Originally by: Patryn Xar

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Well, honestly the only ones i would consider using in lowsec or empire would be the Eris and the Heretic - both of which are about half-price of what their interceptor counterpart is. More utility, damage, tank, and almost the speed for half-price.

And it looks like both (if not all) ships' setups are long-range, which means even if small guns COULD track it, you are probably far enough away to avoid getting hit (not to mention the 3500m/s transversal). Even if you COULD get hit you should be able to wtfpwn any frigate with small guns...i mean, that's the point of the ship class right? As for bigger ships with small guns, if they're hitting you hard enough to matter, you should easily be able to get away.

Sure, if you get caught and webbed a few times, you're gone - but that's no different than any interceptor. Not that much different that an AF for that matter, although of course an AF would last a bit longer. With ANY ship, no matter the size, if you get blobbed you're gonna pop. The point is, it would seem like a dictor should be able to fill the role of BOTH interceptor AND assault frigate (speed + damage + decent tank) for half-price.

So either 1) nobody has discovered the potential of these ships (other than for spheres); 2) People are too comfortable with their normal frig, cruiser, BC, or BS ship types to worry about a dictor; or 3) I'm really just reading too much into the ship stats when in reality they're just average. I'm sure it's probably #3, but if anyone out there is a die-hard dictor pilot I'd love to hear from you!

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Originally by: Harotak

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Would be nice if they added a tier2 elite destroyer that lost the warp disrup probe ability and instead had assault ship resists.

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