Player Features and Ideas Discussion

+1 for fall off bonus, especially give what the TE nerf will do to blasters.

How about a hull bonus of this for the mega:

+7.5% Large Hybrid Turret tracking speed and Hybrid Turret fall off

The tracking speed bonus is even more essential if tracking enhancers are getting a hit ( unless the final low slot layout is 8 then it might work ).

I could certainly see that High on the Mega moving to a Mid instead of a low but with 8 lows the mega can still sub in as a decent fleet rail platform. Looks very flexible.

Looking at that Hellcat and the Rail Mega the interesting thing is when you shoot them at each other there is really only a 2k ehp in it in favour of the Hellcat. It is the CPU wall the Mega hits that is holding it back resorting to ANP’s.

Solo PVP fit, its not that expensive.... :)

Ill certainly be buying one like that if it stays how it is at the moment, that thing is a monster.

He is going to be so mad when he loses this because he was perma jammed by a flight of light ECM drones from a Drake.

It's pretty damn cut and dry where blaster boats hold an advantage. Methinks you just aren't very bright.

For CCP Rise


If you want to bring back the Megathron back to what it became famous for, you need to remember what dethroned it in the first place. Over the years there were many indirect nerfs that hit the Megathron such as: Speed nerfs, web nerfs, boosts in other races, etc. all changes that left the mega in worse and worse shape over time. While all these changes were being brought into the game, the Mega was never compensated for all the negative impacts that would affect it's performance. Ideally these compensation would have taken place while all the nerfs took place, but we know that did not happen. So now lucky you, has to deal the mess that you didn't even create. Good luck, keep your chin up.

My version of what I'd like to see.

Megathron:
Gallente Battleship Skill Bonuses:
+5% Large Hybrid Turret rate of fire (replaces large hybrid turret damage)
+7.5% Large Hybrid Turret tracking speed
+10% Stasis Webifier effectiveness per level (Would bring back the old 90% effect at max level. Allowing blasters to actually hit their targets properly)

Slot layout: 7H(-1), 5M(+1), 7L; 7 turrets , 0 launchers(-2)
Fittings: 15500 PWG, 590 CPU(+40)
Defense (shields / armor / hull): 6250(+39) / 6750(+109) / 7350(-150)
Capacitor (amount / recharge rate / cap per second): 5800(+175) / 1087s / 5.02 (+.15)
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 135(+20) / .117(-.0046) / 98400000 / 15.96s (-.63s)
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 100(-25) / 125
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 72.5km / 95 / 7
Sensor strength: 21 Magnetometric Sensor Strength
Signature radius: 380(-20)

This version provides the needed speed boost to actually get on target and apply the DPS. The added armor HP boost gives it a buffer to stay alive while it gets there, as well as making it a more viable choice for larger fleet doctrines.

The one thing I'm not certain on is the high and mid slot swap. Given the new ROF bonus it will be draining cap quite fast making a cap injector mandatory. Thus making an extra mid essential for any chance of cap stability, but the 5 mid slots opens the door for some odd shield setups.

I wouldn't be mad at losing it. Its only a few billion.

Although, yeah, ECM is a pain in the ass.

Fleets move, you know. Constantly.

Sentry ships that aren't carriers are losing their DPS every time they do an on-grid warp. Not viable to be completely frank. No one fights standing still.

Almost seems like the Dominix could use some extra done bay so it it loses some drones it wont be crippled, and some control range so it can use railguns in the high slots rather than a bunch of DLAs.