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Ship Balancing - What do we know yet - BC and BS
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Claire Raynor
NovaGear
#1 - 2013-01-22 18:12:15 UTC
Hi all,

I've been reading the forums and have seen various things hinted at. (I'm Minmatar - so am really only selfishly interested in Minmatar stuff ATM). I've heard that the Hurricane is losing Cap - a High Slot - and that sort of thing. I heard that the Typhoon is going Missiles only - etc. I'm really worried about the Hurricane - because I have a researched BPO for them. . .But meh. Do we know if anything is going to happen to my beloved RF Space Slug?

Is there anything out there yet that can give us an idea of what to expect?

Cheers,
very scared Winmatar pilot
Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#2 - 2013-01-22 18:27:30 UTC
The Imperial Star Destroyer is losing a slot, which brings its fittings roughly back to what they used to be - just lacking a utility high. It's gaining some mass, losing a few EHP, losing a bit of cap... nothing too spectacular other than that. The thread is up in Features & Ideas for your amusement.

The Space Freight Train is becoming a missile ship. Some people like it, some don't. I'm one that doesn't. :)

The Space Trashcan is becoming a missile ship, but we don't have the specifics.

-Liang

I'm an idiot, don't mind me.
Claire Raynor
NovaGear
#3 - 2013-01-22 19:56:36 UTC
Thankyou Liang,

I've checked out these threads and it is not all doom and gloom. Far from it. The Star Destroyer is still going to do it's thing. It's gained some weight but then again I didn't see anything that was going to be an issue. And my Phoon is going to rock with the nice changes to Active Armour tanking - but I will have to find LOADS!!! of extra PG to pay for my Nano Pumps :). Which I will gladly and dutifully do - 6%+6%+6% ~20% extra PG need for the Repper is 2400 * 0.2 = ~500pg - so I lose a single Dual 425 1375. . . meh - I'll figure it out!

But it's looking good. PvE Armour Tank FTW - thanks for pointer to actual knowledge!!
Derath Ellecon
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-01-22 20:30:08 UTC
No need to speculate. The BC changes are on the test server.
Zarnak Wulf
Task Force 641
Empyrean Edict
#5 - 2013-01-23 03:06:10 UTC
The Typhoon has always seemed to me at least like the sand worm from dune. It has the wavy tongue, gaping maw, and even four incisors. Lol
Seleucus Ontuas
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2013-01-23 04:24:00 UTC
Liang Nuren wrote:
The Imperial Star Destroyer is losing a slot, which brings its fittings roughly back to what they used to be - just lacking a utility high. It's gaining some mass, losing a few EHP, losing a bit of cap... nothing too spectacular other than that. The thread is up in Features & Ideas for your amusement.

The Space Freight Train is becoming a missile ship. Some people like it, some don't. I'm one that doesn't. :)

The Space Trashcan is becoming a missile ship, but we don't have the specifics.

-Liang



I'm going to post here first, but I bet the Typhoon becomes stays armor based and goes Autocannon, and the Maelstrom becomes the Torp Shield Rep ship. So far all the ships with the shield boost have been missile ships.
Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#7 - 2013-01-23 05:02:35 UTC
Seleucus Ontuas wrote:
Liang Nuren wrote:
The Imperial Star Destroyer is losing a slot, which brings its fittings roughly back to what they used to be - just lacking a utility high. It's gaining some mass, losing a few EHP, losing a bit of cap... nothing too spectacular other than that. The thread is up in Features & Ideas for your amusement.

The Space Freight Train is becoming a missile ship. Some people like it, some don't. I'm one that doesn't. :)

The Space Trashcan is becoming a missile ship, but we don't have the specifics.

-Liang



I'm going to post here first, but I bet the Typhoon becomes stays armor based and goes Autocannon, and the Maelstrom becomes the Torp Shield Rep ship. So far all the ships with the shield boost have been missile ships.


Well that would certainly be a shocker. We'll see!

-Liang

I'm an idiot, don't mind me.
Deerin
East Trading Co Ltd
#8 - 2013-01-23 08:32:53 UTC
IIRC in a podcasts Fozzie stated that he is envisioning phoon as a missile spewing target painting armor tanker. So expect same slot layout and tp bonus instead of projectile bonus. Some more EHP and fitting to put it inline with other BS's too.

I don't expect tempest to change much. But I do expect mael to get changed. In fact I expect all tier 3 BS's to get a specfic new role (as in a role within capital warfare)
Garviel Tarrant
Beyond Divinity Inc
Shadow Cartel
#9 - 2013-01-23 08:42:09 UTC
Liang Nuren wrote:
The Imperial Star Destroyer is losing a slot, which brings its fittings roughly back to what they used to be - just lacking a utility high. It's gaining some mass, losing a few EHP, losing a bit of cap... nothing too spectacular other than that. The thread is up in Features & Ideas for your amusement.

The Space Freight Train is becoming a missile ship. Some people like it, some don't. I'm one that doesn't. :)

The Space Trashcan is becoming a missile ship, but we don't have the specifics.

-Liang


You mean the zoomzoom torpedo spewing burrito of death?

BYDI recruitment closed-ish

Caitlyn Tufy
Perkone
Caldari State
#10 - 2013-01-23 09:20:06 UTC
Deerin wrote:
IIRC in a podcasts Fozzie stated that he is envisioning phoon as a missile spewing target painting armor tanker. So expect same slot layout and tp bonus instead of projectile bonus. Some more EHP and fitting to put it inline with other BS's too.

I don't expect tempest to change much. But I do expect mael to get changed. In fact I expect all tier 3 BS's to get a specfic new role (as in a role within capital warfare)


Pest works great as a sort of "super Battlecruiser" (the only thing that might change is a slight boost to its dps, so it'll pull ahead of Mael at the expense of tank) and Mael is the key starting ship in Minmatar level 4 mission running, so I don't expect them to change much at all. Phoon will be a cool alternative to Raven, depending on how their relative power balance will be (sorta like Cyclone vs. Drake in Retri 1.1)
ChromeStriker
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2013-01-23 09:20:59 UTC
Typhoon = Planet Killer

No Worries
Klymer
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2013-01-24 00:26:35 UTC
Singularity is now the primary test server again and it has the first round of BC changes on it.