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Xantorian
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Posted - 2004.01.23 16:24:00 -
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Hello guys...
I am just starting trying to set myself up as a real fighter.
That means using different types of ECM equipment and so on...
I was just wondering. ECM Burst I add 8 to all the different type of signals strength... what exactly does this mean ?
Do i get faster at targeting... or do others have a harder time targeting me?
Can someone explaion about this ?
and what does ECM/ECCM stand for ?
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Chai N'Dorr
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Posted - 2004.01.23 16:50:00 -
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It add +8 to your (basic?) scanning stats for a very short period of time. If you are lucky it will break a lock on you, but only by the most basic of things: drones and frigates.
They don't stack with other Bursts and the high costs of using one (CPU, Cap) kinda kills the use of this module.
Best thing about a Burst module: it gives megacyte when you recycle it.
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JackDonkey
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Posted - 2004.01.23 16:56:00 -
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it's an ecm "smartbomb"
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NTRabbit
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Posted - 2004.01.23 17:17:00 -
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Edited by: NTRabbit on 23/01/2004 17:18:09
ECM Burst 1 is used to break a target lock on you... it stacks with normal ECM modules, so if you dont have enough jamming power to hold the target, you use an ECM module as a step ladder, hit the burst to break the lock on you and then run like hell. Doesnt work on NPC vessels. A single ECM + ECM Burst is enough to break a target lock from most ships.
ECM = Electronic Counter Measures
ECCM = Electronic Counter Counter Measures
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Boris A
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Posted - 2004.01.23 18:11:00 -
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beware.... ecm burst only has like 8k range
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Rahzelk
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Posted - 2004.02.28 19:50:00 -
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Why ECM Burst isn't fixed ... ? They should stack ! It could give a serious new game strategie to "Hit'and'Runner" :D
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Ordo Abchao
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Posted - 2004.02.29 09:57:00 -
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Why ECM Burst isn't fixed ... ? They should stack ! It could give a serious new game strategie to "Hit'and'Runner" :D
No they shouldn't, what they do need however is a time reduction, a standard should have a 15 second cycle time, while the cestus should have a 10 second cycle time.
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Dukath
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Posted - 2004.02.29 20:16:00 -
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at the moment ecm burst is really useless because of its range. Drones will simply be too far away so they'll never use lock. What i think is a good solution is to increase the ECM burst to a range of 30 km (yes i really do mean 30 km) BUT reduce their strength to only -2. That way it will become decent against drones but nothing else.
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Seth Dark
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Posted - 2004.03.01 00:08:00 -
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Drones will simply be too far away
According to the last dev chat the firing range of drones will be dramatically reduced to optimal+falloff range (=3km) in the next days, so they wonŠt shoot illegaly from 20km and above anymore. The current attributes of ECM Burst I should be usefull against drones then. |
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Posted - 2004.03.01 07:16:00 -
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at the moment ecm burst is really useless because of its range. Drones will simply be too far away so they'll never use lock. What i think is a good solution is to increase the ECM burst to a range of 30 km (yes i really do mean 30 km) BUT reduce their strength to only -2. That way it will become decent against drones but nothing else.
No.
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Estios
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Posted - 2004.03.01 13:04:00 -
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NTRabbit are you sure ? Ive used ECM Burst way back in the days and it doesn't stack with anything
Its purely a range based one time smartbomb useful for breaking drones locks but thats about it.
Im 95% sure you are way off the mark but being as I havent used one for about 6 months I wont say for sure.
Seems remarkably unlikely though that it would stack otherwise everyone be using these things to stack with there ECM White noise etc
So HMV consider Andy Williams and Dean Martin to be "easy listening" do they? Tell that to my mate Dave, he's been deaf for 20 years.
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Ordo Abchao
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Posted - 2004.03.01 19:16:00 -
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Seems remarkably unlikely though that it would stack otherwise everyone be using these things to stack with there ECM White noise etc
That would be logical now wouldn't it? But no. They do stack with other ecm modules (not other bursts), and they do jam for 8 points on everything.
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IcemansMiner
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Posted - 2004.03.01 19:36:00 -
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The disadvantage with all the bursts is the range. Most ECM men will jam you from ways off. You wont likley get within 8k as youll be webbed. At the moment save the slot for something much more useful.
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Shamis Orzoz
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Posted - 2004.03.01 23:12:00 -
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Ecm bursts do stack with other ecm's. But multiple ecm bursts don't stack at all becuase the instantaneous burst of -8 from each module never happens exactly at the same time.
But forget about using them against drones. Drones will instantly re-lock you. Bursts would be good on a frigate vs battleship because one specific ecm + burst would jam most battleships (except a scorp). But the bs pilot would probably be able to get off 1 volley per burst cycle so you'd still die.
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