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SYN nix
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Posted - 2007.09.19 21:03:00 -
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does having your afterburner on affect how fast you get to go into warp? i mean, say starting from rest, if i engage my afterburner and then hit warp, will that make me get into warp faster than without afterburner or is that time fixed to your ship and your skills?
also, can people scramble you while you are in pre-warp, or does scramble only work on those that haven't actually initiated warp yet?
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Miss Muck
Other World Inc
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Posted - 2007.09.19 21:32:00 -
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If you turn on your AB or MWD before you press warp, do you align and warp faster, and yes you can be warp scrambled once you pressed the warp button
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SYN nix
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Posted - 2007.09.19 21:34:00 -
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what if i press it after i hit warp? because when i do it says "you cannot do that while warping", but the module still runs untill im actually in warp..
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Ishanda
Darkness Inc.
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Posted - 2007.09.19 21:45:00 -
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Edited by: Ishanda on 19/09/2007 21:45:20 Activating a speed module (Afterburner/Microwarpdrive) doesn't make you warp faster.
To go into warp you must be roughly facing the object you're warping to and at 75% of your current max speed. So if you hit AB/MWD, that just increases the number you have to reach - but acceleration working as it does in Eve, it takes the exact same time as if you hadn't activated it.
Scramble does work while you're in pre-warp, too. ---
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Marine HK4861
Caldari Seoltachd
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Posted - 2007.09.20 00:17:00 -
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Bear in mind that activating a MWD or an AB also increases your ship's mass, making you align more slowly.
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Tsanse Kinske
WeMeanYouKnowHarm
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Posted - 2007.09.20 00:29:00 -
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Edited by: Tsanse Kinske on 20/09/2007 00:29:44 ABs and MWDs will actually increase the time it takes into warp, because of the mass penalty they have while they're activated. Not only does it take longer to align if you aren't already, but then it'll take slightly longer to accelerate to reach 75%
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Jorj Mckie
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Posted - 2007.09.20 01:49:00 -
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Edited by: Jorj Mckie on 20/09/2007 01:50:57 Edited by: Jorj Mckie on 20/09/2007 01:50:34 while we are discussing this.. can you target someone while they are aligning? im asking because "look at" doesn't seem to work while aligning
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Gojyu
Gallente Ever Flow FREGE Alliance
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Posted - 2007.09.20 05:18:00 -
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Originally by: Jorj Mckie Edited by: Jorj Mckie on 20/09/2007 01:50:57 Edited by: Jorj Mckie on 20/09/2007 01:50:34 while we are discussing this.. can you target someone while they are aligning? im asking because "look at" doesn't seem to work while aligning
While they are aligning yes, you can target them freely. If you couldn't, there'd be no such thing as a gatecamp in non-0.0 space
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Kunacet
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Posted - 2007.09.20 18:20:00 -
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Edited by: Kunacet on 20/09/2007 18:21:31 If you set your AB/MWD to manual and tap it for one cycle as you give the command to warp, then you will align and hit warp faster in most cases than by not doing so. This is because, after the cycle, your top speed will be reduced to normal and you'll most likely be beyond the limit needed to hit warp.
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pandymen
Caldari Red Dwarf Mining Corporation space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2007.09.20 19:37:00 -
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Edited by: pandymen on 20/09/2007 19:38:52 Umm...no kuna, you are wrong. Try it out. In no way does activating AB or MWD make you warp faster. You will turn and accelerate more slowly, hence, you will take more time to enter warp.
Edit: This applies unless you have a cloak....In which case, well, if you have a cloak, you'll figure it out. Otherwise, don't worry about it and don't use AB/MWD.
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DubanFP
Caldari Four Rings D-L
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Posted - 2007.09.20 19:52:00 -
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Edited by: DubanFP on 20/09/2007 19:52:13 The interesting thing is if you're at say 50% speed and your AB/MWD turns off your max speed will drop but your current speed will not. Now you're still going at the same 500m/s, but with your max speed dropped to 400m/s you'll be over the limit & jump to warp.
The AB/MWD activation time is usually too long for it to be an effective use in anything smaller then a battlecruiser, but in battlecruisers/battleships it can be used for faster jumps.
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Kunacet
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Posted - 2007.09.20 19:55:00 -
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Originally by: pandymen Edited by: pandymen on 20/09/2007 19:38:52 Try it out. In no way does activating AB or MWD make you warp faster.
I do it all the time. It's a standard fitting when we go on hunts in big ships. If it makes you slower to hit warp then why does half the BS fleet get left behind when they don't have or use MWDs in the way I mentioned?
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DubanFP
Caldari Four Rings D-L
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Posted - 2007.09.20 19:57:00 -
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Originally by: Kunacet
Originally by: pandymen Edited by: pandymen on 20/09/2007 19:38:52 Try it out. In no way does activating AB or MWD make you warp faster.
I do it all the time. It's a standard fitting when we go on hunts in big ships. If it makes you slower to hit warp then why does half the BS fleet get left behind when they don't have or use MWDs in the way I mentioned?
I think it's just that you described it poorly. My way better explains what's going on. ___________
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Kermis
Caldari The Ankou The Reckoning.
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Posted - 2007.09.20 21:23:00 -
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That trick also works on haulers sometime, but you really have to time it well for it to work.
Same can be done with cloakers. Hit MWD/AB and than cloak. The speed increase might just get you back to the gate a little quicker...
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Naomi Wynn
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Posted - 2007.09.29 05:18:00 -
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I'd like to verify this.
If, in a BC or BS, you turn an MWD on and then off, then warp to your destination, you will in fact warp faster, regardless of the mass increase.
I have tested this from many angles, and I end up warping about 40% faster in my geddon. I also end up warping without even facing my warp destination, strangly enough. Not until 4 or 5 seconds during warp do I actually face my target.
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Hoshi
Blackguard Brigade
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Posted - 2007.09.29 11:39:00 -
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It's all about initial direction/speed and timing. Having the mwd/ab turn off while aligning is basiclly the same effect as getting webbed while aligning, a well known trick to get freighters into warp quickly.
The only problem is with direction, if your ship has not gotten the correct heading before the mwd turns off the last turning will take much longer. ---------------------------------------- A Guide to Scan Probing in Revelations |
Da'Neth
Gallente Deadly Alliance Dark Matter Coalition
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Posted - 2007.09.30 02:45:00 -
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the funny thing is that you can warp out (incuding alining) faster if you are webed I lerned this in misson running
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