Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
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Posted - 2013.09.17 17:48:00 -
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Vehicles in their current state are biased towards armour tanks. CPU and PG limitations on Caldari vehicles make anything but Missiles impractical, although a good Missile-armed Sica CAN tear chunks out of an armour tank - even a Madrugar - if they aren't cautious enough. It sucks that a Caldari weapon isn't practical on Caldari tanks in the current state of the game, but with 1.5 they're supposed to be doing a major overhaul of vehicles, so hopefully we'll see more good changes than bad, and hopefully they'll include a MUCH better balance of fitting capabilities for vehicle users. |
Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
4053
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Posted - 2013.09.17 19:04:00 -
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Aero Yassavi wrote:Forge Gun - Hybrid Rail - 90% shield, 110% armor
I know in previous builds, this has actually functioned the other way around. Obviously, it's not SUPPOSED to, and I haven't tested it since Uprising 1.0 (at which point it was still 110% on shields), so it may have been fixed. But it's still something to keep in mind.
Also, that Missile Gunnlogi DOES have a better chance at killing a Blaster Madrugar - as mentioned, I've killed a Madrugar with a Sica before (died to Swarms about half a second later, but totally worth it), and done serious damage in more than one encounter with it. When I'm running a Gunnlogi, I'll usually kill a Madrugar if it's a straight-up fight (no infantry support or element of surprise influencing the result). My Missiles usually hit first because of the range advantage, but until they're in Blaster range, I'm not hitting with the full spread, so I'll get 2, maybe 3 from my first 4-shot volley, then I start taking damage. Then he gets torn into tiny little pieces by missiles and I still have shields left.
The Enforcer has lower EHP and lower speed than a Gunnlogi, so it's taking 2 severe disadvantages straight away. Add to that the fact that Blasters get a small bonus to shield damage, and the fact that armour tanks have a MUCH better slot layout for stacking damage mods, and you can make a Madrugar into a more durable version of an Enforcer fitting. |