DRMALIKIA
Rage For Order
Nihil-Obstat
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Posted - 2008.08.12 03:50:00 -
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FALCON & ROOK PILOT PERSPECTIVE:
I love the Falcon but really prefer the Rook (Rook has some teeth at least). For once, Caldari has something they are good at in a combat role that fits within the outline of the race. The Caldari race does everything at distance, long range, not in your face (except the occasional Torp Raven). The ranges you guys are talking about are only effective if you have a bookmark already setup, or have an Interceptor provide you a warp in point. Otherwise, any engagement I have ever been in has required me to warp to 100km just like he rest of the crew when attacking a target. Yes my range can extend all the way out to 193km but, the only time I have ever used that massive range is when I made bookmarks prior to the battle. Other then that every single engagement I have ever encountered was under 150km. Range is an illusion and I am forced to engage at a measly 100km putting me at risk just like everyone else. I am using my in game experience as an example and not all he "Hypothetical" garbage I gave up reading pages ago.
How am I countered in my Falcon/Rook? How do I counter other Falcons/Rooks? Want to counter a Falcon? FIT ECCM, period. Plenty of times I have been foiled by someone smart enough to actually use the ECCM modules as they were intended. I use ECCM myself just in case I come across another Falcon. Get under the Falcon's fall off distance and he is pretty much toast if he hasn't moved out already. Realize the time it takes to turn off a jammer on an active target, wait for it to cycle, and then lock and jam an incoming interceptor, you are probably already dead. You can get caught every time if you are not careful. Falcons are only as good as the enemies, tactics, and the pilots at the helm. With so many game mechanics against the Falcon pilots, I find many of these arguments nothing more then complaints like so many past NERFS. Anytime a race is effective at what it does, everyone starts turning the game into "Hello Kitty". I would rather see other races get buffed to equal distances if that is the issue, rather then NERFING one race.
No one Recon ship is better, unbalanced compared to another. All 4 recons grouped together are a potent and deadly force to "Reckon" with. If the game changes and you turn EWAR upside down again, no worries. I can still jam your arse's since 90% of engagements occur under the 150km envelope in my experience. I am sure fleet engagements are different and therefore boosting the other 3 races to be effective at longer ranges is preferred over reducing them all down to 100km-. The more you make ships similar the closer you become to playing "Hello Kitty Online". Try working with the valuable and effective ECM counters already provided to you by CCP.
EVE is a sand box for you to enjoy, not run around and cry because the kid next to you has a cool sand castle and you do not. If you do not like the kids sand castle, build a better one or kick his down. Last time I checked, crying did nothing more then show who are the bed wetters in the sandbox.  I digress.
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