EVE General Discussion

They're doing the standard testing thing, start with high numbers and tweak them lower, it's not a fiasco it's basic common sense tweaking.

It may of lost the web, but think about it, tracking bonus, easier to fit 425mm rails, and speed.

Personally I like the idea of a nimble rail platform with a 35km optimal using Antimatter, could lead to some interesting uses.

Don't get me wrong, I did want the mini vindicator. But lets wait till the ships hit Sisi before we start screaming over it, stats are always subject to change.

*Edit*
Javelin (all sizes): Removed cap penalty
Javelin, Gleam and Quake (all sizes): Removed tracking speed penalty, added 25% tracking speed bonus

Forgot about that, with t2 guns, even more rail tracking XD

We dont know yet, but i kinda hope you're right.

Stop trying to theory craft the talos as a solopwnmobile and you will start to get better results.

I like what I read about changes. web bonus -> tracking bonus makes sense to me, as these new battlecruisers would work better as sniper than closerange platform. And BS sniper guns in an agile BC platform sounds pretty good. This might actually become an useful gallente ship.

I never did, I rarely fly blasters solo above the frigate class, mainly for all of the reasons I listed above.

425s Rails are going to be pretty crappy because the optimal on 425s is something like what 48km? Bases tracking is 0.009! x2.5 damage modifier. So plus 45% tracking for the "boost" and hull bonus and you have a whopping 0.013 tracking before pilot skills, I'll tell you from experience that you won't be able to hit a nano-drake at 35km that has ANY transversal going


To get ANY real damage out of it you have to basically forget any tank (remember Tornado has more tank) fit a SeBo and two TC's if you can get away with it plus MWD, three magstabs and suitecase in the lows.

....so great, you have accomplished a Vexor with a hell of a long range. Talk about drake bait.

Fit blasters and you have largely the same issue, you have to tank and you have to armor tank, because now you need MWD scram a TC because changing scripts is a HELL of a lot faster than changing ammo and a cap booster unless I miss my guess.

Oh yeah, and 1600mm plate, EANM and suite case are mandatory, so a pair of mag-stabs and you are done....all for less DPS than nano-cane as well as less tank.

I guess swarming caps is one thing, but you can use a BS for that without being a one trick pony.

Take this thread as an example of our enthusiasm - and worry when expansions come and go without pages of OMGWTF.

But still, many of us have been burnt by too many "player testing" periods to take this one lying down. So expect vigorous debate at every stage of the process.

The word "final" there is worrying . I hope Ytterbium will be looking at all the EFT (well, pyfa) warrioring going on among the players.

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Okay how about this idea. Lets turn it around.

After many years of stuggle and factions seeing their own weapons turned against them they all invent a ship that counters just that.

Minmatar builds the bc that has a bonus against webbing.
Amarr invents a bc that has a bonus against neuts and nos.
Caldari builds a bc that has a bonus against ecm.
Gallente builds a bc that has a bonus against sensor damps.

Would that work?