Erotic Irony
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Posted - 2007.06.21 12:20:00 -
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 Originally by: alexreborn
i definately agree with the OP on raising the resists on the AF's. particularly the EM resists on the caldari/gallente ships.. very big hole indeed.
Your low signature reduces most of the damage you're going to take. Your suggestion that they need to resistance vulnerability is just circuitous and silly. Have you heard of rigs? Shield hardeners? CPU enhancing hardwiring?
Originally by: alex
AF's are not a 1 man pwn mobile. You shoud not be able to PWN a cruiser.. MAybe if youre better skilled, and the cruiser lacks the modules to track u down then sure u win, but if not, then the cruiser has to win hands down.
AFs work in gangs. They are for fast hit and run attacks. You warp to a belt, kill the target and warp out. 3-5 AFs will pwn any cruiser. will take on a BC, and even a BS and win.
To reiterate Ryssa in that other thread, the opportunity cost is simply not in your favor--you are extremely nos vulnerable, at minimum for a speed mod, and worst for an active tank and guns.
AFs work in gangs? The question isn't what does or doesn't, the question is given the alternatives and implicit costs, how can we achive a goal? If you want speed and enormous survivability inspite of the low amount of HPs fly ceptors, or interdictors and you'll shutdown all AFs and some cruisers without too much trouble. Hell, fly cruisers, they insure better, have better slot layourts and have more rig options, and fundamentally, deal better and more varied damage.
Again, 3-5 Afs destroy a bs? Guess what, that's irrelevant, a handful of cruisers and destroyers give you anti-frig options, ewar and damage for a fraction of the cost.
And no, you wont warp into a belt and kill anything, the dps on AFs is terrible, use t2 ammo and you've gimped your cap/navigation so bad your nub lowsec victims will just laugh and eat you alive. Did I mention Afs handle very poorly?
Once the bastard interceptors are revised, perhaps these ships can be revisited.
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