on T1 Jericho-Torps and snipers are definitely OP. it would help to get the AoE-Heal-modules to T1 with ~90-100 heal/second. on T2 it’s way better, you can heal yourself and your mates without 10 hour cooldown so the long-range-abilites aren’t such a big threat anymore
In T2. snipers and missile frigates are OP. this is why there are so many posts and so much rage…
Missile frigates are far from OP in T2. One Alligator-M in your team with missile defense system and 2 of the enemy torpedo ships are useless (if they stay and keep trying with the torpedos), as long as you stay fairly near to the Alligator-M so you can fly next to it the moment you hear “missile incoming” warning and ‘poof’ goes the torpedo.
I had no problems sneaking in with my Fox-M fighter or Ricasso for that matter (or other T2 ships) and taking out the empire frigates before they kill me. In some cases some enemies did spawn the same moment, and i died. In most, i scored my kill.
If there was statistics for “death caused by”, empire frigate ‘sniper’ module would be near if not the bottom of that list, next to the jericho torpedo.
The only place where I feel there is any legitimacy in this claim is in T1. I would also argue that torpedo frigates have the same edge. It feels like the maneuverability, durability, and activate-able mechanisms that enables a ship to successfully deal with these frigates don’t appear until T2.
The sniping frigates are far, FAR too OP. Its far too easy to sit in one of them at the back of the field and rack up kills. Its impossible ot get in close because as you approach they shoot you down. There isnt enough cover on the maps to get near them that way. So you either need to add more cover to maps or you need to nerf the crap out of the sniper frigates.
you should rank up and play at higher tiers. the more i play the more i see things arn’t op. teamwork and coordination is op.
I play sniper when i play with my corp. The impact its there, snipers are not useless played propperly, remember this 3 empire frigs and 1 interceptor cap 3 points faster then 4 interceptors. If you do more then sit on the spawn (what most useless Aces do) then your verry usefull. You dont need to kill with the sniper, just land one shot when a team mate is up 2v1 and the fight will rapidly go in your favor. Jericho frigs are more of a anti sniper as they can shoot aroudn cover so what emp frigs can do is either sit and take the torps or move in a different point. I used my garm and cerb 2 in many styles, from warp gate rushes to providing support to a pack of ceptors. The impact that the 141 hull reps have on a fight is underestimated. Combined with the 20% wep damage mitigation and the engine stoper. The problem is that most players think of the sniper frigate as a solo ship, so wrong.
And in the end, the place where an empire frigate is best put is a squad fight where people play as they should. I’ve been in so many fights where we lost just because our 3 random fighters/interceptors didnt do what a squad of 4 corp mates told them and they died rushing.
Last night i had a game in which i manage to get my garm in possition to shoot the enemy captain (using a warp gate). I land 2 shots, he pops hes cocoon and i was counting for the last shot. The moment i shoot (a shot with over 50% chances of landing and killing him), a BA fighter that was in my team puts himself in front of me and i hit him. He was writing in chat “is x afk?” “stop sniping and dive you son of a b****”. I stand to say that that last shot wouldve landed most likely cause he was out in the open. So please those fighter BA do your job of using command bonuses, stop playing like morons and let the frigs do their job. I will add a link to the youtube video once i get it edited and posted (i was recording that guy), i hate griefers, do your job and you win. Dont blame it on others like a frigate with 8 kills and 28 assists and 3 caps that you dont win, just cause its a sniper frigate.
P.S.
My corp has 10 active players and we are ranked 34 current in pvp F(i think for a casual playing corp with 10 members that is decent);
So please stop blaming on others and see what your eff in each game is, if your not in the first 4 then shut up and learn to play.