Hottie McGee
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Posted - 2008.07.31 20:10:00 -
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Edited by: Hottie McGee on 31/07/2008 20:13:52
i don't think that black ops bs will EVER eclipse capitals ever in any category, and that right now they are just big expensive toys that need a big boost. the sin's bonus isn't useful, panthers is kinda funny and gimmicky, while the redeemer and widow remain most useful (in my opinion). giving the panther a range bonus, and the sin a rep amount bonus would make those ships more useful, but those are just a few quick ideas i came up with on the spot. the most glaring weakness as i see it is that the fuel bay is too small, as discussed, ships that emerge from being bridged are not cloaked (recons, stealth bombers, covops are all pretty fragile), and that ships that need to launch a covert cyno need cyno theory 5 (which isn't that big of a deal, but it is a pain to train).
edit: upon reading Waxau's post, i like his idea of giving the ships an EW bonus (but not as strong as the recon equivalent, maybe 2/3), and giving them a covops cloak capacity. they shouldn't replace recons, but they should also fit along their scheme.
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Hottie McGee
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Posted - 2008.09.22 02:23:00 -
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Edited by: Hottie McGee on 22/09/2008 02:23:13
 Originally by: Vina
Edited by: Vina on 19/09/2008 21:11:51
also making covert jump portals/cynos work in cyno-jammed systems SOUNDS like a good idea, but... it's kind of pointless really. since you need to get a covert op in the system in the first place to make the covert cyno, what's the point besides making a warp to spot for your fleet? which you an already do now anyway. I see no REAL point in this. Honestly I don't really see any point in covert jump portals except if you had an entire gang of only coverts/force recons. maybe if they added the ew frigies to this too it would be alright. or maybe just all frigates and force recons and logistics. I dunno, but something needs to be done about covert jump portals to make them actually useful.
the fact that people are roaming around systems apart from a fleet makes this really nice. jumping between systems and sneaking around being unreported is pretty nice. think covert for this. it's not to move fleets or anything, but to move small groups of ships around undetected. it's not just for getting around gatecamps.
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