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DHB WildCat
The Holy Church of the Barghest
The Excommunicati
#1 - 2013-04-13 22:27:47 UTC  |  Edited by: DHB WildCat
Hello CCP,
First a compliment, awesome job on the bonuses. They look great!

A suggestion on slot layout. (Give the vexor one more)

Slot layouts -
Omen - 16 slots currently / after changes 15
Osprey - 12 slots currently / after changes 15
Exequror - 12 slots currently / after changes 15
Scythe - 13 slots currently / after changes 15
Augoror - 15 slots currently / after changes 15
Caracal - 15 slots currently / after changes 15
Vexor - 14 slots currently / after changes 14
Stabber - 15 slots currently / after changes 15

Right now they would all have 15 slots, except the poor vexor only having 14.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=219607&find=unread


But overall, thank you so much for "fixing" these ships. The osprey and even the scythe look like they are going to be great fun now 8 ).

Wild
Drunken Bum
#2 - 2013-04-13 22:30:09 UTC
Gimme all your booze you've had enough! The vexor now has 125 mb drone bandwidth. You could take a couple slots off it anywhere and it'll match most of the other navy cruisers.

After the patch we're giving the market some gentle supply restriction, like tying one wrist to the bedpost loosely with soft silk rope. Just enough to make things a bit more exciting for the market, not enough to make a safeword necessary.  -Fozzie
DHB WildCat
The Holy Church of the Barghest
The Excommunicati
#3 - 2013-04-13 22:34:16 UTC  |  Edited by: DHB WildCat
Drunken Bum wrote:
Gimme all your booze you've had enough! The vexor now has 125 mb drone bandwidth. You could take a couple slots off it anywhere and it'll match most of the other navy cruisers.


lol yes 5 heavy drones is nice....... until i kill em all and leave you with no DPS. It deserves the extra slot like the others do 8)

I will NEVER fly drone boats, its the only weapons system that can be destroyed before the enemy ship is dead. However that is another discussion entirely. lol
Hakaimono
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2013-04-13 22:45:09 UTC
If you will never fly drone boats then why do you care about the Vexor slot layout?
Jon Joringer
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2013-04-13 22:46:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Jon Joringer
DHB WildCat wrote:
I will NEVER fly drone boats, its the only weapons system that can be destroyed before the enemy ship is dead. However that is another discussion entirely. lol

I've always thought the bonus of flying a drone boat with a big bay is that you've got so many spare drones it's mostly not worth going after the drones as the opponent because the drone boat pilot will just keep sending new ones out. It's a waste of time.
DHB WildCat
The Holy Church of the Barghest
The Excommunicati
#6 - 2013-04-13 22:50:41 UTC
Hakaimono wrote:
If you will never fly drone boats then why do you care about the Vexor slot layout?



why must i fly it to think its getting screwed out of a slot?
DHB WildCat
The Holy Church of the Barghest
The Excommunicati
#7 - 2013-04-13 22:52:37 UTC  |  Edited by: DHB WildCat
Jon Joringer wrote:
DHB WildCat wrote:
I will NEVER fly drone boats, its the only weapons system that can be destroyed before the enemy ship is dead. However that is another discussion entirely. lol

I've always thought the bonus of flying a drone boat with a big bay is that you've got so many spare drones it's mostly not worth going after the drones as the opponent because the drone boat pilot will just keep sending new ones out. It's a waste of time.



yes but with 200 drone bandwith, it can only fly 1 set of heavys. If you kill them, you can more than likely tank his mediums / lights.
sabre906
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-04-13 23:26:20 UTC
-25 mbit bandwidth for Vexor and give it to the Myrm, there, balanced.Big smile
Tsukino Stareine
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2013-04-14 02:17:47 UTC
im not sure ccp balances ships purely based on the number of slots they have....

Art of Explosions
DHB WildCat
The Holy Church of the Barghest
The Excommunicati
#10 - 2013-04-14 02:56:05 UTC
Tsukino Stareine wrote:
im not sure ccp balances ships purely based on the number of slots they have....



true, but with losing its guns and being the only navy cruiser with destroyable dps, it deserves that 15th slot more so than any of the others.
Veronica Kerrigan
Surgically Constructed L Feminist
#11 - 2013-04-14 05:46:08 UTC
DHB WildCat wrote:
Hello CCP,
First a compliment, awesome job on the bonuses. They look great!

A suggestion on slot layout. (Give the vexor one more)

Slot layouts -
Omen - 16 slots currently / after changes 15
Osprey - 12 slots currently / after changes 15
Exequror - 12 slots currently / after changes 15
Scythe - 13 slots currently / after changes 15
Augoror - 15 slots currently / after changes 15
Caracal - 15 slots currently / after changes 15
Vexor - 14 slots currently / after changes 14
Stabber - 15 slots currently / after changes 15

Right now they would all have 15 slots, except the poor vexor only having 14.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=219607&find=unread


But overall, thank you so much for "fixing" these ships. The osprey and even the scythe look like they are going to be great fun now 8 ).

Wild

Look at the battleships. Drone ships get one less slot. That's the rule, the same being true for the Dominix and the new Geddon.
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#12 - 2013-04-14 06:12:53 UTC
DHB WildCat wrote:
but with losing its guns and being the only navy cruiser with destroyable dps, it deserves that 15th slot more so than any of the others.

Will a 15th slot prevent its drones from being destroyed?

Oh god.
DHB WildCat
The Holy Church of the Barghest
The Excommunicati
#13 - 2013-04-14 13:45:49 UTC
Riot Girl wrote:
DHB WildCat wrote:
but with losing its guns and being the only navy cruiser with destroyable dps, it deserves that 15th slot more so than any of the others.

Will a 15th slot prevent its drones from being destroyed?



Seeing as how the 15th slot would more than likely be a 5th mid slot...... It very could.
Mwd, scram, web, cap booster.....(5th) slot a damp or td, to protect from enemy locking drones quickly or hitting them for for damage.

Yes I do believe it could help them.
Mizhir
Devara Biotech
#14 - 2013-04-14 14:02:48 UTC
Drones are destroyable, but Turrets can be TDed. So both weapontypes have their disadvantages.

CCP seems to have very strict rules about slot ammount when it comes to balancing, but I wonder how things would be if they allowed some exceptions.

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