Ships & Modules

The thing here is that that graph clearly shows that lasers are overpowered, when we look only at those stats. It's the other factors (cap use, fittings etc) combined with the general brickyness of the ships that stops amarr from actually BEING OP, instead of just looking OP on one particular graph.

It actually leads in to the biggest problem I have with people who want minmatar nerfed:
Minmatar are already notably worse at actually fighting than their amarrian counterparts. In anything but the smallest of fights, amarr ships hold very notable advantages over minmatar. There are 1 or 2 exceptions to this rule (the cane being the most noteworthy, but that's because the harb could use a buff, not because the cane is OP), but for the most part it holds true.

Minmatar ships are worse at actually fighting than amarr ships, but have the ability to run more easily/pick their engagements. This is fine, and nothing short of nerfing minmatar to the point of being useless is going to change the fact that minmatar dominate the KBs, because at the end of the day the ship that gets to pick its targets is going to have a better k/d ratio than the ones that can't.

That graph is precisely why it's unbalanced. The only range that matters is the range at which Winmatar boat kites you at. TE widens the kiting window - window at which you do zero dmg but Winmatar still does reduced falloff dmg to you. Nerf Winmatar speed, so that the race with longest range is no longer also the fastest one, and it's balanced.

Which does more DPS at 32km - a Zealot or a Vagabond? How about Geddon or Tempest? Harbinger or Hurricane?

-Liang

That's like saying you're not allowed tacklers. If it's actually that simple, large blasters wouldn't be what it is.

With 3 TE, heavy pulse with scorch gets 32 + 9, 425mm with barrage gets 4 + 35. It looks similar, except with a falloff of 35, some dmg can still be done at 2x falloff, but with a falloff of 9, dmg runs down rapidly to zero. This, combined with Winmatar being faster than Amar and dictating range.

Oversimplified retort. One that's been used 5 posts above. Others, tacklers, bubbles, etc. come into play. Range isn't limited to point range. If it's that simple, blasters would pwn all.

For the blobs, Winmatar has the 1400s. But that's a whole other beef.

You have no idea how blobs work either, do you?

ANYWAY, to quell the flaming.

My point was, does a single turret benefit from all 3 stats of TCs/TEs at the same time? If not, split them into 3 items with 2 stats each.

Might shakeup the "Best" fits

Indeed, the Amarr BS line is par excellence because their strengths line up with a big fleets desires.

a) Tank
b) Gank.

Arty Baddons are a response to capital logi on said brick fleets, because if you let the reppers actually cycle you never down a ship.

...Its beatable, but out running logi cycles on the primary list is a LOT harder with 150 ships on the field than it is when you have a few BC's under a carrier.

Caldari BS's are largely limited by delayed DPS and explosion radii (which makes them sub par for sub-BS) and of course ....rail guns.
Gallente are limited by rails and drones, the Domi is more of a utility platform in application, the Mega is stuck with rails and the Hype is custom built for smaller gang work, not BS fleet slugfests. If you un **** hybrids I'd be really happy with the Gallente line, since I generally fly small gangs, often no over 10 in number.
Matar BS's are actually all great, IF your primary goal is skirmishing larger slower forces they are well suited. gank nano-pests and such, if you line up a Maelstrom fleet and a Baddon fleet, numbers best favor the Maels.