Shuyen Kyuu
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Posted - 2007.08.01 12:03:00 -
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Ok well this is the first time i've actually posted to the forums, its almost a bit sad that its this change which has put this in motion.
I've now tested both the Sac and Vengance on the test server and all i have to say is ... why did you need to change them? personally i thought they were great ships, expecially the Sac, it was a perfect mix of both missiles and lasers, I don't see why you should change this as it offers both the variety your talking about without making the actual Amarr players (not the Caldari who fly Amarr ships) feel like they are loosing part of their ability to fly the ship, it would be like taking away all the launcher slots on a Eagle, Harpy, Raptor, Flycatcher and Vulture im sure you'd have the Caldari players screaming about it as much as the Amarr players have.
After saying that those the Sac is still possible to fly and with the correct rigs five heavy missiles can be fitted (no i do not like HAM's, as far as im concerned they are glorified rockets) which when i started to fly i Sac i had 3 Heavy's and 3 Beams (with gleam in them) so i could work at all ranges and have the extra punch up close.
Now it seems that the Sac will be religated to pure tackling due to lack of range and tank, or simply as a heavy missile platform with high resistances, either way its now taken what was a versitile ship and is making you choose between ignoring the ship bonuses and going long range, or giving into the pressure to use HAM's and be at close range.
On the topic of having to fight close range, now that there is no long range option the Sac has to get into combat fast ... but the ship is so slow, i mean the max speed i've got onto it with a semi decent tank was 1800m/s ... now compared to the other speed based close range HAC's this is pathetic, you might as well just ask to be primary target in PVP to at least see some of the action.
Anyway regardless of everything if CCP changes the ships then there is nothing that can be done but adapt, its just sad that the 'versatility' change to the ships seems to have turned them into armor tanking caldari ships.
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