AbdullahAhmed
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Posted - 2007.05.25 19:50:00 -
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I`ll speak from the point of view of a rook pilot with recon level 4 and signal dispersion level 4.
The rook really isn't much in solo. To be effective in solo you need to dedicate three mid slots to MWD/AB, Scram and web, leaving you with 4 slots for ECM usage. 4 multispecs in there give you a good chance at jamming the enemy but even one missed cycle leaves you very vulnerable to enemy drones which will chew you up in an instant if allowed to lock on you (since you dont really have a tank at all).
If you use faction / officer ECM's (who the heck has that kind of money to waste on a 60mil ship) then you may get away with three multispecs when taking on solo targets and therefore be able to fit one large shield extender II to get a slightly stronger tank.
Where the rook REALLY shines though , is in gang combat. Dont bother with the DPS, focus on the jamming. In gangs the rook can fit 6 multispecs and one large t2 shield extender giving it moderate survivability and very good ECM capability. In that case you can comfortably sit at 40+km and jam your enemy (2-3).
The falcon has pathetic dps, but its role really isn't the DPS. I would love to have a falcon pilot in my gang who can warp around cloaked, find targets for us and then have us warp onto the target while he jams it to infinity. Its ECM bonus is weaker (i agree, they should give it at least 15% more bonus) but It can also place 3 distortion amps in bottom which gives it a slight boost compared to rooks 2 amps. It can also place a 1600mm plate in the lows and not need to sacrifice its mid slot which can now be used for 7 multispecs instead of six (each multispec helps..take it from a rook pilot who's seem just too many close calls).
Now for ecm modules... Use hypnos or compulsive named variety..don't go for the T2 kind as they use too much capacitor and the hypnos is just as good as the t2 while using less cap. And don't forget the rigs..they are relatively cheap to buy now and even cheaper to build.
I have a big beef with CCP for nerfing ECM though, because as noted by everyone, a single ECCM module (useable on ANY KIND OF SHIP) can pretty much negate all the awesomeness of our recons.....sensor boosters also give trouble ot lachesis and arazu, but it seems the minmatar and ammar recons arnt 'nerfed' by any such module.
I think there needs to be a serious discussion on this and CCP needs to do something about it. If you nerf the caldari ability, please nerf other race abilities too to balance it out, don't just leave one of us hanging behind because too many people whine.
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