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Posted - 2007.03.27 23:18:00 -
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 Originally by: Alcrista Somez
I completely agree that Inties should be able to hold a solo BS in place, unless that solo BS has used his set up to add specific deliberate defense against them. And I would say this DOESNT include large smartbomb or heavy nos / neut because these are BS class weapons.
Sig radius / resolution resolves the issue for damage dealing weapons, but there needs to be similar principals in effect for energy disrupting weapons.
The bottom line is that in a fleet fight every ship needs a role, and for as long as Battleships have the most to contribute, then you are always better off with your pilots flying battleships than anything else. Which tbh makes for a one dimentional boreing game at anything more than solo PVP. I want to see Eve fleet fights where we have a higher chance of winning a fight with a mixed a fleet rather than everyone being best off in battleships if they can afford them. This nano-nerf is a good start as it means nano-ships are hopefully going to be less good as heavy tacklers and scouts so the role is opened up again for smaller ships, but I still think small ships are too vulnerable to large ships to make them useful. The best and most effective weapon against frigs and inties SHOULD be the destroyer. That is what it was built for.
If you want to be able to fly a battleship and have a solid defence against small ships then you should be forced to compromise your BS level effectiveness by fitting mods designed to hit small ships. Having these mods like sbs nos and neut that are good solid BS level weapons but also completely pwn small ships is a get out clause for BS's and makes BS's preferential to almost every other ship at every level. Despite the price, I dont think this should be the case.
Correcting the issue would have an interesting effect on solo belt pvp / piracy for sure as solo battleships would have a certain vulnerability, but I think in general the effects on fleet fights, blob warefare, strategy and general game interest would be positive.
What a load of bollox. You think that it would be a good thing for PVP in EVE for BS to be forced to fit in such a way that one BS cannot break another BS's tank. You're suggesting that BS should fit like a destroyer/cruiser/BS mix in order to defend itself in all possible circumstances and completely negate its main function which is to destroy other BS.
Furthermore you ignore the fact that any fleet comprising of nothing more than BS is a useless fleet, as inties, frigates, destroyers, cruisers, and possibly even fast BC will escape you because of BS's inherent EW disadvantages (slower locktime) and gimped weapons systems (poor tracking, signature resolution, rate of fire). A mixed fleet already rules the day.
What you are suggesting is the death of BS's in EVE. Why would I ever even bother getting in one if I can disable one in a ship 1/10th of its cost? What is the point of a BS if I cannot use it to break the tank of another BS? Why should even the NONLETHAL BS weapons systems be non-functional against a sole interceptor?
You are imagining solutions to a problem that doesn't exist. EVE is a game of many players and many play styles. I can see where you are headed with your suggestions, but guess what, some of us want to be more than a cog in your little fleet machine.
There needs to be some room for solo BS players to exist and I do not believe that what you are suggesting leaves that opportunity.
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