Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I would work on 16 slots and reduce sig radius and add a more Attack like theme .. no point in competing with Bc's for tank also HICS come to mind for tanky brawling cruisers... and sniping against ABC's seems a waste.

Sacrilege
Amarr Cruiser Bonuses:
10% to Heavy Assault and Heavy Missile damage (added heavy missiles) (+5%)

Heavy Assault Cruiser Bonuses:
5% reduction of capacitor recharge time
5% bonus to Missile Launcher rate of fire

Slot layout: 6H, 4M, 6(+1)L; 0 turrets(-4), 6 launchers
Fittings: 1250 PWG(+220), 430 CPU(+60)
Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 1400(+7) / 2100(+12) / 1690(+2)
Capacitor (amount) : 1650(+25)
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 230(+32) / .567 / 11750000(-540000) / 9.24s(-.4)
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 50(+35) / 50(+35)
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 55km / 312 / 7
Sensor strength: 15 Radar
Signature radius: 120(-20)

ZEALOT
Amarr Cruiser Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret capacitor
5% bonus to Medium Energy Turret rate of fire

Heavy Assault Cruiser Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret optimal range
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret damage (+5%)

Slot layout: 5H, 4M(+1), 7L; 5 turrets, 0 launchers
Fittings: 1180 PWG, 320 CPU
Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 1580(-404) / 2250 / 1670(-18)
Capacitor (amount) : 1500
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 220(+11) / .553 / 11580000(-1000000) / 9.64s (whatever minus 1mil mass does
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 0 / 0
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 55km / 306 / 6
Sensor strength: 14 Radar(+1)
Signature radius: 115(-10)

You are truly a genius at balancing. I'm so glad you have everyone's best interests at heart and not only a small subset of players like yourself.

CERBERUS -
Caldari Cruiser Bonuses:
5% bonus to Missile damage (remove the kinetic damage)
10% bonus to Missile velocity

Heavy Assault Cruiser Bonuses:
10% missile explosion velocity
5% bonus to Missile Launcher rate of fire

Slot layout: 6H, 5M, 5L(+1); 0 turrets, 6 launchers(+1)
Fittings: 720 PWG(+85), 500 CPU(+60)
Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 2000(-4) / 1200(+4) / 1400(-6)
Capacitor (amount) : 1100(+37.5)
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 220(+45) / .463 / 11520000 (-1.2mil)/ 8.17s
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 15(+15) / 15(+15)
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 80km / 282 / 6
Sensor strength: 17 Gravimetric(+1)
Signature radius: 115(-15)

EAGLE
Caldari Cruiser Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret optimal range
10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage

Heavy Assault Cruiser Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret optimal range

Slot layout: 5H(-1), 6M(+1), 5L(+1); 5 turrets, 0 launchers(-2)
Fittings: 950 PWG(+75), 430 CPU(-8)
Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 2500(+391) / 1250(-16) / 1550(+3)
Capacitor (amount) : 1350(-25)
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 215(+51) / .576 / 11720000 / 9.36s
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 20 / 20 (+20)
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 70km / 252 / 8
Sensor strength: 18 Gravimetric
Signature radius: 125 (-25)

for some parts and for other parts

The Isthar changes are a little lackluster, especially when compared to the VNI. There is nothing heavy nor assaulting about it.

Let's start with the bonuses, which is it basically a mini-domi with some added range. It also kept that lame 50m3 drone bay per level. Since this is a T2 ship and it is suppose to specialize over T1 and Faction, how about dropping the 50m3 bonus and swapping it for a "5% bonus to drone velocity". This would allow it to fully specialize in both short range and long range drone combat.

Every other race has one HAC that has a tank bonus. Thank you for not giving the Isthar an active tank bonus (I know I've been trolling you, but please don't troll me back on this one by adding it ;-) .Speaking of tank, how about moving that fifth med slot from the Ishtar to a low slot?

For the Deimos, can you roll some of that that MWD bonus up into the ship by increasing the recharge and replace it with something else. It is another archaic bonus that looks out of place. Compare the bonuses to the Muninn: double damage bonus (dmg+rof), optimal range bonus, and tracking bonus. Deimos: double damage bonus, fall-off bonus, MWD bonus. Can you replace the MWD bonus with the tracking bonus that is found on the Thorax?


EDIT: I just realized that I copied the VNI's bonus without removing the tracking part.

DEIMOS - Like the Thorax, Deimos now has 4 mids and gives up the extra high. It also goes faster and aligns faster.

Role Bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

Gallente Cruiser Bonuses:
5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage
5% increase to MicroWarpdrive capacitor bonus

Heavy Assault Cruiser Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret falloff
5% Medium Hybrid Turret damage

Slot layout: 6H 4M(+1), 6L; 6 turrets, 0 launchers (-2)
Fittings: 1030 PWG(+40), 350 CPU
Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 1350(+190) / 1750(-290) / 2000(-531)
Capacitor (amount) : 1400(+25)
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 240(+32) / .475(-.055) / 10460000 ( -1mil)/ 7.54s(-.875)
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 50 / 50
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 65km / 270 / 6
Sensor strength: 15 Magnetometric
Signature radius: 125 (-35)

ISHTAR - We are replacing the medium hybrid damage bonus with a drone bonus and removing one high slot to put its total 1 below the rest of the class, as is standard for drone-focused ships.

Role Bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

Gallente Cruiser Bonuses:
10% bonus to drone tracking and optimal range(was 5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage)
10% bonus to drone hitpoints and damage

Heavy Assault Cruiser Bonuses:
5 km bonus to Scout and Heavy Drone operation range per level
5% drone velocity

Slot layout: 4H(-1), 5M, 6L(+1); 4 turrets(+1), 0 launchers
Fittings: 700 PWG, 315 CPU ( +35)
Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 1400(-6) / 1600(-18) / 2300(+191)
Capacitor (amount) : 1300(+175)
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 205(-26) / .52 / 11700000 / 8.43s
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 125 / 375 (+250)
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 60km / 294 / 7
Sensor strength: 16 Magnetometric
Signature radius: 135 (-10)

Well the thought was you would actually make them worth flying over say navy cruisers or ABC's on this evidence ...not really the case .. i at least expected you to give them comparable mobility buff like all cruisers have gotten

if you look at how t2s all started this isn't true, they all (except stealth bombers i think - but they fixed that when they gave them a unique model) had exactly the same bonuses as t1 but with an added t2 bonus and maybe a role bonus because they were improved/specialized versions of the t1 ships, hence why they show up in variations of that t1

RISE!!! I just read the Medium long range guns thread and was soo happy.

Then this!! This. . . IS Awesome!!!

It's like a WINsplosion on the features and ideas. Too much WIN. I love all the ideas! I like all the ships!

These are some interesting changes. The only problem I see is that the loss of utility highs on several of the ships pretty much negates their use in cloaking gangs.