Caneb
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2012.01.05 21:33:00 -
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MWD sig bonus? No thanks. In my opinion Assault Ships are meant to use afterburners.
That said, I wouldn't want an afterburner speed bonus, because as the Dramiel showed, doing 2k/s with 30m sig is just broken.
What I would want in assault ships is a decreased mass. As far as I know, there are few T2 ships that have much worse base stats than their T1 parents. Assault Frigates are an exception to this, having 20-30% larger mass (equaling worse agility and acceleration) across the board compared to their T1 counterparts.
Like everyone else, I think the role bonus needs to be rethought. How about a bonus to overheating? That would give AFs a way to close distance when using ABs, but without the danger of creating a ship that can be permanently unhittable.
As for specifics..
Vengeance looks good. With the RoF bonus it might actually do more damage with its intended weapon system than with autocannons as it does now.
A single midslot on the Retribution would be fine IF it was exceptionally good as a pure dps ship. As it is, a Wolf does more damage and can tackle. So in liu of a hefty damage boost, a second mid is welcome. The rest of the changes look good as well, as far as fitting numbers go.
Jaguar should have a falloff bonus, not an optimal bonus, because artillery/beams/rails on frigates in general is useless outside of some very specific comedy fits. Not sure what do do with the spare low slot, since most current fits are tight enough as it is. Extra nano I guess. The tracking bonus is gravy.
As for the Wolf I'm not sure if extra CPU is what's needed. A few more points of power grid would be more welcome so you could fit 200mm guns with a 400mm plate. Again, the extra low will be either a nano or maybe a tracking enhancer, which would fit even without the added CPU.
Hawk should get rid of its active tank bonus in favor of something else. A cap recharge bonus like the Vengeance would make it better at active tanking, while making it not completely useless if you opt for a buffer tank.
Ishkur needs the +10% drone damage bonus that all the other Gallente drone carriers have, OR the +5 drone bay bonus needs to include +5mbit bandwidth so it can use medium drones at high enough skill levels.
I've never flown the Enyo or Harpy so I won't comment on those. |