 85 normal / 66.5 Fury / 44.5 Precision Torpedoes = 12 Normal / 10 Rage / 20 Javelin
And then, obviously, add 25% for a 5% per level projection bonus and 50% for a 10% bonus, and adjust for Mordu ships.
Analysis Lets take a ship with a utility mid like, say an Orthrus, which catches a Drake. The orthrus has a 36km unheated point, and lays a single scripted unbonused MD on the Drake. It can kite any HAM drake it wants forever. HML Drakes with Fury are toast, and precision are toast.
But also, then, on top of that we can look at the missile velocity vs orthrus velocity. The Drake's heavy missiles are slowed to 2418m/s from a bonused TD and 5240m/s unbonused. HAMs velocity is cut to 1265m/s with bonused MD, and 2,742m/s unbonused MD. Your Orthrus goes along at 2,325m/s, so it can outrun all HAM DPS entirely, if it strays within range. The HML data is a bit more problematic because the missiles actually hit, but now we have to consider the effects of sig/ER and speed/EV.
Even ignoring that, unaffected HML's apply 75% to an orthrus with 1925m sig MWDing at 2325m/s (444 paper, 325 applied, as calculated by Pyfa). If you kludge it a bit by just increasing the apparent velocity of the Orthrus relative to the attack (ie divide 2,325/0.65 = 3,576 apparrent) then applied DPS goes from 444 paper to 287.
if we then consider a further 12% fiddle in the sig from a nerf to ER (1900 down to 1,672) then DPS drops from 287 to 264.
Therefore one unbonused Missile Disruptor will halve a Drake's applied DPS. A bonused MD will drop the applied DPS by 75% to ~156 but at this point the EV is so terribly low it also starts affecting things. Plus, of course, the missile flight time is so terrible that even normal HML's can only fly 18.8km.
I haven't even bothered modeling what happens to a HAM boat's DPS because there is no point. Even an unbonused MD totally trashes the range such that it doesn't matter - you can't hit anything, and your missiles get kited by anything. Also, forget non-bomber Torpedoes and all forms of Rocketry.
Welcome to Fozzie's great new world of midslot EWAR utility boats trashing anything, and woe betide anyone caught by a Curse with a single bonused MD. Let alone two; with two you can scram-kite HAM boats with webs and scrams with utter impunity.
Finally, there's the projection bonuses on some hulls. Yes, 25% or 50% range sounds great. But remember, these boats get a buff to flight time OR velocity, not both. A HAM Cyclone, for instance gains 25% velocity but then it will lose 35% range from an unbonused MD. It's still nett down.
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Rowells
ANZAC ALLIANCE Fidelas Constans
2763
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Posted - 2015.10.06 02:06:40 -
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Maybe you should compare it to something similar and then explain how its broken. |
Zakks
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
6
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Posted - 2015.10.06 04:31:49 -
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I'm glad I only trained 1.6M sp in missiles so far. Switching to drones, ftw... |
Ferrucio Surge
Solaris Legionnaires
24
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Posted - 2015.10.06 05:38:34 -
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RIP Missiles |
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Jeremiah Saken
The Fall of Leviathan
398
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Posted - 2015.10.06 05:56:24 -
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Arla Sarain wrote:Stealth buff to drone ships. GG. Stealth? CCP mentioned somewhere drones can't be disrupted because of game code.
HML drakes are OP -> nerf HML Mordus ships are OP -> introduce new MD's modules that will hit all missiles badly Make sense.
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elitatwo
Eve Minions The-Company
869
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Posted - 2015.10.06 06:40:56 -
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Jeremiah Saken wrote:Arla Sarain wrote:Stealth buff to drone ships. GG. Stealth? CCP mentioned somewhere drones can't be disrupted because of game code. HML drakes are OP -> nerf HML Mordus ships are OP -> introduce new MD's modules that will hit all missiles badly Make sense.
Aww man I was hoping they would nerf the Ishtar instead. You as in, Ishtar OP - nerf missiles
I am agreeing with Harvey on a nerf to tracking disruptors. Two nights ago I my pulse-mare was made painfully aware of how much unlinked tracking disruptors can break your turrets.
It's may only been Sanshas (the Centus kind) but it still holds. Tracking disruptors can make your ship have a very bad day.
But I think it is going to be fine.
CCP is planning of giving Caldari ships the answer to all prayers - the drifter doomsday turret, right?
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Jeremiah Saken
The Fall of Leviathan
398
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Posted - 2015.10.06 07:58:05 -
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elitatwo wrote:I am agreeing with Harvey on a nerf to tracking disruptors. Two nights ago I my pulse-mare was made painfully aware of how much unlinked tracking disruptors can break your turrets. There is a e-war modules tiercide planned on winter, next will be EECM and I really hope they will start be usefull.
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Lugh Crow-Slave
1247
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Posted - 2015.10.06 08:58:03 -
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Fourteen Maken wrote:Ellendras Silver wrote:Frostys Virpio wrote:Light missile with no velocity bonus against a all V scripted bonused ship will get a max velocity of 3887.438 m/s. 2 module on that same ship and it drop to 2843.917 m/s. cool, whats your point? you couldn't hit a cruiser outside scram range with those let alone a frigate.
... you mean just like when a td hits a turret ship?
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Lugh Crow-Slave
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Posted - 2015.10.06 08:59:11 -
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Jeremiah Saken wrote:elitatwo wrote:I am agreeing with Harvey on a nerf to tracking disruptors. Two nights ago I my pulse-mare was made painfully aware of how much unlinked tracking disruptors can break your turrets. There is a e-war modules tiercide planned on winter, next will be EECM and I really hope they will start be usefull.
How the hell is eccm not useful
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Jeremiah Saken
The Fall of Leviathan
398
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Posted - 2015.10.06 09:01:31 -
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Lugh Crow-Slave wrote: How the hell is eccm not useful
Are they? Against guri ECM?
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elitatwo
Eve Minions The-Company
869
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Posted - 2015.10.06 10:01:06 -
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Jeremiah Saken wrote:Lugh Crow-Slave wrote: How the hell is eccm not useful
Are they? Against guri ECM?
If you can look behind my sarcasm there is always a message hidden. Why do you think I said that the Caldari only "sometimes" get their ewar?
Even the sla- eeh barbariens get two kinds of ewar - Caldari sometimes. Maybe I am the only one but I always liked the jamming that the Guristas have going, which gives them an added source of danger.
Of course it is annoying but not less annoying than your ship being turn offline by one module (the Curse is cursed..).
While being useful, eccm is one of those modules that you have to decide it is worth fitting on. Logi pilot will always want one on.
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Spugg Galdon
Nisroc Angels FETID
757
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Posted - 2015.10.06 10:11:44 -
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Jeremiah Saken wrote:Arla Sarain wrote:Stealth buff to drone ships. GG. Stealth? CCP mentioned somewhere drones can't be disrupted because of game code.
Sorry. But I believe that this is utter nonsense. If you can increase every drone attribute with modules and rigs fitted to a ship, some of those modules require to be active, you can apply a remote "debuff" effect to those modules as well. Essentially you would be using an Omni Directional tracking link with a negative buff and using it as a targeted module.
So, potentially, possible modules that could exist are:
Omni Directional Tracking Disruptors. Drone Control Range Damps Drone Navigation Disruptors (reduce speed of drones)
All of these above modules would have countered the Ishtar problem and maybe then we wouldn't have had a hideous couple of years of Ishtars online.
If defender missiles or a PDS system actually worked, bombers wouldn't be a problem.
I still stand by my idea that a working point defense system would be far better than EWAR for missile disruption. It would be far more versatile, visually stunning and actually fix two broken things in the game. |
Jeremiah Saken
The Fall of Leviathan
398
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Posted - 2015.10.06 10:25:16 -
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elitatwo wrote:If you can look behind my sarcasm there is always a message hidden. Why do you think I said that the Caldari only "sometimes" get their ewar? Last time I've checked guri mission on tengu, I was perma jammed by few cruisers. Hard to call that sometimes. Maybe they were changed since them but I don't recall any tweaks. If want to introduce new e-war for missiles there need to be countermeasure for it.
Spugg Galdon wrote:Sorry. But I believe that this is utter nonsense. You're not the only one. There was something about formula spread between used drones, I don't remember, technical issue.
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elitatwo
Eve Minions The-Company
870
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Posted - 2015.10.06 10:38:31 -
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Spugg Galdon wrote:...only shortened to not get a wall of text...
All of these above modules would have countered the Ishtar problem and maybe then we wouldn't have had a hideous couple of years of Ishtars online.
If defender missiles or a PDS system actually worked, bombers wouldn't be a problem.
I still stand by my idea that a working point defense system would be far better than EWAR for missile disruption. It would be far more versatile, visually stunning and actually fix two broken things in the game.
I agree. What would you think making defender missiles work for a change? I think giving at least them full application since they only target missiles would go a long way.
If my guestimates are correct two heavy defenders would be necessary to down a citadel cruise missile or torpedo. There could be counter missile doctrines based on the same ships but with defender missiles as ammo or even just a mixed fleet with a handful of dedicated anti-missile ships. Would become as much important as tackle is.
I think this has merrit.
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