AstroPhobic
Minmatar
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Posted - 2008.10.26 17:49:00 -
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 Originally by: Me v2
Edited by: Me v2 on 26/10/2008 05:19:24
Soo I was wondering about either to buy a mach or a nightmare. Granted mach looks hella cool but.... what about dmg and tank.
Soo the Mach has, 6 turrets x.25(RoF bonus) makes it a 7.5 effective turret right?
Plus it has Dmg bonus and Tracking bonus. Armor tanked and slightly faster than other Bs's (after next patch that is). Turrets don't need cap to fire and can select damage type.
First thing is first. The Mach has 6 effective turrets. A ROF bonus for minmatar is like a cap usage bonus for lasers. It's needed to make them balanced to the other turrets.
Also, that's 6 projectile turrets against 8 laser turrets. In case you haven't noticed, projectiles suck hairy balls. Lasers are nearly overpowered. The choice is brainless.
Keep in mind that "selectable damage type" isn't that at all. First, you lose damage when "deciding" which ammo to use. You also lose lots of range if not using barrage. Also, your damage "choices" are only EXP+EM+KIN or EXP+KIN or KIN+THERM. It's not at easy as "go go thermal!". Lastly, switching all your ammo takes about 12 seconds if you're quick, and with the mach that's losing about 10k damage. Worth it? Most of the time, no.
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On the other hand we have the Nightmare. with 8 effective turrets (4x2), Dmg bonus+tracking bonus. Shield tanked, turrets need cap to fire and fixed dmg type.
You forgot vertical.
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Soo my question is... which one is better for either pve or pvp. I mean nightmare has med slot tank soo it can fir more dmg mods in lows but its heavier on cap due to guns soo it can sustain tank less time. On the other hand, mach has to share tank with dmg mods in the low slots (if any) but more cap stable cause all the cap can be used by tank due to the fact that no need of cap to fire.
Okay, PvE the choice is a no-brainer. Nightmare hands down, regardless. Better range, better damage, easy to tank...
PvP, I wouldn't use either. Nightmare makes a better gang damage dealer, but I wouldn't use it without crystals to take all the fire. You WILL be primary. Mach doesn't do much damage and has poor range, and not even an amazing tank. TBH I've never seen a reason to fly it except for looks.
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