Player Features and Ideas Discussion

There should be a Features and Ideas Discussion forum but for only people who aren't worthless trash at this game.

Honestly over half the people in this forum just don't have any place discussing balance.

CCP Rise:

Question for you. A lot of people are considering the new Domi to be a sentry boat due to the optimal and tracking bonus, but my question deals with heavy drones. You can take the hybrid bonus away, but you can't take the need to brawl at "no escape levels possible" away

All heavy drones have the same optimal and falloff ranges, with just their tracking (and damage types/speed) varying. Is there any chance Heavy drones could have thier optimal/falloff boosted to bring them out of Large smartbomb range when coupled with the Domi's new ship bonus to optimal range? It might be OP, but it would be something worth considering to give the domi a true advantage over the geddon.

All I ever put into that high was a cyno or a neut and the cyno saw more action than the neut and was more usefull to have, things tend to run out of hull before they run out of cap. An extra low is going to be far more usefull.

Drones orbit at the same distance depending on their size. So increasing their optimal doesn't really help because they will still orbit at the same distance it just means when they're mwding in they will hit earlier.

It would be overpowered for drones to have a 6km optimal and orbit at 6km though. You're right.

ssssh ! CCP might hear you.

I do not want them to 'improve' my favourite ship.

Much more impressive this time CCP RISE, although I am a bit fearful as well that you might have stepped over that while line of overpower :P

Lets see.. But this is much more gallente now. Minmatar are a bit more minmatarish as well. We just need to test and ensure all ships are balanced among themselves.

Example of my worries (just because I have focused on number crunshing thsoe 2 firsT). Hyperion is as agile and a bit lighter than temepst and only 5 km less fast. But has way more firepower and a POWERFUL tank bonus and a superior slot layout....

I know the tempest is attack BS Now, and I am grateful, but should be the combat hyperion be so powerful compared to other battleships?


Example in numbers :

Battleship Skill Bonuses:
+5% bonus to Large Projectile Turret rate of fire / rep bonus.... feels almsot like an extra bonus on this comare
+5% bonus to Large Projectile Turret damage /10% damage hybrids superior to hyperion

Slot layout: 8H, 5M, 6L; 6 turrets agains 7/5/7 superior layut to hyperion (why not mvoe one of tempests higghs to low or mid)

Defense (shields / armor / hull) : they are ok between themselves and respectign racial flavor

Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 120 (agaisn 115 SLIGht tempest advantage) / .12 (agaisnt .11( hyperion advantage) / 101050000(-2250000) / 16.81s(-.37s)
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 75 / 75 / FAR FAR greater hyperion advantage

Signature radius: 360(+20) // ok here remaisn the temepst real advantage.

Curator II 1 DLA
Bouncer II 2 DLAs
Warden II 3 DLAs

That is quite a bit of sacrifice, being as to do this you have to use long range Railgun charges, which penalize tracking and do considerably less damage.

Just updated the Megathron CPU slightly, it had picked up a large increase for the last iteration that I forgot to remove from the new stats.

Not sounding particularly bad to hit 550 @ 100 for 3 highs and drones (Although admittedly, Bouncers seem to be more of a sweet spot.) You've still got 3 - 4 utility highs, which is enough for a potent cap chain with buddies and remote reps, as an example - something other long range battleships simply do not get the option of.

Or, you fill the highs with your favourite weapon system, bring a selection of heavies, use your ample mids for tackle, web MWD, MJD , Cap Injector; And enough lows for a reasonable armour tank + damage mods.

Or go full neut Killdozer.

Etc.

Etc.

The choice is yours!

um wtf