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Why would I use torpedoes after Odysesey?
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Josilin du Guesclin
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#21 - 2013-05-22 09:57:36 UTC
A simple +50% boost to velocity (and corresponding nerf to stealth bomber bonuses) would fix a lot of the problems Torps have. It'll give them a 30km reach (45km with Javelin) in an non-range bonused hull, which is far enough to be useful. Hulls with range/velocity bonuses will reach further - the Raven will have 45/62.5km range, which is enough to be clearly a different sort of torp boat from a Typhoon, and gives it the sort of reach that 'short range' laser and AC boats get.

A simple fix with no downsides.
Steve Spooner
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#22 - 2013-05-22 13:03:23 UTC
Josilin du Guesclin wrote:
A simple +50% boost to velocity (and corresponding nerf to stealth bomber bonuses) would fix a lot of the problems Torps have. It'll give them a 30km reach (45km with Javelin) in an non-range bonused hull, which is far enough to be useful. Hulls with range/velocity bonuses will reach further - the Raven will have 45/62.5km range, which is enough to be clearly a different sort of torp boat from a Typhoon, and gives it the sort of reach that 'short range' laser and AC boats get.

A simple fix with no downsides.


Additional range is irrelevant because you need TWO target painters to hit another god damn battle ship for full damage when they're moving faster than 150m/s e.g every minmatar battleship. The explosive radius of the anti-big ship rage torpedoes are so bad they can only hit completely stationary targets for full damage. Hell a moving carrier doesn't get hit for full damage by rage torpedoes half the time.
Dato Koppla
Spaghetti Militia
#23 - 2013-05-22 23:54:56 UTC
Range and damage application are both problems, and I think the reason they haven't given out these buffs is that they have to correspondingly nerf stealth bombers which is messy so they can't be bothered. Honestly Torps range is just sad, it's the same as HAM range...and their damage application is straight up horrendous.
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