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Adipem Nothi
Nos Nothi
2012
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Posted - 2014.06.18 16:43:00 -
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Preface
Spent the morning running Domination to test out my post-fix Proficiency 5 Swarms.
Observations - Efficiency v Dropship
* Efficiency v Incubus reads 55%
* Efficiency v Gorgon reads 55%
* Efficiency v Python reads 80%
* Efficiency v Viper reads 80%
Observations - Efficiency v HAV
* Efficiency v Madrugar reads 80%
* Efficiency v Gunnlogi reads 80%
Observations - Other
* Efficiency v LAVs reads 80%
* Efficiency v Turret Installations reads 80%
Positives
1) Perhaps everyone is still testing, but I felt like Dropship Pilots no longer ignored my swarms. Swarms remain ineffective at killing Dropships but now seem more capable at chasing them away. Unless the observed pilots are just being extra jumpy right now :-)
2) While the HAV remains at extraordinary advantage over Swarmers, bad Tank Pilots appear to be somewhat easier to solo. Responsive Tank pilots remain largely impossible to solo short of serious pilot error.
Negatives
1) Tank Spam is still very much alive and well in Dom. If one side decides to run 3+ tanks and the other side does not respond in kind, the match is more-or-less over. In one such instance, I resisted standard operating procedure (if match broken, leave match) and took the opportunity to single out and "hunt" lone tanks as they farmed our infantry. Other infantry did the same. Even with multiple AV sources on the field -- even after the Proficiency fixes to Swarms and Forge Guns -- there's very little AV Infantry can accomplish apart from "shuffling" around enemy armor.
2) The Incubus remains highly resistant to Swarms. It takes an extraordinarily cocky or bad pilot to remain within Swarm Range through three successive volleys, reload, and three more volleys. I found such a pilot, placed and landed six consecutive PROFICIENCY 5 PROTO SWARMS in rapid succession. The Incubus was wounded as result of my effort, but did not die.
3) It still takes three volleys to destroy an enemy turret installation.
Conclusion
I was hopeful that my max proficiency "anti-vehicle" swarm launcher would be good at "anti-vehicle" duty today. It is perhaps less bad, but it remains far from effective. If it can't do the job, why waste money on it? Before I hang them up again, I would like to point out that I spent 992,000 Isk and 20 minutes of my life hunting King-Hak's Blaster Madrugar; he ended the match 29/0 and sent me a very happy "GG MAN!", which I take to mean he had put down his bag of chips to use both hands.
My Fit: gk.0 "Cheap Ghost - AV" (124k)
DS: Scout Gk.0
PW: Proto Swarms
SW: Toxin SMG
HS: Cmp Damage Amps (x2)
LS: Cmp Damps (x2), Cmp CardReg, Cmp KinCat
EQ: Adv Cloak, Adv Hives
GR: Adv Packed AV Grenade
- 46M SP Scout
Shoot scout with yes...
- Ripley Riley
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Adipem Nothi
Nos Nothi
2012
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Posted - 2014.06.18 16:47:00 -
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Judge Rhadamanthus wrote:Just to add to the OP. Did you noice you get 100% against Python Armour?
I had really time collecting Efficiency readouts on Dropships once they started to move, and every Python I encountered was quick to move.
Shoot scout with yes...
- Ripley Riley
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Adipem Nothi
Nos Nothi
2023
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Posted - 2014.06.18 18:26:00 -
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Mahal Daj wrote:
And, OP, if you really want a heck of a time, I'll hit you with the defend order, grab a constant gunner, and be your DS taxi while we show the tankers terror on black wings. You can catch me in Scouts United to squad.
o/ Daj
If you catch me in a squad with a Dropship pilot, I'll be running recon on the ground lighting up redberries for him to farm. Up until he starts to brag about his "skill" or until I get bored and leave.
Shoot scout with yes...
- Ripley Riley
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Adipem Nothi
Nos Nothi
2027
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Posted - 2014.06.18 18:38:00 -
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Mahal Daj wrote:
It's hard to farm without a pilot's turret... I can't hit anything with it anyway.
There are pilots out there who are really good at it. I ran recon for one a few weeks back who topped our leaderboards (both WP and Killcount) roughly 5 ambush matches in a row. I forget his name ... he was with AE (but it wasn't Nine) ... I'll remember it later.
Shoot scout with yes...
- Ripley Riley
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