In opposed to character skill. Just to make this absolutely clear, especially to OP.
Maybe he flies it in outlying areas. He is too vague so can’t really know for sure, if it is even true in the first place.
What if similar to how smartbombs can catch them mid-warp, the command bursts are timed and applied mid-warp too?
Or maybe warp to command ship then immediately warp to gate. Should provide more than enough time as it stops for a brief moment and also would not affect the time to the gate noticeably so if a long enough warp it would be beyond d-scan range from both the starting and arrival points (may it be station to gate or gate to gate) just need a large enough system. So unless the ganker scout follows it through the entire travel process like a shadow it could be done.
Aww 17 days too late to see it.
So now that 17 days have elapsed what is the conclusion, are Leopards extinct in hisec, are they endangered, or only badly piloted ones are at risk?
CCP took note, and recalled all Leopards. They have been refitted with an alcohol lock. That made all the difference. No more drunk 20AU/s warps in this game, mister !
This buff changes nothing in highsec - Maller is still the only viable cruiser to run smartbombs at. The PGU difference is 50PGU so on a 3 bomb setup that is 150. That changes nothing really. (EDIT: and that is only if one uses compact bombs, which however does less damage than before so…)
Where this change does make a difference is lowsec/nullsec, it allows to fit slightly more tank than before and the faction bombs or mutaplasmid mods allows higher damage which might actually allow those with single account to get more targets than before. From 2200 alpha to 3600 is quite good, it is of course explosive type only, but still.
No. That applies only to faction smartbombs. I mean sure technically you can use them, but using a 200mil+ modules for suicide ganking is not very efficient…
At that point it is cheaper to use Rokh with 8 bombs.
In fact this “buff” is actually a nerf. The meta smartbombs now does 275damage only. Used to be 300. Now one has to use t2 smartbombs which takes super long to train and are obviously more expensive. On the other hand it makes sense.
EDIT: Except that they should have buffed damage of t2 instead. Medium and small bombs were already almost unusable and now they are even more garbage.
I would not use a leopard at all you can get ships that are immune to smart bombs that are just as fast. Like the Luxury Yacht. Cheaper then a Leopard and much cooler and more cargo space.
I think you’ve missed the point trying to be made here. Use a different ship that can withstand a preliminary smart-bombing…or, practice more effective and wise means of using the Leopard. That’s all.
No more drunk 20AU/s warps in this game, mister !
