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Posted - 2007.04.26 09:20:00 -
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 Originally by: Kaylana Syi
Originally by: sariss
Originally by: GC13
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A personal tanking bonus - A suggested 5% reduction in capital shield booster capacitor use bonus was the most popular one here, but it should be pointed out that a 7.5% boost amount bonus would be more fitting with the Minmatar line of bonuses (as well as be a better bonus in terms of shields/capacitor).
Whoever invented shieldboost-bonus for Minmatar tech1 ships..
a) has most likely never flown Minmatar ships himself
b) has most likely never done PVP
c) is an Amarr fanboy
d) likes running missions
CCP likes to state that the ships are designed around the roleplaying aspect of EVE, but what sense is in giving Minmatar shieldtanks with a base resist of 0(em)/20(therm) against amarrian lasers?
Not to mention the tiny cap and the usual slotlayout making proper shieldtanks on tech 1 ships almost impossible without seriously crippling the ships use in PVP (sensorbooster, EW, web, scram, mwd.....+ tank on 5 to 6 meds?)
On the other hand, if the DEVs will ever come up with something different than a shieldboost bonus the it will surely be a painting bonus...
Actually the maelstrom shield boost bonus is hawt for autocannons. It just stinks for artillery. My maelstrom saw all kinds of combat from 50 on 50 fleet fights, roaming gank squads, gate camps, Titan DDs and having swarms of fighters on me.
Anyone saying the Shield boost bonus has no place on matari ships is a fool. Its just the Maelstrom was built for Artillery and NOT autocannons although thats its best role atm. I would shield tank the nighoggur if it had this bonus and I'd certainly have to train Tact. Shield manipulation to 5. I armor tank all minmatar capitals I have owned.
Quite frankly, you don't know what your talking about.
The thing is kay, a 7.5% shield boost bonus on the hog/hel wouldnt be as good as the 5% resist on the chimera/wyvern. First because it would only be slightly better for effective hp/sec, second because it wouldnt get anywhere near as much benefit from remote transfer, third because, afaik, shield transfers are less common than armor ones, fourth because in laggy environments, especially with shield tanks, you wont want to be running it constantly unless you have a really pimped setup. Plus a shield tank takes away from your required sensor boosters... and not everyone shield tanks a hog because it just isnt as effective, the slot layout is just crap. The capacitor is too weak for a shield tank, too.
By the way, a 5% tracking bonus would SUCK. It wouldn't be any better than the 5%dmg on the thanatos, because even against smaller stuff, the thanatos fighters may hit less but they will hit better, and against larger stuff it would be kind of pointless. The velocity bonus idea is terrible too... what could possibly be the use of faster fighters?
guomindang makes some very good points earlier about how the resist bonuses on the archon make it better than the hog for even remote repping, sicne your own ship is important too, not just others.
I'd personally like to see either a huge remote ransfer amount bonus (15% amount per level or so would make it worth it imo, short of that, the lack of tank makes it not worth it still), or just a damn resist bonus.
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