Ships & Modules

Depends if in the preferences you've selected the Include relead time for DPS option

I think its off by default

well, you're supposed to kill something within the 20 volleys you get. That's the idea behind the "rapid" missile platforms.

If you want sustained damage, use the other types.

If you divide your missles in 2 groups and only shoot 1 group at a time you lose 0 dps overall but you actually do sustained damage instead of burst.

It really depends, if you 1v1 a opponent with an active tank - yes. If you try to kill something as fast as possible before the rest of the gang lands - yes. If you try to break logis - yes. If you get tackled -yes.


For the rest, not really. If you enter reload and a frigate of any kind lands (llets assume you are a kiter, as most rlml ships are) you cannot even scratch if for 35 seconds, which basicely is death for you, sustained 300+dps however (in the rlml cerbs case) that are applied perfectly will kill it fast enough - allowing you to kill the gang. Same with any other unforseen event, for example if a sniper ABC lands.

In bigger fleets that doesnt count as you have dedicated anti frig ships and such and arent reliant on having ammo loaded when a ceptor lands or anything else happens.

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Way to miss the point.


Say im fighting a reasonable gang of 2 ac ruptures, 1 dragoon, 1 thrasher, 1 arbi, a moa and a maller. You unload all your volley into the 2 dessies and you enter reload - a malediciton lands - it heats for you, scrams you/webs you. In the 30+ seconds it takes to kill it the rest of the fleet has cought up to you and you are a dead cerb.

If you only shot half your missiles, male lands - burns for you, gets ripped appart because 300dps is still a lot vs them and you can easily solo the entire fleet.


The same holds true for 2-3 people more, if any tackle lands while you are in reload you are dead. With 10people, as said you have dedicated anti frig ships (cause cerbs can fit that role, but they arent the best at it) and it doesnt really matter.

Cause you can easily solo the entire gang and kill them all?

This is advertising split launching of two seperate RLMLs groups, right?

So... where exactly in this scenario would 150 sustained damage over 70 seconds help versus 35 seconds of 300 dps. Because thats what happens if you split your weapons and only fire half of them for half the time, half dps.

Your scenario basically screams "deal the most amount of damage you can and gtfo". Not.. hang around as long as possible so you can get more sustained dps over a prolonged period of time.

The RLML Cerb is actually pretty good when you use it for it's intended purpose.

The XL-ASB version of it laughs at Frig/DessieAF gangs, and then it calls their mothers fat.

300 DPS for 35 seconds is not the same as 150 DPS for 70 seconds. You may do the same total damage, but eliminating your target(s) sooner is always better than letting them shoot you more or keep you tackled for longer.

You don't get RLML. You don't understand their purpose, it's a front loaded damage system but you are trying to use it like regular missiles systems. It's not. If you can't kill your target in one full load of ammo you shouldn't be using RLML.

Nope, the issue is all other medium sized missile systems suck, so rlmls are all that is left.