Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I think you are creating a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

You recently hit heavy missiles with the nerf bat to the point where nobody is using them any more. Now you create a larger version which doesn't have very distinct damage application compared to cruise missiles. Buff HM damage application a bit and you strengthen the RHML role for hitting smaller targets.

The second issue is the fact that you seem to think that RHMLs are somehow overpowered because they will do more damage in almost any scenario. Fleets can use TPs and/or Webs when needed, making the difference to Cruise missiles very small against almost any opponent. Once you add range to the equation I feel that in many cases FCs will prefer Cruise Missiles over RHMLs. You cannot dictate range in a battleship fleet, so the ability to apply damage at range can be crucial.

how about speed tanking ? u spend all ammo and didn't kill webber = fail. it will be unusable for pve.

problem is that no1 wants to use overnerfed HM.

I see it like becoming a musket with fleets. One line steps up and fires, then moves back to reload while the other takes their place.

Very probably the worst idea ever to be presented by a dev to the player base.

40 seconds to switch damage type

No use to fleet players due to crap long term dps
No use to solo players due to dying while switching to optimal ammo
No use to PvE due to crap long term dps.

Take yourself to the HR department and ask to be fired please.

How about instead of messing with the stats for a launcher you actually mess { FIX} with the stats for the missiles so that HML and HAM ARE the best choice weapons for hitting same size opponents and RLML come in as dedicated anti support weapons.

Ha Ha Ha Ha

40 seconds to swich to optimal ammo


I'm never gonna fit that trash

This is gonna make me lol all night

Do dev's ever fight in missile boat ?


Whats wrong with dps half way between hml and cml and be done with it.

Just to illustrate how bad hml drakes are, im going to edit in some screenshots of a cruise raven compared to an hml drake. I made this raven to be as similar to the drake as possible. There are much better raven fits.

1. http://pbrd.co/1aJBQBn Precision raven vs drake shooting each of 3 ammo types. Cruise raven is equal to drake with faction missiles in terms of dps applied on a mwding frigate. Drake is however limited to kinetic damage (raven beats hml precisions if drake has to load off racial ammo), and has only 30km range.

2. http://pbrd.co/1aJC4bH Note that the raven is faster, with longer lock range, more dps (and this is with the lowest damage ammo available to the raven), more range, a heavy neut, ability to reload to fury with about 850 dps and so forth. The drake has better scan res, smaller sig, and slightly better agility (which is more than offset by the reduced speed).

3. Yes, you can give up dps on the drake for a 2nd nano, or tank for a polycarb.

So, HML got nerfed to **** and links make HAM and HML applied dps complete crap. And it's a wonder people prefer RLML? ****'s sake, can we have a PROPER LINK NERF now, before you start introducing new gimmicky no fun gameplay ideas?

Not in the last iteration, anyway. Just damage and rate of fire bonuses (although there was some question as to whether the Golem not receiving it was an oversight).

For this to be appropriately balanced, the "high dps window" needs to be long enough to bring down a typical target. Then the reload window needs to be long enough to make it un-ideal when sustained dps is important. I think your 20s attack, 10-15s reload is too short on both accounts, and the 50s attack, 40s relaod is just about ideal.