tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post3402135466937073004..comments2023-09-19T08:51:21.932+01:00Comments on The Altruist: Damage Types in PVPAzualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284543108965798013noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-24245626722541206732013-01-24T09:54:00.525+00:002013-01-24T09:54:00.525+00:00No, it's just that shields have naturally low ...No, it's just that shields have naturally low EM resist whereas the base EM resist on armour ir relatively high. If your resists were the same for both, the amount of damage you receive would be identical.Azualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284543108965798013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-28996011598744434312013-01-24T04:16:17.836+00:002013-01-24T04:16:17.836+00:00Do damage types normally associated as a weakness ...Do damage types normally associated as a weakness actually do increased damage, or is it just because of the naturally lower resist?<br /><br />Put another way, does EM actually do more damage to shields than explosive if the resists are the same? Or are resists the only influence on how much damage is received?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-71376519516863789582012-02-22T06:02:56.181+00:002012-02-22T06:02:56.181+00:00@Abbadon21: the problem with looking at lossmails ...@Abbadon21: the problem with looking at lossmails is that your sample is skewed.<br /><br />Like the RAAF analyst that surveyed the bullet holes on dozens of aircraft to work out where to add more, you have to compensate for this skew. (in his case, he recommended adding armor to places that had the least bullet holes, reasoning that any plane shot there never returned to base for him to survey)<br /><br />So, looking at lossmails doesn't help you find the good fits; rather the opposite.Serpentine Logichttp://serpentinelogic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-59349703195296065782012-02-21T22:46:09.473+00:002012-02-21T22:46:09.473+00:00Good Points...
I think it would be cool if someo...Good Points... <br /><br />I think it would be cool if someone did an analysis of like 1000 loss mails and found the best averaged out damage types. Then damage types for each ship type. etc.<br /><br />Or how about covert ops ship scanners that could scan cloaked and see a read out of resists? lolAbbadon21http://www.eveproguides.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-81638893052650635482012-02-21T22:44:52.761+00:002012-02-21T22:44:52.761+00:00I tend to cary RF Phased Plasma, RF Fusion and Bar...I tend to cary RF Phased Plasma, RF Fusion and Barrage - enough for a couple of reloads and that typically covers just about anything. <br /><br />Antimatter and Null are about the only things I see used, and I have not had near as much luck with Hybrids (even with the buff) when compaired to Projectile ships (but that is probaly me more than the weapon system). <br /><br />The 5 second ammo change with Hybrid is nice, which Projectiles would get that buff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-38819478253690055702012-02-21T11:16:00.345+00:002012-02-21T11:16:00.345+00:00When I was active in w-space, intel was the most i...When I was active in w-space, intel was the most important weapon in our arsenal (well it usually is, regardless of where). Lesser prepared gangs and people we ganked in anoms usually fell because they didn't have intel on us, whereas we had intel on them.<br /><br />I used to overfill my kinetic hole whenver we'd be surprising some Drakes or Tengus running anoms, while usually loading thermal heavy ammo if possible since the standard fit for a Drake fills the EM hole but not thermal.<br /><br />Likewise this one time we said hello to a small gang bashing a POS next door with Amarr BSes, and we either had only one or didn't have any logis, we went heavy on EM/therm resists.<br /><br />tl;dr When you know what you're fighting, fitting the right resists and using the right ammo is good practice. Otherwise, thermal all the things, unless it's a Cal/Gal T2. :DSaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-31978427795765964572012-02-21T09:39:47.150+00:002012-02-21T09:39:47.150+00:00In my experience, EM is the only resist regularly ...In my experience, EM is the only resist regularly filled on t1 ships. Shield tankers almost never fill thermal, and armour tankers fill explosive only occasionally and rarely kinetic.<br /><br />For t2 ships, it's common to tank your lowest resist whatever it is, especially for gallente/caldari where the hole is noticeable. Amarr t2 armour tankers often tank their second lowest too.Azualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284543108965798013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-62976972227671108272012-02-21T07:56:25.230+00:002012-02-21T07:56:25.230+00:00Problem with that is people fill those holes up pr...Problem with that is people fill those holes up pretty well. For example my drakes highest resist is actually EM for that exact reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-6601143753038672532012-02-20T21:02:05.728+00:002012-02-20T21:02:05.728+00:00Nice...
I tend to make a general assumtion of:
...Nice...<br /><br />I tend to make a general assumtion of: <br /><br />"Use EM for Shield tanks, and use Explosive for Armor tanks."<br /><br />When flying minmatar I like to use Phased Plasma alot too. It's a nice choice if you're unsure of your opponents resists.<br /><br />Of course I also "show info" on the ship as needed to check native resists.Abbadon21http://www.eveproguides.comnoreply@blogger.com