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Interceptor Role Change

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Samillian
Angry Mustellid
#21 - 2014-06-14 20:44:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Samillian
Gaijin Lanis wrote:
Samillian wrote:
Ohhhh Feely Nice wrote:
No, they fly around with impunity because they are bubble-immune, align in under 2 seconds, and can fit enough tank to withstand half a dozen BS smartbombing it as it lands on a gate..


I think you'll find you may have that a bit wrong, in my experience even if you put the maximum possible tank on an interceptor there is no way you'll survive a pipebomb. If you actually want some functionality from the hull you can tank one to survive a single SB BS long enough to jump gate though.

If your going to over egg the pudding to back up your argument I personally find it advisable to err on the side of realistic.

A travel fit interceptor (shield buffer, 2s align) can get around 9k ehp to even it's lowest resist damage type. Up to 11k if you're exceptionally paranoid about smartbombs (you shouldn't be). Then it's warp speed will allow it to skate past most pipebombers due to server issues. So in a hypothetical where an interceptor was warping through a gate with six 8hi pipebombs humping it, half would miss and the other half wouldn't do enough damage to pop it. Since most pipebombs only run 7 bombs at most, a travel fit interceptor could tank 5 full blasts. Then, in this situation, since no one wants to admit they didn't hit it because they were watching pornography, it gives the impression that six battleships weren't enough to kill an interceptor. This is all assuming all pipebombs are using the same damage type and that damage type just happens to be that interceptor's weakest. If our hypothetical gang of pipebombers were using mixed damage, then the amount of pulses necessary to take out an interceptor only increases.

All to say, no, he wasn't too far off the mark.

I'm not trying to argue this is overpowered, but the vast majority of the perception of imbalance surrounding interceptors have more to do with server issues and game functionality than their actual stats or capabilities. Not to mention people being little girls about not being able to effortlessly murder anything that pops up on their overview.



Fair enough, while its not been my experience with pipebombs I'm happy to accept that I may well be wrong about the survivability of interceptors in that situation. It is rare I use a travel fit inty as I go tackle fit when I use one.

NBSI shall be the whole of the Law

Gaijin Lanis
Gallente Federation
#22 - 2014-06-14 21:24:31 UTC
Samillian wrote:
It is rare I use a travel fit inty as I go tackle fit when I use one.

And my pipebomb loves you for that

The above was written and posted with nothing but love in my heart for all.

ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#23 - 2014-06-15 22:41:56 UTC
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