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prophecy vs harbinger
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mdshizzy
Dagger Wolves
#1 - 2013-12-27 04:57:00 UTC
hey everyone been off eve for a while and now im getting back on been alot of talk back in the day about the clear choice in the harb over proph now that they have had some re balances and with rubicon out im wondering whats the thoughts on the two now? i really love the way the prophecy looks but at the same time dont wanna gimp myself either
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#2 - 2013-12-27 05:41:07 UTC
Well the Prophecy is a dedicated drone boat now so it's not really much of a comparison but Prophecy would be the superior choice in most situations I think.

Oh god.
mdshizzy
Dagger Wolves
#3 - 2013-12-27 05:43:08 UTC
i was thinking somewhat of the same thing from what i have seen and as i started as a gall doing drone boats i figure that mixed with the armor tank skills from back in the day that this was the way to go
Drake Doe
88Th Tax Haven
#4 - 2013-12-27 05:49:25 UTC
It's a pretty easy choice, tank vs dps for the prophecy and harbinger respectively. I think that the shield harbi might be decent but I don't plan on trying it anytime soon

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Odithia
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2013-12-27 09:37:50 UTC
If you gave good drone skills, go for the Prophecy.
If you have good gunnery skills, go for the Harbringer.

Simple as that.


If you have similar skills in both, I think that the Prophecy will do more dps and be more tanky.
As my drones skills are terrible I havn't tried, you might want to EFT that.
Miasmos
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2013-12-28 00:24:32 UTC
HAM prophecy is pretty nice.

650dps, 100k EHP, neut. (2x drone damage amp)
Sid Crash
#7 - 2013-12-28 00:34:31 UTC
Sentry Prophecy isn't as good as a Myrm because it only has 75m3 bandwidth but if you compare it to the ranged dps of a Harbinger in PVE then the Prophecy wins. Especially because it's less burdened by tracking disruption and can select its damage types. In PVP they're limited in use but when used right they're quite powerful.
Silivar Karkun
Doomheim
#8 - 2013-12-28 14:57:32 UTC
if you dont mind using drones, use the Prophecy, the option for using missiles is a good addition, its also the tankiest of the 3 Amarr BCs (4% to al resists per lvl)

if you like to use lazors on the other hand, the Harbinger is the best (for medium turrets), it can even be used with a dual repping setup for PvE, i guess it can give quite the punch in PvP, same for the drone chicken.....
Dato Koppla
Spaghetti Militia
#9 - 2013-12-28 16:12:56 UTC
Prophecy is very versatile and I'd personally chose it over the Harb most of the time.
Aralieus
Shadowbane Syndicate
#10 - 2013-12-29 12:20:04 UTC
Drake Doe wrote:
It's a pretty easy choice, tank vs dps for the prophecy and harbinger respectively. I think that the shield harbi might be decent but I don't plan on trying it anytime soon


Shield/Nano Navy Harb with HPL II's is a beast for kiting, capacitor can be an issue however

Oderint Dum Metuant
Lunkwill Khashour
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2013-12-29 20:24:19 UTC
Both are capable battlecruisers. One uses lasers, the other drones. The prophecy is better in the current PVP meta due to its resist bonus and the whole drone assist thing.
Katran Luftschreck
Royal Ammatar Engineering Corps
#12 - 2013-12-30 12:39:59 UTC
With enough rigs, armor resist toys you can get your Prophecy armor resist to a minimum of 80% in everything... and then you turn on your Reactive Armor Hardener ... one medium armor rep and you can laugh at a 1000DPS incoming.

http://youtu.be/t0q2F8NsYQ0