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Posted - 2007.06.14 08:03:00 -
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Originally by: Merin Ryskin Edited by: Merin Ryskin on 14/06/2007 07:29:52 Ferox solution:
1) +2 turret hardpoints (and fittings/cap to use them, obviously), for 7 total. Now it's balanced with the Brutix, the only currently-good tier 1 BC. Both have 7-turret hybrid gunboats with 5 tank slots + tank bonus, 4 non-tank slots, but still have the traditional optimal vs. damage and shield vs. armor differences like the other Caldari/Gallente ships. And of course the same applies to the Vulture.
2) Remove the Drake's tanking bonus, and some of its shields, and replace with either a second damage bonus or a missile velocity bonus. Change the worthless kinetic damage bonus to 5% ROF. Boost HAM damage slightly. Now the annoying passive uber-tank Drake is gone, replaced by a good PvP missile boat.
There, Caldari BC problem solved. Now you have a choice between a well-tanked gunboat (counterpart to the all-out gank Brutix) and a missile gank ship. Both are good, both have clearly defined roles, and neither one is an annoying useless passive tanker.
Brutix solution:
1) Replace Brutix tank bonus with damage, falloff, or tracking. The Brutix is a gank ship, and doesn't really have the cap to tank much anyway. Adjust fitting to enable either full-gank neutrons or ions with plate/light tank.
2) Reduce Myrmidon fittings. It's a drone boat, it doesn't need the grid to fit a full neutron gank or nos setup. Leave enough grid to make good use of the tanking bonus, but only if a less than full load of nos or electron blasters are used.
Gallente problem solved. Now you have a choice between huge damage, or lower damage but excellent tank/ewar.
As for the Prophecy and Cyclone, someone with more experience in those races will have to come up with something, I don't fly them enough to know.
Maybe if this gets quoted enough we'll get another hybrid slot? Seriously though, even just one more turret slot on the Ferox would make if useful... I'd love to fly caldari in pvp, but the only good ships i've found require that I stay 100km from the fight. And I love my blasters... ____________________ Hi. I'm not an alt :) |