|
|
| Author |
Thread Statistics | Show CCP posts - 0 post(s) |
Greasepalms
Ahrendee Mercenaries
689
   |
Posted - 2014.12.14 22:56:00 -
[1] - Quote
Two things I envy about the Minmatar: Dat strafe and their commando's bonus to swarm launcher damage. This topic is about the latter.
Myself, I like making my fits distinct enough from eachother so that I can clearly tell what role I can fill in a match when I call upon a specific loadout. As you may imagine, I ran into a problem when making a Commando fit .. it was too similar to an assault. So I figured, hey, I'll fit a Swarm launcher in there and run a bonused light weapon to defend myself much better than if I was running some other suit with swarms and a mere side-arm.
This is my current Commando fit, swarms and a light weapon. It is my AV suit and I like it. However, notice how I said I envied the Minmatar at the start of the topic. Indeed, the Minmatar commando reaps the benefits of the swarm launcher being considered an explosive weapon. We have a problem here. Why should the role of light AV be restricted to the Minmatar commando ?(gallente has the plasma cannon I guess, but still, that leaves Caldari and Amarr with a clear disadvantage in the light AV role)
My suggestion: Make swarm launcher variants that deal EM, thermal, and kinetic damage types. Make it so that when an EM swarm is fitted to an Amarr commando, for example, the laser weapon bonus applies, and so on.
The result:
-Clear defined light AV role for commandos (as opposed to bad assault suits).
-Swarm launchers that can do more other than make shield tankers laugh. |
Greasepalms
Ahrendee Mercenaries
689
|
Posted - 2014.12.14 23:13:00 -
[2] - Quote
this isn't about taking something away from the minmando, it's about giving the other commandos the same fitting options.
Again, the minmatar commando only has bonused swarms due to swarms initially being a weapon with explosive damage profile, this should change to benefit all commandos equally, those who want to be light AV role. |
Greasepalms
Ahrendee Mercenaries
689
|
Posted - 2014.12.15 00:49:00 -
[3] - Quote
Swarms are Caldari tech and missiles are Caldari's primary offensive systems. (Hybrids being secondary).
@Isa Lucifer: That's cool, but doesn't justify why Minmatar (and Gallente with the PlC I guess) should be the only race with bonused light AV weaponry.
@Kierkegaard: Ideally, but I'm just spitballing something easy to implement here. I think it's easy anyway, add 3 swarm variants with all stats identical except damage profile and an indication on the name of the variant and item description. |
|
|
| |
|