Buff Minmatar Capital Ships (CSM)

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Raised by: Bane Glorious
Submission Date: 06-07-2008
Issue ID: 0102-04-0045

Summary

Players have found that the certain capital ships are underpowered in the context of their classes. In particular, Minmatar capital ships – Naglfar, Nidhoggur, and Hel – have been found underpowered. The Naglfar cannot do enough damage to be competitive and requires substantially more training to use. The Nidhoggur’s repair bonus is lackluster when compared to the advantages of armor/shield resistance bonuses. Players bemoan the travel time of Citadel Torpedoes, and shield tanking’s cap instability is too dangerous in laggy situations, making the Phoenix and in some cases the Naglfar further unfavored.

Potential Solutions

• Change Amarr and Caldari Carriers' % resistance bonusses to HP increases
  • Pros
    • The Nidhoggur and Hel repair bonusses become more valuable
  • Cons
    • Amarr/Caldari carriers have reduced active tanking ability (though with the same amount of effective hitpoints)

• Redesign the Naglfar's slot setup and ship bonusses to facilitate greater DPS
  • Pros
    • The Naglfar becomes more useful
  • Cons
    • People who trained fro the Naglfar ay be up set at needed weapon/tanking system changes, and their new need to modify their skill training

• Increase the flight velocity (not explosion) of Citadel Torpedoes
  • Pros
    • The Phoenix and other Citadel torpedo vessels become more viable since they do their DPS more immediately, and become less affected by smartbombs
  • Cons
    • Negligible decrease in the ability to survive citadel torpedoes in smaller ships which could outrun them

Relevant Forum Threads

• http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=779753

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TBA