Black Mystic
Excognative Ignorance
Short Bus Syndicate
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Posted - 2016.02.12 21:08:13 -
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Congrats!! You guys have officially ruined the game and given a major ****YOU to the seasoned EVE veterans. The idea of a FAX class is a good idea, but you (CCP) have basically ruined the game with this implementation. It'll be fun to see how many pilots leave the game after this expansion. Let me explain why:
Mistake #1: In vegas you guys told us that the Triage ability will be limited to only one FAX. Which in essence means only one FAX in the fleet. With no remote repping from another FAX to keep it from being primaried straight off the field that single FAX is going to be useless.
Mistake #2: The current skill bonuses for carriers make them unique. You guys gave these new FAX generic, and albeit lame, bonuses. There's no specialazation for the bonuses. They simply copy each other of the same type. This is especially evident in the Lif (Minmatar FAX) and the Ninazu (Gallente FAX) . They are basically the same ship, which now makes the Minmatar triage focus on shield. This completely throws the Minmatar versatility out the window. Most Minmatar ships can be either shield or armor fit, but the bonus on the LIF means that it is basically shield only. Sure it can rep armor, but it's local tank is focused on shield. Minmatar carriers already have inferior HP than their counterparts, so now Minmatar triage is just pointless garbage.
Mistake #3: Cycle time. Really? A Cycle time bonus? What is the point in forcing 2 of the 4 Triage FAX ships to use cap boosters? These 2 FAX are virtually useless on the battlefield. with Cycle time eating up cap and the Nuets that are going to be applied, its cap is going to be gone before the battle is in full swing, and that's not counting the local reps that are going to be needed since these will be the Primary target of any hostile fleet.
Mistake #4: Remote Ancillary Shield Booster and Armor Repairer. No, just No. Rediculous idea, especially if you can only fit one per ship.
Mistake #5: (More of a personal one, but still points to some issues) Making them all look the same. The Ninazu is the only exception. Unless these transform while in triage, they all look the same. Since when do Amarr and Caldari ships go Vertical? The Gallente is understandable with the Myrm and Domi both being vertical in nature, though the Domi is just as long as it is tall. But only Minmatar have a vertical Capital ship as well as several sub capitals with a vertical design. The Amarr have the Oracle (which I also thought was a bad design for the Amarr) and the closest the Caldari have is the Merlin and Scorpion variants. This makes the design team seem very new to the game or unobservant at the very least. Maybe there will be some Lore to come out and explain these designs, but in the end, they don't fit in with the their perspective racial shiptypes.
Congratulations CCP, you've managed to contradict yourselves, both in design and function. The FAX look cool, but out of place with their respective races and without at least 2 on field, they are not going to be utilized.
I hope this post gets players thinking a little about these changes and their aspect in the game. I know that as of now, I'm taking my triage modules off my carriers because a Battle platform is better than a useless hunk of junk in my hangar, and letting any of them "Be converted to a FAX" would be a waste of resources. |