Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Hey, you don't have to struggle - precision rigged hero Cerb is a way to go! With 2 webs, TP and a long point your HAM's will deal 30% damage to almost anything.

Probably more. If you think about it drones are almost certainly more resource intensive that missiles. The bottom line is that CCP are simply clueless when it comes to game balance. There's no nefarious plot to ruin missiles, they just don't know what they are doing.

Yes, in the case of the RLML at least, the sustained DPS is reduced from before by 20%

The sad, sad truth is that unfortunately there just aren't any alternatives. You pull out stats saying 'well xxx people still use the launchers so from that we conclude they are still good and popular". Again so misleading. There just are no better alternatives for people that only have missile skills. What else are they going to fit on their cruiser? HMs? HAMs? They are even worse of.

Yes All Zee Missiles.

yes, every last one of ZEE MISSILES!

Needed a bit more buff than they got, and HM's should have application where HAM's are now with HAM's bieng a bit better.

There's not much to keep track of - nothing's changed. Priorities have been a) margin trading scams, b) contemplating nerfing Serpentis webs and c) the new uninspired SoE Nestor battleship. They're probably just waiting for this thread to lose interest so they can go "See? People have embraced the new changes."

Considering the number of post-Rubicon patches that have been released, they've had more than enough of an opportunity to make any minor changes. It seems clear that RLML and RHMLs are destined to be niche weapons that only serve to further blobs. Why we would want to encourage this at the expense of solo PvP is beyond me.

Every Problem With Rapid Light Launchers In Point Form
TL;DR - If you agree, please "like" this post. We need to continue to get the word out to players and keep this thread active.
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• These were released on a whim, without any advance notice, testing or consultation with players.
• When factoring in reloads, overall DPS (including Caldari kinetic bonuses where applicable) has dropped a staggering 23%! Contrary to what's been stated, in addition to being a completely radical change - this was also a massive nerf.
• Ammunition capacity has been reduced by 77.75% and fitting requirements have increased almost 100%, which means in addition to the DPS loss - ships now have less configuration for tank or other modules.
• Missiles have the advantage of applying any damage type, which is removed with the inability to quickly switch ammunition. Pre-loading multiple damage types only waters down DPS and prevents adaptation to targets with different resistances. Even an instant ammo swap still wouldn't address the 40-second reload time (because 18 rounds doesn't last long).
• All tactical skill is lost since opponents now need only survive for 45 seconds. The 40-second reload window affords them enough time to repair whatever damage was incurred, reload ancillary boosters/repairers and call in reinforcements.
• Eliminates missile-based ships from solo PvP, because the damage application with heavy assault and heavy missiles is still abysmal.

If they're able to intercept and scram you though, you're dead - because you've sacrificed all your tank for target painters and rigors. Range is your only advantage, and if they sensor dampen you you'll either have to close to mitigate that or switch to FoF missiles and hope for the best (but this also prevents the use of target painters). I do applaud your efforts though.