Pryce Caesar
Cloak and Daggers
Fidelas Constans
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Posted - 2017.03.10 20:53:46 -
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So, if I am understanding correctly:
The impact of the Rorqual's mining on the mineral economy in Null-Sec was perceived to be "too good", so they have once again nerfed the Drones down to a whole flight only giving the equivalent mining yield of two Hulks/Exhumers, despite the fact that Rorqual are the biggest mining vessels in the game, and effectively reduced down to mining far less per hour than their actual worth.
Certain players were complaining about the more creative uses of the Rorqual's PANIC module, a module originally designed to give the Rorqual more survivability against hot-droppers or Frigate swarms, so they reduced the PANIC module, WHICH WAS ALREADY A ONE-SHOT DEAL, to only being able to be activated when you have an asteroid locked on, leaving a Rorqual vulnerable for 90% of the time it is anywhere out in space.
In case Fozzie has not noticed, the "tank" on Rorquals mean nothing when gangs that drop on top of Rorqs have enough substantial fire-power to melt a TITAN in a few minute's time.
And reducing the mining values on a Rorqual only hurts the ship itself. In terms of actual mineral economy, the impact will be zip. You will still have massive mining fleets out and about chewing up asteroids and ice fields, making the overall decrease in mineral absolute minimal - 2% decrease in overall mineral mining from Null-Sec AT THE MOST.
And you still have those Excavator Drones priced as high as CAPITAL SHIPS despite you nerfing their mining output by 60%. A price more in line with an actual Exhumer would be much more reasonable.
You are nerfing the Rorqual to high-hell and back because certain players complained about not being able to find a work-around to a module THAT ONLY HAS ONE CYCLE BEFORE IT DEACTIVATES.
It is a good thing if Rorqs are able to introduce new tactics and make the game more challenging in fleet battles; you should not make it easier because vocal groups started complaining about they couldn't think up a way to beat the strategy. |