Proposed assault frigate speed boost

Posted on 2009-09-15 by Ecliptic Rift

How fast does your Jaguar fly? How does a 75% speed boost with afterburners sound? CCP has proposed just that for all assault frigates in Dominion. This should have interesting results in factional warfare and lowsec piracy, if in fact it makes it all the way to Tranquility. I suspect we’ll see some tweaks on this, though.

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  • http://00sage00.wordpress.com/ 00sage00

    As one of the forum commenters said, this Second Nano Age sounds greatly imbalancing. Assault frigates already have tremendous power; the last thing necessary is one going 2.2 km/s. Imagine trying to fight a slightly-slower Taranis with a huge tank.

  • http://00sage00.wordpress.com 00sage00

    As one of the forum commenters said, this Second Nano Age sounds greatly imbalancing. Assault frigates already have tremendous power; the last thing necessary is one going 2.2 km/s. Imagine trying to fight a slightly-slower Taranis with a huge tank.

  • http://00sage00.wordpress.com/ 00sage00

    I hinted to this above, but I’ll restate it: Such an action will make most interceptors obsolete.

  • http://00sage00.wordpress.com 00sage00

    I hinted to this above, but I’ll restate it: Such an action will make most interceptors obsolete.

  • Tetrix Akuta

    Hmmm maybe they will boost interceptors as well.

  • Tetrix Akuta

    Hmmm maybe they will boost interceptors as well.

  • http://myrhial.blogspot.com/ Myrhial Arkenath

    My jaw dropped when I saw this change.

    This will make AF’s very fast, and while you could argue they do have to orbit in close range, they can just fly it when it gets too hot because an AB can’t be shut down. Not to mention AF’s are pretty tanky.

    Feels terribly unbalanced to me.

  • http://myrhial.blogspot.com Myrhial Arkenath

    My jaw dropped when I saw this change.

    This will make AF’s very fast, and while you could argue they do have to orbit in close range, they can just fly it when it gets too hot because an AB can’t be shut down. Not to mention AF’s are pretty tanky.

    Feels terribly unbalanced to me.

  • Maniac69uk

    I think AF’s need a small speed increase, but 25% at best. 75% is huge really.

  • Maniac69uk

    I think AF’s need a small speed increase, but 25% at best. 75% is huge really.

  • http://www.ceptacemia.com/AMIE/ Manasi

    Yes I agree some change will need to come to interceptors as well, I for one quite like it though..I have always preferred the heavier tank on my AF vs the paper thin one of any ceptor. Lets hope they mod ceptors a lil bit.

  • http://www.ceptacemia.com/AMIE/ Manasi

    Yes I agree some change will need to come to interceptors as well, I for one quite like it though..I have always preferred the heavier tank on my AF vs the paper thin one of any ceptor. Lets hope they mod ceptors a lil bit.

  • Rel

    I want my webs back at 90%!

  • Rel

    I want my webs back at 90%!

  • http://rift.chromebits.net/ Casiella Truza

    Honestly, I’m not sure how I feel about the change, at least in terms of balance. I do like the approach, though, of boosting some ships instead of nerfing others.

  • http://rift.chromebits.net Casiella Truza

    Honestly, I’m not sure how I feel about the change, at least in terms of balance. I do like the approach, though, of boosting some ships instead of nerfing others.

  • http://ravagedsociety.blogspot.com/ Selina

    I love my Ishkur! And any boost to it’s abilities is a great thing in my opinion. HOwever, I guess I’ll admit that a 75% boost in speed does sound a tad too much. But I won’t say for sure though until I get to test one. Anybody wanna race a ceptor against an AF on SiSi?? :D

  • http://ravagedsociety.blogspot.com Selina

    I love my Ishkur! And any boost to it’s abilities is a great thing in my opinion. HOwever, I guess I’ll admit that a 75% boost in speed does sound a tad too much. But I won’t say for sure though until I get to test one. Anybody wanna race a ceptor against an AF on SiSi?? :D

  • Nabiah

    worried how Assault frigates would be more powerfull than Taranis heh? Since when are Interceptors supposed to be more powerfull than AF ? It only shows how AF are not doing their role and are not worth their price. Hence most people rather fly an “Assaultanis”

  • Nabiah

    worried how Assault frigates would be more powerfull than Taranis heh? Since when are Interceptors supposed to be more powerfull than AF ? It only shows how AF are not doing their role and are not worth their price. Hence most people rather fly an “Assaultanis”

  • http://00sage00.wordpress.com/ 00sage00

    Assault frigates already ARE more powerful than the Taranis because the Taranis has DPS but absolutely no tank whatsoever. Plus the Taranis’s MWD is usually shut down in fights by scramblers.

    With the proposed AF changes, you’d have a ship with as much DPS as a Taranis, 10x more tank, and unstoppably fast (even more than an interceptor).

  • http://00sage00.wordpress.com 00sage00

    Assault frigates already ARE more powerful than the Taranis because the Taranis has DPS but absolutely no tank whatsoever. Plus the Taranis’s MWD is usually shut down in fights by scramblers.

    With the proposed AF changes, you’d have a ship with as much DPS as a Taranis, 10x more tank, and unstoppably fast (even more than an interceptor).

  • Nabiah

    Not even close to interceptor speed unless you re in a wanna-be-AF-ab-fitted ceptor.
    As it is the AF is your worst choice for gangs or solo. if you want a tackler use a proper ceptor if you want dps use a MWD destroyer and stay out of scram/web range. The ab boost is meant to allow AF fight cruisers at close range with out getting popped in no time as they do now. It allows to transversal out of medium guns with one web on while being at close range.

  • Nabiah

    Not even close to interceptor speed unless you re in a wanna-be-AF-ab-fitted ceptor.
    As it is the AF is your worst choice for gangs or solo. if you want a tackler use a proper ceptor if you want dps use a MWD destroyer and stay out of scram/web range. The ab boost is meant to allow AF fight cruisers at close range with out getting popped in no time as they do now. It allows to transversal out of medium guns with one web on while being at close range.

  • http://00sage00.wordpress.com/ 00sage00

    Interceptors have MWDs, which 99% of all ships smaller than battlecruisers counter by fitting warp scramblers. So smart interceptor pilots stay out of scrambler range to avoid that. An assault frigate with these changes would not have that problem. It could stay in scrambler range and still have a massive amount of speed.

  • http://00sage00.wordpress.com 00sage00

    Interceptors have MWDs, which 99% of all ships smaller than battlecruisers counter by fitting warp scramblers. So smart interceptor pilots stay out of scrambler range to avoid that. An assault frigate with these changes would not have that problem. It could stay in scrambler range and still have a massive amount of speed.

  • Nabiah

    that’s exactly the idea. To allow AF to stay inside scram range at least until they get cap dry by smart cruiser pilots fitting Neuts.
    As it is now you cant afford to get inside web range of a scram/web cruiser in an AF.

  • Nabiah

    that’s exactly the idea. To allow AF to stay inside scram range at least until they get cap dry by smart cruiser pilots fitting Neuts.
    As it is now you cant afford to get inside web range of a scram/web cruiser in an AF.