Drykor
Minmatar
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.09.28 15:43:00 -
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People's problem is not that they get killed by nanoships but that they can't kill nanoships themselves with their standard F1-Fx setup. This is the problem with whiners, they feel that they should be able to take on everything with their own setup. This is not how Eve works.
It's not hard to run from a nanoship, it can't web you without being in web range itself so they can't really engage at a gate 'cause you would just move back to the gate and jump through. They can attack in belts, yes, but then again, those people will be npc'ing anyway and if they didn't get out in time it was really their fault. Even there, nanoships will have a hard time to break a ratting ship unless it has weak resists or if they bring a large gang (in which case they would have won anyway)
In case of a nanogang vs normal gang, well yes they can run, but they can't kill you. I think there should be options to avoid large blobs, which is really only possible with nanoships or cloaking ships.
Speedtanking already saw its usefulness decline with the nano nerf (much needed though) and overheated webs, I expect alot of trouble from the new neutralizer craze as well, at least when attacking battleships.
Yes they are still hard to catch, but then again they can't really kill stuff on their own either. The only thing that worries me is that the race that should be the speed/guerilla warfare race is actually not that great at it because its main weapons depend on tracking, making other races very viable and perhaps even better for speed setups as well.
There are plenty of other options to 'avoid' and pick the fights, like some people say that only nanogangs can. Heavy ECM or dampening works fine too, even against nanoships. If you can damp a nanoship to below 13 km range, it won't ever be able to attack without getting in web range. In a way, a good tank is a method of picking fights as well. People in a nanoship would be crazy to attack a well tanking battlecruiser. Scouting properly is another way of picking fights.
In the end it just comes down to "WAAAH I can't kill you, even though you can't kill me either and you trained and fitted specifically to be able to pick your targets. NERF!"
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