I'd take a railed enyo over a pulse fit retribution any day let alone a beam fit one. Even my Abso, I dont get much use from it because of the heavy minmatar use in roaming gangs. Try killing a vaga in an Abso or a zealot. Forget it. I see what you are saying. Gallente frigate 5 was for the Dramiel and the daredevil for most. Not the Enyo.
There are negatives in all the races. Even the FotM matar. They spend way more time running away than they do killing. You just dont think about that when you were the last killmail.
I'm not trying to say that gallente blaster boats is something that will win every fight, ofcourse not. I'm trying to say that you wont loose every fight and that you can beat them autocannon fitted ships and those that have better range whatever they did to have it. Nor do I think that autocannon is the thing that makes you win every fight.
This is a game where people say you can do whatever you want it is a sandbox. Yet, people are saying failfits to everything that is not done as they do it. Max out speed on a blaster boat, make it agile, crap it out with tracking computers and a sturdy tank, see what happens. Fly that Deimos with crap tank, zero buffer, but agile as it possible get. Whatever.
Think ahead what will this guy do when he see that I slip out of range, will it make him get to close for me get a scrambler on him, will it simply let me escape?
The options are there for people to test out different tactics to overcome the negatives with good enough positives. Just to think outside the box and don't fall into the failfitting pit. (I'm not talking about newbie fittings where you use some random modules and so on.)
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Fixing the blaster into a.. well just make it easy copy the autocannons and ammo and rename them into the hybrids line of weaponry.
blasters vs ACs ig generally fine, maybe are pulse a bit too good, personally i will reduce their dmg a bit but also lower their cap usage to compensate
rails are actually pretty good, the problem there is that there are not good ships to put them into use, speaking about fleet bs the rokh is not that bad as a rail platform but is very specialized and most of the time its range bonus is kinda wasted
For blasters, They have highest damage but shortest optimal range. The issue with them is that most fights (when fighting skilled players) happen out of optimal range of blasters so the bonus is null in void.
Nah, Null has a bonus and Void gives a range penalty.
BAZINGA!
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein "Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
For blasters, They have highest damage but shortest optimal range. The issue with them is that most fights (when fighting skilled players) happen out of optimal range of blasters so the bonus is null in void.
Nah, Null has a bonus and Void gives a range penalty.
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I'd take a railed enyo over a pulse fit retribution any day let alone a beam fit one. Even my Abso, I dont get much use from it because of the heavy minmatar use in roaming gangs. Try killing a vaga in an Abso or a zealot. Forget it. I see what you are saying. Gallente frigate 5 was for the Dramiel and the daredevil for most. Not the Enyo.
There are negatives in all the races. Even the FotM matar. They spend way more time running away than they do killing. You just dont think about that when you were the last killmail.
I'm not trying to say that gallente blaster boats is something that will win every fight, ofcourse not. I'm trying to say that you wont loose every fight and that you can beat them autocannon fitted ships and those that have better range whatever they did to have it. Nor do I think that autocannon is the thing that makes you win every fight.
This is a game where people say you can do whatever you want it is a sandbox. Yet, people are saying failfits to everything that is not done as they do it. Max out speed on a blaster boat, make it agile, crap it out with tracking computers and a sturdy tank, see what happens. Fly that Deimos with crap tank, zero buffer, but agile as it possible get. Whatever.
Think ahead what will this guy do when he see that I slip out of range, will it make him get to close for me get a scrambler on him, will it simply let me escape?
The options are there for people to test out different tactics to overcome the negatives with good enough positives. Just to think outside the box and don't fall into the failfitting pit. (I'm not talking about newbie fittings where you use some random modules and so on.)
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Fixing the blaster into a.. well just make it easy copy the autocannons and ammo and rename them into the hybrids line of weaponry.
(Is'nt this really metagaming in the end?)
I'm so broke. I can't even pay attention.
"You have the right not to be killed"
I don't think blasters need changing. Railguns are rubbish. -Less when using T2 Ammo but still they do suck.
Short range Caldari turret ship? Range bonus for blasters? -Don't make me laugh! I'd rather stick autocannons on them: AC Ferox and AC Rokh.
Hybrid ammo should be changed as projectile ammo did and have only 3 different ranges.
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
imo hybrids are quite balanced
blasters vs ACs ig generally fine, maybe are pulse a bit too good, personally i will reduce their dmg a bit but also lower their cap usage to compensate
rails are actually pretty good, the problem there is that there are not good ships to put them into use, speaking about fleet bs the rokh is not that bad as a rail platform but is very specialized and most of the time its range bonus is kinda wasted
Nah, Null has a bonus and Void gives a range penalty.
BAZINGA!
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
"Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
LOL!!!!!!
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