Shandir
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Posted - 2012.04.24 18:11:00 -
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Ganthrithor wrote:Just keep in mind that the Dramiel is pretty much the only "t1" frigate that's viable outside of super-close range scenarios. This is due to it's insane speed and ability to fit a decent tank. All the other frigates are too slow, too fragile, or both, and can't survive at mid ranges at all when any ships between BS and frigate size are on the field.
I don't think you want to make T1 frigates that are as powerful as Dramiels, though, so best gear them towards close-range bullet-dodging :)
As I said before, I think you could also afford to throw some bigger stats / bonuses at frigates than other classes of ship-- they're so weak to begin with and are typically flown by newer players. As long as their T2 equivalents are still "better," I see no reason not to give T1 frigates a pretty big set of buffs.
If you gave those frigates a smaller sig radius, and/or a higher speed, they'd be able to counter the lower tracking at range.
Whereas close range frigates would have high tracking/agility, but a relatively larger sig.
This would make long-range frigates better at surviving when targeted by a foe other than the one they're orbiting. Close range frigates, are obviously better built for high-dps and getting out. |
Shandir
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Posted - 2012.04.24 18:37:00 -
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stg slate wrote:CCP Ytterbium wrote:Great comments in here, let's address some of them.
MINING SHIPS & TORMENTOR CHANGES: the plan is to completely change mining ships into more interesting hulls, and possibly add a basic mining role to Rookie ships and/or bit more advanced one for a special ORE frigate. Since we can't do much more than 5 frigates for Inferno, that means the other mining frigates will stay that way until we overhaul them, hopefully to be touched soon after Inferno.
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If you revamp the tormentor in this pass then Amarr new players will be entirely without a mining frigate for a while. I wouldn't do that only knowing the then rest of the update 'hopefully will come soon'.
Do players really use the mining frigs for any serious length of time? |