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Prodigious
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Posted - 2004.04.03 23:37:00 -
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what up?
does anyone have any suggestions as to how i could make my bb really really fast? right now ive got one mwd and reach about 1km/sec..but i gotta go faster in order to use my autocannons.
now keep in mind that i gotta use 3 autocannons. from my(newb's) perspective, i dont see a lot of options due to the power constraint. and i dont wanna use any other ship cuz i wanna use 4xmultispec  thx.
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ZelRox
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Posted - 2004.04.04 00:25:00 -
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BB cant use 4 multispec. Did you check the cap usage on those babies ?
BB cant go very fast anymore. Blame it on somebody.
Whats the deal with autocannons :) BB got 3 missile launcher slots, Cruise and torps all the way.
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Prodigious
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Posted - 2004.04.04 00:41:00 -
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BB cant use 4 multispec. Did you check the cap usage on those babies ?
BB cant go very fast anymore. Blame it on somebody.
Whats the deal with autocannons :) BB got 3 missile launcher slots, Cruise and torps all the way.
of course the bb can use 4 multispecs.. u just activate them once to break the lock. u dont have to keep em on autorepeat.
as for missiles, i dont find them too effective in 1v1 combat, cuz any frig can escape them and cruise/torps cost way too much; ud need to fire anywhere from 10 cruise to blow up a lvl 3 cruiser and that's if they dont have smartbombs or defenders.
i was thinkin if i get close to the target and webify, id b able to rip it apart with the autocannons. dunno. just trying somethin different.
anyone got any other suggestions?
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Shintoko Akahoshi
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Posted - 2004.04.04 03:14:00 -
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It sounds like you're trying to make the BB into something it really isn't: A close-combat cruiser for dealing heavy damage. The problem isn't that it can't go fast, the problem is that it just doesn't have the turrets and strength to let you get close and destroy another cruiser before they can destroy you.
If you want to use the BB as an EW platform (like it sounds with your post about using 4 multis), by all means do so. Fit it with a MWD and a sensor booster and sit out away from the battle and go nuts. If you want to have a cruiser that gets in close and pounds on your target, fit yourself out a blaster Thorax. Seriously. Look at the numbers. A Thorax has more shields, more armor and more structure than the BB, which means it can soak up more damage. It has more base speed, so it will get in close faster. It has 5 turret slots and the cap/grid to support fitting at least heavy ion cannons without having to fill the low slots with RCUs. And it has a drone bay that can carry 8 heavy drones.
I know you mentioned wanting specifically to use the BB, but honestly I can't see any way to make it into a close-combat bruiser without using most of your midslots on shield hardeners. And that would eliminate your ability to fit ECM.
Just my 0.02 isk (from my point of view as both a BB and a Thorax pilot).
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Prodigious
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Posted - 2004.04.04 06:29:00 -
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Edited by: Prodigious on 04/04/2004 06:31:53
yah, i know all about the blaster thorax. but i guess im lookin for somethin that can jam as well.
i mean, a caracal or any other long range ship (except the bb maybe) would rip the blaster thorax apart. correct?
but whatever, i might as well use cruise/torps. i just hate how expensive they are.
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Captain Canuck
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Posted - 2004.04.04 07:55:00 -
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Edited by: Prodigious on 04/04/2004 06:31:53
yah, i know all about the blaster thorax. but i guess im lookin for somethin that can jam as well.
i mean, a caracal or any other long range ship (except the bb maybe) would rip the blaster thorax apart. correct?
but whatever, i might as well use cruise/torps. i just hate how expensive they are.
If a caracal sits at 100km and lobs missiles at a thorax and the thorax pilot decides to approach from that range, of course it will tear it apart. But i believe you said you wanted to get in close, web/scramble and rip him apart. A thorax at 50 paces will destroy any other cruiser in the game. So if you want long range, bb/caracal with a sensor booster kills. If you want to get close and pound - 5 heavy blasters/8 heavy drones cant be beat.
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Outcastino
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Posted - 2004.04.04 09:48:00 -
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Ever tried how powerfull a rupture can be O.o
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