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The Drake Tweak
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Judas II
Dark-Rising
Wrecking Machine.
#1 - 2012-04-01 20:26:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Judas II
During the CSM/CCP meeting last winter, word has spread about the Drake finally being tweaked. Any news from CCP whether or not this is still happening? Perhaps with the Inferno release?


Source: http://www.eveonline.com/council/transcripts/2011/CSM_CCP_Mettings_7-9_12_2011.pdf
Quote:
The Drake: The CSM and CCP both acknowledged the need to rebalance the Drake, which ‘does everything too well’. CCP is considering giving it a more offensive role like a Raven or Caracal where it would lose the shield resistance bonus and the 5% Kinetic damage bonus and instead gain a rate of
fire bonus and a missile velocity bonus. The CSM vehemently approved of this idea. CCP and the
CSM also agreed that this possible change to the Drake would help add more uniqueness to the
Nighthawk, which is presently overshadowed entirely by the Drake.

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Shogun Archer
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-04-01 20:29:46 UTC
Triple thumbs up. This has been needed for a loooong time.

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Bane Necran
Appono Astos
#3 - 2012-04-01 20:30:34 UTC
Long overdue.

I've been tempted to buy and fit a Drake, but i don't want to seem like one of those Drake people.

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Martin Hartl
Dark-Rising
Wrecking Machine.
#4 - 2012-04-01 20:31:42 UTC
yea, nerf them finaly... you can tank them far too good
Tanya Powers
Doomheim
#5 - 2012-04-01 20:31:53 UTC
Too painful to read + is in (bad) English, the day those are capable to write it in my native language I'll read it.

Drake nerf? -where?
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#6 - 2012-04-01 20:34:48 UTC
Tanya Powers wrote:
Drake nerf? -where?
People think that the Drake buff presented in the December CSM minutes is a nerf… Twisted
Arakazzi
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#7 - 2012-04-01 20:36:45 UTC
One of the few decent caldari ships being nerfed. Oh well, guess I'll try the Typhoon. Next up for the nerf bat? The Tengu?
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#8 - 2012-04-01 20:43:13 UTC
Arakazzi wrote:
One of the few decent caldari ships being nerfed.
Nope.
Nicolo da'Vicenza
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2012-04-01 20:44:27 UTC
Arakazzi wrote:
One of the few decent caldari ships being nerfed. Oh well, guess I'll try the Typhoon. Next up for the nerf bat? The Tengu?
Let's just wait and see how 'tiericide' plays out before we wash our hands with Caldari ships
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#10 - 2012-04-01 20:48:12 UTC
Wait I thought it was a drake buff to be able to kill things much better?

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Tanya Powers
Doomheim
#11 - 2012-04-01 20:49:42 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Tanya Powers wrote:
Drake nerf? -where?
People think that the Drake buff presented in the December CSM minutes is a nerf… Twisted



I think it's a huge buff, a hell of a good one but seems I have some issues with English grammar and reading comprehension, so I'm probably wrong Lol
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#12 - 2012-04-01 20:50:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Tippia
Nova Fox wrote:
Wait I thought it was a drake buff to be able to kill things much better?
Well, you know, a 6–33% increase in damage output, a vast improvement in damage applicability + (probably) a 25% increase in damage projection isn't worth much these days. Inflation and all that… Blink

Tanya Powers wrote:
I think it's a huge buff, a hell of a good one but seems I have some issues with English grammar and reading comprehension, so I'm probably wrong Lol
Weell… it is a problem of reading comprehension, most likely, but it's not on your end. Twisted
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#13 - 2012-04-01 20:51:38 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Tanya Powers wrote:
Drake nerf? -where?
People think that the Drake buff presented in the December CSM minutes is a nerf… Twisted


I know, right!


Man, I hope they "nerf" a few more caldari ships like that too.

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Arakazzi
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#14 - 2012-04-01 20:53:11 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Arakazzi wrote:
One of the few decent caldari ships being nerfed.
Nope.


Well... depends on the % of the bonus to the rate of fire and missile velocity. Surely CCP wouldn't give us a bonus of 5% per level. But I'm going to miss the resist bonus in the WH.
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#15 - 2012-04-01 20:53:28 UTC
Arakazzi wrote:
One of the few decent caldari ships being nerfed. Oh well, guess I'll try the Typhoon. Next up for the nerf bat? The Tengu?

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Klown Walk
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#16 - 2012-04-01 20:54:07 UTC
Make the other caldari ships good first.
Judas II
Dark-Rising
Wrecking Machine.
#17 - 2012-04-01 20:55:44 UTC
Nerf .. Buff .. call it however you want Big smile Question is: is it still going to happen?

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Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#18 - 2012-04-01 20:56:19 UTC
Klown Walk wrote:
Make the other caldari ships good first.

Rokh train time.

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Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#19 - 2012-04-01 21:02:04 UTC
Arakazzi wrote:
One of the few decent caldari ships being nerfed. Oh well, guess I'll try the Typhoon. Next up for the nerf bat? The Tengu?



"Oh no they're going to trade off my Drake's defensive bonus for a huge offensive increase, well I guess I'm forced to spend millions of skillpoints respeccing to a ship that's far more gank than tank"

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

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Nairb Hig
Feathered Exploration
#20 - 2012-04-01 21:02:09 UTC
IMO, this makes the hurricane way more popular.
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