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Ogdru Jahad
Amarr Dark Entropy
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Posted - 2007.01.05 22:10:00 -
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ok bottom line is...
I am looking at flying one of there. I know the mach you can get way less cheaper than the Vindi. ( key reason i am considering )
what i wanna know is. apart from weapons used. what are the key differences? can the mach armour tank? or is it a better shield tanker? ultimatly i would be flying both. and have weapons for each. but I have only flowen mostly amarr ships. and the odd caldari with my old chr ( dont really wanna go caldari again )
what i am seeking is. what is better? and why! please keep this civil. -
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Rehmes
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Posted - 2007.01.05 22:34:00 -
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Hmm though choice tbh, though i prefer the Mach, btw if your trying to use it in pvp then armor tank it since it leaves plenty of mids for EW to give the enemy a nightmare.
When it comes down to it its almost like comparing a mega and a tempest, yes the mega can outdmg the tempest but the tempest has the agility to move around mroe freely and like stated before the mids for more EW. It all comes down to preference.If its for pve then drop these and get a CNR or Rattlesnake (though i know u said no caldari these r best for that task)
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Berrik Radhok
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.01.05 23:39:00 -
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I would say the Machariel as well. Easier to fit and much cheaper.
Originally by: Khavi Vetali
Oh don't worry, the goons are just as suicidal with their battleships as they are with their frigates.
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Lucian Alucard
Caldari Forsaken Empire The Forsaken Empire
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Posted - 2007.01.06 00:00:00 -
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each has its merits at range the mach is the best sniper in the game so for fleet actions hands down the mach wins, up close its a great armor tanker and decent sheild tanker, tho its armor is strong enough to hold up to the vindis onslaught it won't dish out the damage to kill the Vindi, sheild wise you opt for damage over defense you sheilds are weaker due to having less mid slots then say a temp even tho you have more hp in your sheilds. Up close the Mach is good but generally outclassed b a well kitted and skilled Vindi pilot.
But as you said expense is a factor and to be honest tho the vindi is better is it THAT much better? No, its all in your kit and what you want to do with it as well as your skills but if your going to fly the Mach and use it as a close range ship then your going to need both Minmatar and Gallente BS 5 to be truely effective in PVE and PVP.
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HankMurphy
Pelennor Swarm Eternal Rangers of Terror
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Posted - 2007.01.06 00:24:00 -
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they are sister ships. its six to one half dozen to the other.
the only reason for the price difference is there are more ppl carebearing 0.0 for machs than there are for vindi's.
go w/ your gun skills. if your higher in L proj, go w/ mach, if your better w/ hybrids stick w/ the vindi
also... i believe the machariel is the fastest battleship in the game... if that counts for anyting in your book (i know it does in mine)
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Ogdru Jahad
Amarr Dark Entropy
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Posted - 2007.01.06 01:38:00 -
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thanks for the replies guys...
This is for my 23.5m sp alt.
at the mo he is purely amarr specced altho he has all gunnery skills maxed out relating to any guns IE controlled bursts, sharp shooting etc.
What i may just do is. train up both ship skills to lvl 4. then decide, hybrids or projectile?
could a mach do a good passive shield tank if needed, ( altho the idea of training up shield tanking does not appeal to me ) My alt has good armour tanking.
what ever the case maybe I see ALOT of training ahead of me.
for the mach with gal and min bs lvl 4 and using large arties spec lvl4 and large AC spec lvl 4 would be late april b4 it reached the stage I would fit onto it..
I guess same date for vindi now i look at it. just different wpns.
I see alot of thinkign once i hit lvl4 bs in each race. -
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goodby4u
Logistic Technologies Incorporated Free Trade Coalition
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Posted - 2007.01.06 02:13:00 -
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Vindi is longlasting highspeed high damage mach is wtfpwnage speed and range,think of it like tempest vs mega...Cept the mega actually has a bonus to the mwd. __________________________________________ Yes it is great being amarr. |
Grez
Minmatar The Raven Warriors
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Posted - 2007.01.06 02:54:00 -
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Vindi does far more damage, and lasts longer. ---
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BananaREP
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Posted - 2007.01.16 11:53:00 -
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more more more
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Kagura Nikon
Minmatar MASS HOMICIDE FREGE Alliance
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Posted - 2007.01.16 12:09:00 -
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Take vondicator, help keep machariel demand low son in next 2 weeks i can buy one.
If brute force doesn't solve your problem.. then you are not using enough!! |
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Pan Crastus
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Posted - 2007.01.16 12:20:00 -
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Originally by: Lucian Alucard each has its merits at range the mach is the best sniper in the game so for fleet actions hands down the mach wins
lol? Even the crappy Maelstrom is a better sniper and so are Megathron, Rokh, Abaddon ...
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Red Harvest
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Posted - 2007.01.16 12:53:00 -
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-Vindicator: Special Ability: 25% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret damage Gallente BS Bonus: 7.5% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret tracking speed per level Minmatar BS Bonus: 10% Bonus to MicroWarpdrive capacitor penalty per level
-Machariel: Special Ability: 25% bonus to Large Projectile Turret rate of fire Minmatar BS Bonus: 5% bonus to Large Projectile Turret damage per level Gallente BS Bonus: 7.5% bonus to Large Projectile Turret tracking speed
-Fitting exactly the same slot layout and PG/CPU only that the Vindicator can fit 1 more turret. -Skill requirement also the same.
Now to the attributes (all pre-skill): Vindicator -armor 9298 -shield 8695 -hull 10500 -dronebay 125m3 -speed 125m/s signature 400
Machariel -armor 8695 -shield 9735 -hull 9298 -dronebay 75m3 -speed 196m/s -signature 340
Vindicator does more dmg (blasters and extra drones) while the Machariel is a good bit faster (fastest BS ingame as far as i know) and has the advantage of non-cap weapons. In the end both are very close and it really comes down to your skills.
Personal opinion is i like the machariel better (im flying one but never owned a vindicator so i cant really compare) because of its speed and its lovely looks.
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Doc Brown
Gallente Tyrell Corp INTERDICTION
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Posted - 2007.01.16 13:27:00 -
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Given that your cap is the weakest part of the ship, go with the Mach. I wish the Vin would be better, but due to how the game is now (NOS) the Mach is by far the better choice. Having guns that don't use cap is a HUGH bonus.
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Vasiliyan
PAX Interstellar Services Anarchy Empire
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Posted - 2007.01.16 13:37:00 -
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Where do the Vindicators come from?
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Kagura Nikon
Minmatar MASS HOMICIDE FREGE Alliance
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Posted - 2007.01.16 13:51:00 -
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Originally by: Pan Crastus
Originally by: Lucian Alucard each has its merits at range the mach is the best sniper in the game so for fleet actions hands down the mach wins
lol? Even the crappy Maelstrom is a better sniper and so are Megathron, Rokh, Abaddon ...
tell that to all the fleets of Tempestas around. Machariel has more DPS than all of those above exception of the Abbadon. its Damage*1.25*1.5 that is insane DPS for long range while with an uber AS. And as a gift a good tracking bonus.
Tell me how a mega can beat that!
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Hotice
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Posted - 2007.01.16 13:55:00 -
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I would shield tank Mach since it got low kinetic/exp resistance on armor. Weapon would be 6x800mm AC, 2 torp launchers and have 3 gyro stabs in low. This give it real high damage output. Mach is fast enough to catch up to pretty much any thing in missions or belts. You can even fit a thurster rig to make it go even faster.
Vindi is slower, but have higher dps due to extra gun. However, it is limited to 2 damage type and armor tanking.
In general, I would say go for Mach. It is a lot more fun and can adapt to situation better than vindi.
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Ogdru Jahad
Amarr Shadows of the Dead Aftermath Alliance
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Posted - 2007.01.16 13:57:00 -
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Originally by: Vasiliyan Where do the Vindicators come from?
they come from serpentis agents and Shadow serpentis officer spawns in serpentis space, and I understand they come from the serpentis 10/10 plex with can be done with two ships :) -
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Pan Crastus
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Posted - 2007.01.16 14:17:00 -
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Originally by: Kagura Nikon [quo tell that to all the fleets of Tempestas around. Machariel has more DPS than all of those above exception of the Abbadon. its Damage*1.25*1.5 that is insane DPS for long range while with an uber AS. And as a gift a good tracking bonus.
Tell me how a mega can beat that!
Machariel DPS = Tempest DPS with Minmatar BS V.
Tempest: Special Ability: 5% bonus to Large Projectile Turret firing speed and Large Projectile Turret damage per level.
Machariel: Minmatar Battleship Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Large Projectile Turret damage. Special Ability: 25% bonus to Large Projectile Turret rate of fire.
Last time I checked, 5 x 5 was still 25 and not 50 and the DPS formula for both Machariel and Tempest with BS V was still (base x 1.25)/0.75 (per turret and same number of turrets).
I don't know how you guys come up with such broken numbers and how you can be so opinionated on top of it ...
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Natasha Kerensky
The Company Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2007.01.16 14:28:00 -
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Quote:
Machariel DPS = Tempest DPS with Minmatar BS V.
Dosent the tracking bonus on the Mach increase the potential dps over the Tempest?
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Pan Crastus
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Posted - 2007.01.16 14:35:00 -
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Originally by: Natasha Kerensky
Quote:
Machariel DPS = Tempest DPS with Minmatar BS V.
Dosent the tracking bonus on the Mach increase the potential dps over the Tempest?
Might be, but we are talking about theoretical maximum DPS on the hull of an unmoving target in optimal range. ;-)
If we could calculate the effect of tracking, we'd put some Tracking Computer II's on our setups and factor that in...
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Karasu Kaizoku
Caldari Shikei Army
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Posted - 2007.01.16 15:00:00 -
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Originally by: Pan Crastus
Originally by: Kagura Nikon [quo tell that to all the fleets of Tempestas around. Machariel has more DPS than all of those above exception of the Abbadon. its Damage*1.25*1.5 that is insane DPS for long range while with an uber AS. And as a gift a good tracking bonus.
Tell me how a mega can beat that!
Machariel DPS = Tempest DPS with Minmatar BS V.
Tempest: Special Ability: 5% bonus to Large Projectile Turret firing speed and Large Projectile Turret damage per level.
Machariel: Minmatar Battleship Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Large Projectile Turret damage. Special Ability: 25% bonus to Large Projectile Turret rate of fire.
Last time I checked, 5 x 5 was still 25 and not 50 and the DPS formula for both Machariel and Tempest with BS V was still (base x 1.25)/0.75 (per turret and same number of turrets).
I don't know how you guys come up with such broken numbers and how you can be so opinionated on top of it ...
It's still as fast as a cruiser give or take. Nano-Mac Sandwich!
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BananaREP
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Posted - 2007.01.20 10:19:00 -
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Does sexiness of the ship affect dmg output?
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ElCoCo
KIA Corp KIA Alliance
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Posted - 2007.01.20 10:24:00 -
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I have them both and I'd say the machariel is overall much much better. Easier to fit and most of all.... sexier
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Helen
STK Scientific
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Posted - 2007.01.20 11:09:00 -
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Also the Machariel gives Caldari carrier pilots a complex about their ship size.
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LUKEC
Destructive Influence Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.01.20 11:44:00 -
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Edited by: LUKEC on 20/01/2007 11:40:28 Vindicator is ok ship but there are better pimp wagons out there. Machariel isn't one of them, though. -------- Sigs 4tl. |
BananaREP
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Posted - 2007.01.21 11:20:00 -
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Originally by: LUKEC Edited by: LUKEC on 20/01/2007 11:40:28 Vindicator is ok ship but there are better pimp wagons out there. Machariel isn't one of them, though.
Whats more fly than a mach?
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Nade'em
Solstice Systems Development Concourse
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Posted - 2007.01.21 12:40:00 -
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I haven't had the chance to fit out a Vindi but doesn't the Mach run into PG issues with 625's and a pimped out Centus tank?
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Proxay
Gallente Fallen Angel's Xelas Alliance
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Posted - 2007.01.21 12:56:00 -
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Really comes down to the pilot; how the ships are fitted etcetc.
Electron Vindicator w/ dual Centus/Core X-type LAR's will probably end up tanking a mach untill the cap boosters run out, at which point the mach would be almost out of cap/dead....so my vote goes to the vinidcator due to its awesome tanking abilites, and easier to fit.
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Deathbarrage
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Posted - 2007.01.21 16:02:00 -
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Originally by: Proxay Really comes down to the pilot; how the ships are fitted etcetc.
Electron Vindicator w/ dual Centus/Core X-type LAR's will probably end up tanking a mach untill the cap boosters run out, at which point the mach would be almost out of cap/dead....so my vote goes to the vinidcator due to its awesome tanking abilites, and easier to fit.
machariel would fit the same tank yet not use cap for guns so if it's about ''who runs out of cap first'' it would prolly be the vindi since the mach also has 2 heavy nos on the vindi heh
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Deathbarrage
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Posted - 2007.01.21 16:28:00 -
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Originally by: LUKEC
Originally by: Deathbarrage
Originally by: Proxay Really comes down to the pilot; how the ships are fitted etcetc.
Electron Vindicator w/ dual Centus/Core X-type LAR's will probably end up tanking a mach untill the cap boosters run out, at which point the mach would be almost out of cap/dead....so my vote goes to the vinidcator due to its awesome tanking abilites, and easier to fit.
machariel would fit the same tank yet not use cap for guns so if it's about ''who runs out of cap first'' it would prolly be the vindi since the mach also has 2 heavy nos on the vindi heh
In 1vs1 scenario, bhaalgorn > all. Tank, no tank, gank, no gank, ... whatever you do, in 5 minutes your ship will be smoking wreck.
This thread is mach vs vindi tho, why the hell do you think i bought a bhaalgorn =) (well not for this reason at all actually, really funny going up against capital ships with nos bhaalgorn and solo killing their entire tank
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