Ecky X
The Aforementioned
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Posted - 2007.03.12 05:30:00 -
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I think the problem with Minmatar BATTLEships becomes obvious when you try to compare them to Gallente ships. You generally can't go head to head with them, you'll lose (if you don't have a lot more SP). Other Minmatar ships are fine.
Typhoon vs Dominix:
Domi has a damage bonus for drones, Typhoon has more highslots, so they are equal in damage.
Domi and Typhoon both have 7 lowslots, so they can tank the same, right? Well, not if you want to use torps on your Phoon.
Domi and Phoon both have .... wait a second, the Dominix has more midslots!
Typhoon vs Megathron:
To start, Blasters do 25% more base damage than autocannons, at the expense of cap use. Mega has 3000 more powergrid, same midslots, and your damage mods affect ALL of your weapons. To get similar damage with a Typhoon, you need to use twice the number of lowslots. Typhoon has a bigger drone bay? Uhuh, yea, the Mega can use 5 heavy drones too. Tank? Phoon has less powergrid, needs more lowslots for damage mods.
Tempest vs Megathron:
Mega does more damage with its highslots, has a stronger tank, can hold more drones. Tempest has an additional highslot for... what, a NOS? One NOS won't make much of a difference... and an extra midslot. If you're going to be going 1v1 with a Mega, throwing a racial ECM on there might give you an edge, but otherwise the Megathron will kick your butt. For sniping? Tempest does a great job, but really... whats to stop your enemy from warping away? This isn't a very effective form of PvP.
Hyperion: Same as Megathron
Maelstrom:
No good for solo. Great tank, but ewar can be a lot more useful than tank in many cases. It has its uses, and fills some roles Minmatar didn't have a ship for. Tanking, and tanking.
Or maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about. But, I don't think Minmatar Battleships are bad. You just have to play sneaky.
In small gang fights, I often stick 2 large remote armor reps on my Pest. Pretty nasty suprise for an enemy gang. It has an extra midslot for ewar. Don't underestimate how useful an ECM can be.... even if you can only jam your enemy 25% of the time, you're reducing his damage by 25%. You can also easily fit a sensor booster without gimping the rest of your setup, which can be very useful. The Tempest is Minmatar's classic Battleship.
With the Typhoon, you have to play dirty. I use it mostly in fast moving frig and Cruiser gangs, with nanofibers. It does everything a Cruiser can do, but better.
Maelstrom - I use it for 2 things: mining, and station games. It really bothers people when you undock to a 10-man gang outside of a station, and engage... blow one of the weaker ones up, and then tank the rest until you can dock up again. It *could* make good bait, perhaps.
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