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Master Bait: Damnation vs BC roam.

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Wot I Think
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-01-29 14:46:48 UTC
11 Canes, two ruptures, 4 rifters, and a broadsword spotted a lone damnation.

We engage, his shields burn off then he literally stops taking damage. A moment later local spikes he is down to half armor. Hostiles on grid:

10 Munin, 5 Loki, 6 canes and 4 light dictors.

End result:
We lost 11 Cane, 2 ruppy, 2 rifters, and a broadsword.

We killed 2 light dictors and a loki.

It was a wash on ISK, but WTF is with the tank on the damnation?
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#2 - 2012-01-29 14:50:04 UTC
Wot I Think wrote:
It was a wash on ISK, but WTF is with the tank on the damnation?
In a word (or four): it's pretty good.
Vera Algaert
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2012-01-29 14:56:14 UTC
Wot I Think wrote:
he literally stops taking damage. A moment [...] he is down to half armor.

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ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2012-01-29 14:59:28 UTC
Damnation is sort of similar to the Proteus in terms of the GIGANTIC brick armor buffer it can fit.

Dodixie > Hek
Dradius Calvantia
Lip Shords
#5 - 2012-01-29 15:43:09 UTC
Command ships tend to be used in some very large fleet engagements and as such CCP decided to endow them with some pretty hefty tanks to allow them to survive on capital strewn battle fields long enough to be useful. The last time I checked, the standard Damnation fit with its own links and a minimal amount of pimp can reach 480K EHP. I used to know one Damnation pilot who used to fit his in a manner that allowed it to tank a Titan DD back when they could hit sub caps. Funniest thing I have ever seen.

Because of this, and the fact that command ships almost always have a cyno fit (extra highs not really used for much else besides smart bombs for clearing drones of guards) it is safe to assume that any Damnation you find on its own has a fairly large fleet backing it up. Damnation bait is the most obvious bait in the game, and I am kind of surprised that people still seem to fall for it.
CCP Phantom
C C P
C C P Alliance
#6 - 2012-01-29 15:45:53 UTC
Moved from General Discussion.

CCP Phantom - Senior Community Developer
mxzf
Shovel Bros
#7 - 2012-01-29 16:01:15 UTC
So you primaried a ship that's known to usually fit a tank that will stop you like a steel wall and you were surprised when his larger gang of mostly T2/3 ships came and owned your fleet of T1 ships and a HIC. Cool story bro.
Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#8 - 2012-01-29 16:53:31 UTC
Dradius Calvantia wrote:
Damnation bait is the most obvious bait in the game.



This.

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Roosterton
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2012-01-29 16:53:38 UTC
Should've warped off when d-scan started filling up...
MisterNick
The Sagan Clan
#10 - 2012-01-29 16:55:10 UTC
I'm not sure how you lost so many ships to this. As soon as local spikes like that you gtfo, and I doubt the Damnation had more than one point fitted...

Anyway, unlucky but kudos for going for it anyway Twisted

"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom."
Diomidis
Pod Liberation Authority
#11 - 2012-01-29 17:30:26 UTC
MisterNick wrote:
I'm not sure how you lost so many ships to this. As soon as local spikes like that you gtfo, and I doubt the Damnation had more than one point fitted...

Anyway, unlucky but kudos for going for it anyway Twisted


Not it you get over-confident and hasty and activate your HIC's (or DIC's, no pun intended) bubble for no apparent reason, tackling your whole fleet around a single ship...

"War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -- Bertrand Russell

MisterNick
The Sagan Clan
#12 - 2012-01-29 17:37:56 UTC
Diomidis wrote:
MisterNick wrote:
I'm not sure how you lost so many ships to this. As soon as local spikes like that you gtfo, and I doubt the Damnation had more than one point fitted...

Anyway, unlucky but kudos for going for it anyway Twisted


Not it you get over-confident and hasty and activate your HIC's (or DIC's, no pun intended) bubble for no apparent reason, tackling your whole fleet around a single ship...


Ah yes, didn't consider that.

"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom."
Cedo Nulli
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2012-01-30 04:41:15 UTC
In this story I feel bad for the lone loki that died ... poor guy didnt have any logis to keep him up as you were devastated.
Khrage
#14 - 2012-01-30 05:40:13 UTC
Dradius Calvantia wrote:
... and I am kind of surprised that people still seem to fall for it.


it's shiny...
Archare
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2012-01-30 05:47:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Archare
T2 fitted a damnation can easily get 350k EHP and almost double that with slave implants. Also if you use active hardeners and overheats them the derp tank on it is only beaten by a proteus amongst subcaps.
Wot I Think
Doomheim
#16 - 2012-01-30 20:45:15 UTC
Archare wrote:
derp tank


I <3 IT =)