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KESTREL - needs one more medium slot.
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Fortis88
Caldari Salvage Corp.
#1 - 2012-05-27 12:53:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Fortis88
If you look at every race, they each have two main frigates. More importantly they all have the same number of low, medium, and high slots - 10. Gallente has the Incursus - (4 low, 3 med, 3 high) and the Tristan - (3 low, 3 med, 4 high). Minmatar has the Rifter - (3 low, 3 med, 4 high) and the Vigil which is one short as well but still better balanced than the Kestrel at - (3 low, 3 med, 3 high). Amarr has the Punisher - (4 low, 2 med, 4 high) and the Tormentor - (4 low, 3 med, 3 high). And finally Caldari has the Merlin - (3 low, 4 med, 3 high) and the Kestrel at - (2 low, 3 med, 4 high). The Kestrel is hard to fit and make effective since it does not have 10 slots. It has only 9. I believe this causes it to suffer in PVP and PVE. I propose that it be given another medium slot to aid in PVP/PVE since all shield and tackling modules are medium slots.

What do you think CCP Spitfire?
Corina Jarr
en Welle Shipping Inc.
#2 - 2012-05-27 17:35:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Corina Jarr
Amarr has the Punisher and Inquisitor. The Tormentor cannot be used for any comparisons because it is part of the new, unfinished balancing.

On that topic, CCP is rebalancing everything.
Duchess Starbuckington
Doomheim
#3 - 2012-05-28 10:47:21 UTC
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On that topic, CCP is rebalancing everything.

That. The recent frigate changes were only phase one, the Kestrel will undoubtedly get looked at.
I am a little puzzled though as to why they decided to revamp a mining frigate rather than, say, the hilariously broken tier 1 frigates but what the hell, they'll hopefully get round to those.
Fortis88
Caldari Salvage Corp.
#4 - 2012-05-28 12:28:58 UTC
Duchess Starbuckington wrote:
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On that topic, CCP is rebalancing everything.

That. The recent frigate changes were only phase one, the Kestrel will undoubtedly get looked at.
I am a little puzzled though as to why they decided to revamp a mining frigate rather than, say, the hilariously broken tier 1 frigates but what the hell, they'll hopefully get round to those.




Lets hope so. I cant wait for the Kestrel to become an effective Caldari missile boat. We dont need anymore effective gun boats.
Duchess Starbuckington
Doomheim
#5 - 2012-05-28 14:08:31 UTC
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We dont need anymore effective gun boats.

Well a buff to the Eagle and Vulture certainly wouldn't go amiss, and the Moa could use some love as well.
Claire Raynor
NovaGear
#6 - 2012-05-29 15:03:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Claire Raynor
Duchess Starbuckington wrote:
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We dont need anymore effective gun boats.

Well a buff to the Eagle and Vulture certainly wouldn't go amiss, and the Moa could use some love as well.


I love the Moa - and it looks like a 1980's handy-cam, - And would support the kestrel getting another slot :)

Cheers
Fortis88
Caldari Salvage Corp.
#7 - 2012-06-01 13:54:16 UTC
Claire Raynor wrote:
Duchess Starbuckington wrote:
Quote:
We dont need anymore effective gun boats.

Well a buff to the Eagle and Vulture certainly wouldn't go amiss, and the Moa could use some love as well.


I love the Moa - and it looks like a 1980's handy-cam, - And would support the kestrel getting another slot :)

Cheers



thanks
Grand Zap
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-06-02 04:42:35 UTC
The Kestrel needs more powergrid... You have to fit aux. cores to have enough for MWD/AB.

Caldari HAC's in general btw are considered crap. They need more firepower or missile speed or something it sounds like.
Fortis88
Caldari Salvage Corp.
#9 - 2012-06-03 16:53:34 UTC
Grand Zap wrote:
The Kestrel needs more powergrid... You have to fit aux. cores to have enough for MWD/AB.

Caldari HAC's in general btw are considered crap. They need more firepower or missile speed or something it sounds like.



True. A lot of Caldari ships need some love. But I am focused on the Kestrel right now and since CCP is rebalancing frigates, they need to take a look at the Kestrel.
Grand Zap
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#10 - 2012-06-03 18:10:24 UTC
I am just wondering how another mid slot which uses more powergrid can help other than tanking.

I mean it's really designed for kiting I think, it's how I always did 1/2 missions till I got a Hookbill.
TravelBuoy
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2012-06-06 22:32:54 UTC
Kestrel not need more mid slot, but coercer need it.