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Stupid questions, but: does the weapon "perfectly hit"? Have you took the resists in account?

lol, i didn't hear of that nerf yet, that's just awesome

In the current version on sisi, the damage reduction against smaller targets applies to all XL guns. We've a slightly newer version where the damage reduction only applies to XL guns when mounted on a Titan. This should be getting on to sisi later today.

The balancing discussion has been happening in this thread: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1149893#post1149893

Or maybe we need XXL guns... (and XL/XXL sized rigs).

Except that Dreads have like 1/10 of the EHP, and in order for them to do more DPS then the average battleship they need to enter Siege, which renders them immobile for 5 minutes, AND are unable receive repairs remotely.

Seems like a pretty good risk/reward balance to me; don't touch dreads, they are fine as is.

If we apply it to dreads as well, it becomes very hard to deal with low-sig-radius (x-instinct+halo set+warfare links) carriers.

You ever considered making capitals ineligible of receiving bonuses from sub-caps? It would make supercaps substantially more vulnerable to enemy subcaps (reduced tank) whilst also preventing such ridiculous scenarios such as carriers getting under the guns of Dreadnoughts with ease, as well as Titans being able to reduce Citadel Torpedo damage substantially (e.g. 65% reduction by a Ragnarok that is self-boosting as well as being Loki boosted) simply be being aligned.

It would also make it worthwhile to fit Warfare Links on capitals, so that they can boost their peers, a bonus which I believe is almost never used presently.

I don't get it, wouldn't all of this be solved with sub system targeting for capital ships?

For instance you want that titan or dread with XL guns to do less damage? Take out it's targeting array. Then it does damage based on sig radius as well, until the timer is done and the ship can self repair the part.

The catch? the sig radius of the targeting array is so small only cruiser and smaller can hit it.

You take this to it's extreme and capitals have 3/4 subsystems to target. Each of them taking out some core function making smaller ships useful in battle verus cap ships. The main counter to these new OP cruisers? Battleships will deal with them.

In which case how do you deal with the frigate which are hitting the even smaller sub systems? easy, get some destroyers and cruisers to take out the frigates. Give every class class a role versus capital ships and all of these capital ship balance issues would be finished.

So first you make them unable to DD subcaps (k, that's pretty normal)
Then you cut their tank.
Then you remove their targeting abilities.
Then you remove their tracking.
Then you remove their damage.

I mean... Seriously?

Scary BS-Sized Carriers?