Originally by: Felysta Sandorn

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Edited by: Felysta Sandorn on 10/11/2007 17:34:45
Edited by: Felysta Sandorn on 10/11/2007 00:10:15
Right, there seem to be masses and masses of 'Amarr Suck' threads, but none with any real evidence to this, some people post in the second page a few figures, but nothing ever really gets looked at. So today, I bring to you the ultimate 'Amarr Whine' thread.

First, I'm going to analyse the damage potential of every Battleship in the game, comparing each one to it's Amarr equivilent. For every single stat that I place here, I'm using all level 5 skills for everything, and optimising the stats on every ship any way I can. For damage comparisons, I'll be using three damage mods on each ship. For tanking ability I'll be using full tanks to analyse potential.

Let's get started...

Damage Analysis

First off is a flat out DPS potential for each ship. Resistances are not taken in to account here, neither are fittings (unless it's impossible). Simply close range high damage weapons with three damage mods. Drones are also used.

Tier 1 Battleships:

The Scorpion:
Fitting: 4x Siege, 3x BCS
Ammo: Rage Torps
Volley Damage: 3754
Damage Per Second: 564

The Typhoon:
Fitting: 4x Siege, 4x 800mm AC, 2x BCS, 1x Gyro
Ammo: Rage Torps, Hail
Volley Damage: 1260
Damage Per Second: 1049

The Armageddon:
Fitting: 7x Mega Pulse, 3x Heat Sink
Ammo: Conflagration
Volley Damage: 2820
Damage Per Second: 1184

The Dominix:
Fitting: 6x Neutron, 3x Magstab
Ammo: Void
Volley Damage: 3525
Damage Per Second: 1266

The Analysis:
The ships are shown in order of the DPS they do (increasing). Obviously the Scorp is the worst DPS ship of the bunch, but that's expected. The Phoon at just over 100 DPS less than the geddon is hard to fit due to the split damage bonuses, but still manages to hold it's own. It also has spare drone space for two spare Ogre IIs incase a couple die. The Geddon is next (with second best damage), but doesn't have any spare drone space compared to the Phoon. Then the Dominix comes out top. Using 5 Ogre IIs and a rack of Neutrons, this thing spits out a hell of a lot of damage.

The Argument:
Amarr are hailed as being the 'DPS Race' among other things, but obviously this isn't the case. The geddon lies in the middle of the other two damage ships, making it the 'Average DPS race' in this circumstance.

Tier 2 Battleships:

The Raven:
Fitting: 6x Siege, 3x BCS
Ammo: Rage Torps
Volley Damage: 5630
Damage Per Second: 907

The Apocalypse:
Fitting: 8x Mega Pulse, 3x Heat Sink
Ammo: Conflagration
Volley Damage: 3223
Damage Per Second: 953

The Tempest:
Fitting: 6x 800mm AC, 3x Gyro
Ammo: Hail
Volley Damage: 2714
Damage Per Second: 1004

The Megathron:
Fitting: 7x Neutron, 3x Magstab
Ammo: Void
Volley Damage: 4113
Damage Per Second: 1239

The Analysis:
The ships are shown in order of the DPS they do (increasing). The Raven lags behind with the lowest DPS (but only by 46), then the Apoc, then Pest, and finally Megathron. It should however be noted that the Apoc is the only ship at this tier that is using all 8 slots. That 953 DPS cannot increase any more, however the Raven can field two more guns. Two neutrons here put the raven up to 1035 DPS, over 80 MORE than the Apoc. Similarly,

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