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I have a few issues and solutions to this.
1. The damage boost is tiny for the total loss of resists.

This problem is pretty big. If you boost the damage too high they're likely to be way OP in certain circumstances, but as of now it isn't worth the resist loss.
The best solution here is to make it a resist loss PER gun with a stacking penalty similar to resist modules. Not only does this allow for versatility which is inherent in every ship due to the ability to fit multiple different modules but it also allows for meta levels of these kinds of weapons that provide greater damage/tracking bonuses for weaker resists/ranges.

This would make them much more viable as well as it allows players to boost their damage without sacrificing ALL their resists but still taking a decent hit to EHP. So it still keeps them out of fleets (as resists are better then solid HP) but doesn't make them unwanted like they are in their current state. All without having to change their current damage, ROF or range. The amount of resist reduction could be tweeked per turret but seeing as how each class of ship can hold a different amount of guns it might have to be tested, especially in regards to destroyers and battle cruisers.

2. Pricing.

You mention it will cost the same as faction guns but that actually doesn't mean anything to us especially since faction guns are currently broken in regards to price vs performance and I believe it has been mentioned that with the module tiericide they will be balanced better in that regard. So what can we really expect when you say they're priced similarly?

Call it WTF because WTF is the point of those guns.

lol. ok i want blighted back. who said it can't get worse regarding naming?

Let's give some positive ideas rather than hating on everything.

I think the earlier suggestion of "overclocked" was good, though there were specific mechanics recommended there that I rather liked as well.

Or make us some lore like:

Crystalizing. The innovation of these weapon systems came from using the hull of the ship as an over-sized crystalline resonator. The downside of which was that the defenses of the hull become very fragile in the face of any applied energy.

Ok.. On the topic of how good/useful the guns are ignoring the name...


I don't think I can really evaluate them without knowing how much [ballpark] they will cost.


I'm looking at a cruiser fit atm which has gone from 730dps to 876dps [with a range drop but tracking boost]
where the ehp has only dropped 100hp from 5,500 to 5,400.

So If you were building a glass cannon fit anyway... this fit has gained some worthwhile [paper] dps.
[Although I really don't like the loss of range as blasters are short enough range to kick off with, and
glass cannon like to kite wherever possible.] with very little loss of ehp.

But you build glass cannon out of cheap t1 hulls that you don't cry over WHEN they go bang.

If these modules cost a few mill isk each [med blasters T2 currently about 1 mill each on TQ] then that might be
worth while...

If these modules cost 20~100 mill each, then it's not even worth considering.


How I might fit them and how I might use them is DEPENDENT on how much they cost.

I'm looking at fits and strategies I might consider and I just keep thinking that whether or not these weapons would
be worthwhile, and how I would use them, will depend entirely on how much isk I have to sink into them and how disposable
I consider the fit to be.

If the expected cost [for the med size weapons] is <5mill per unit then they can be considered compatible with disposable
glass cannon fits for small gang work.
If the cost is >20 mill per unit then the usage is going to be non-disposable ships with staying power or used where things shooting back is not anticipated... [which happens when in eve?]


Could we get some word on some kind of pricing for these... Because if these are just a bit above T2 prices then I think these are potentially interesting, if a little niche. [and I still want the range to be put back or even boosted, I think these should be aimed at kiting speed fits]. If these are really faction uuber expensive mods... I can't think of anywhere I would use them.

Can we go back to "Blighted" please. I can't believe somebody actually came up with something worse. You went from WoW to Catholicism.

stigmatic - anastigmatic
/ˌænəstɪɡˈmætɪk/
adjective
1. (of a lens) not having astigmatism; forming point images of a point object located off the axis of the lens; stigmatic.

I still don't get it. +1 for Parasitic.

There's your answer:

News a 10 With your host Me

CCP after massive backlash on the naming of the new troll guns appears to have gone all in on the troll with the new even worse name,

People got there pitchforks back out again.

Also most useless mod in eve coming soon to a wreck near you.

I know what it means - I don't get how the name has any bearing in EVE... Did the stats get updated or are they still fairly abysmal?


The irony is I don't think it was intended to be funny... Still holding out for my ample, blighted stigmatic weapons...