Ships & Modules

CCP Tallest just updated the hybrid rebalance thread. After Crucible they will be pursuing further balancing that might include:
Looking at scorch vs. Null vs. Barrage
T1 ammo revision for hybrids and possibly lasers
Something to get blaster boats in range.
Armor vs. Shield and passive vs. Active tanking
Light and medium webber drones
Individual ship balancing.

And that all makes this thread moot now. I would appreciate it being locked. Thank you.

Well, I hope CCP is not going to limit scorch range. Scorch is the Amarr version of stasis webifier. Once it's gone or dramatically reduced. You'll quickly find that Amarr ships are not even on the same level as Gallente ships + Hybrid turrets and even less so compared to Minmatar or Caldari.

Although, if they did do this. Then you would only assume barrage and Tracking enhancers range would be reduced too. With tracking computers or tracking enhancers being the only counter to any reduction in scorch range.

I can only see a more homogeneous landscape to come out of this. Something a part of the community says it does not want, but instead of increasing blaster range. CCP may just start reducing auto-cannon and laser range.

Like I said. This will only show how SH!T Amarr ships and turrets truly are. Again! Kinda like how most believed blaster were good, but that was because of one module (stasis webifier).

I know for a fact most solo pilots do not find Amarr ships to be good solo. If they're not good in that niche and not in fleets. What use are they? Mining Abaddon, with guardians repping incoming rat damage?

To anyone making arguments of "skill" and "experience".

The forums lag behind the game in just about everything. By as much as 6 months (from my observations). Experience does not count for much when writing post or much in the way of fact, with regard to kill-mails.

The forums are for words and numbers. Making any effort to show others killmails is a waste of time. Most pilots on the forums have little to no experience in-game. Numbers, words and hypothetical s. Replace "skill", experience and PROOF (killmails). You don't learn anything from those who are not willing to innovate or attempt to think outside of general knowledge ("Myrmidon is terrible" 6 months ago was a generally accepted).

About the only thing you can do on the forums is limit the way CCP may effect your game-play in the future (changes = nerf or boost).

So with that all said. Don't waste time posting kill-mails to validate anything, because many will quickly find ways to invalidate everything. Mainly for the sake of supporting their own argument without any interest in finding true facts.

CCP does fallow most of these !diots (they read the forums) and are often the reason why, what most pilots see as imbalances, happen. The know it alls with no experience in-game, but great with numbers and rhetoric are the biggest dumb@sses and offenders. Who basically circle jerk among themselves to forward their ideologies and their version of logic or what should be. Best you can hope for. Is limiting extraordinary claims like: Minmatar are overpowered or this and that is terrible because it's not viable in fleet engagements.

Or do what I enjoy most. Troll, come up with words, speak gibberish and laugh @ others expense (good times). Which is the only reason I've been on the forums of late. To limit these !diots and their views on whatever.

There's cases where I think that's a really good idea. The Prophecy, Omen, and all 1 mid slot ships come rather strongly come to mind. Even the Harbinger and Absolution could use some fitting love to make them comfortable like the Drake and Cane.

-Liang

Nerf scorch? Nerf tracking enhancers?

I think that is a fantastic idea.

Considering the lack of thinking present in the OP and co's arguments vis a vis the future hybrid platforms (I really wonder if most of them have forgotten about the existence of drone platforms?), I'll be right there whining for that buff as well. This has gone beyond ridiculous. Things like the Navy Vexor and Navy Domi are going to be somewhat OP now.

When you're kited by Winmatar, you're still dead. More buffer only prolongs the inevitable. What Winmatar need is less speed, or alternately, more speed for other 3 races.

I thought the answer to getting kited was to have your buddy slow them for you.

I usually just gave them the finger in local and left if that wasn't an option.

I rather like the maelstrom. Its like a giant rusty sail barge with guns. Tbh though if rails were a tad better this includes post patch changes, I can see them being used more often. I loved flying a sniper mega almost as much aa a blaster fit. Well almost lol.

Another point is come on guys. Ccp will never make everyone happy, each ship has its advantages and disadvantages. Its once again how you fly it and strategy in dealing with certain fittings. Blaster boat? Kite it. Cane? Tackle it and blast it out of the sky. Active tank? Neut it to hell. Its not that difficult people.

That's because HAMs are harder to fit on Caldari than HMLs. You'd have problems fitting an arty Vaga too.