Possible AF boost stats

[Jack bubu]

Its from the same dude that found the Tier3 BC stats early so i guess its legit.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments...ault_frigates/

Here is some stats taken from latest Chaos client cache. This is first iteration of long-awaited assault frigate rebalance and things will/may change (just like with tier 3 battlecruisers).

Retribution

+200 ArmorHP +15 CPU +1 Med-slot

Amarr Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Energy Turret Cap Use per level 5% bonus to Small Energy Turret tracking speed per level

Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Energy Turret Optimal Range per level 5% bonus to Small Energy Turret Damage per level

Role bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

Vengeance

+10 CPU +1 High-slot (utility)

Amarr Frigate Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Rocket Damage per level -5% bonus to Missile Launcher Rate of Fire per level

Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Armor Resistances per level 5% bonus to Capacitor Recharge Rate per level

Role bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

Harpy

+10 CPU +200 ShieldHP +1 Low-slot

Caldari Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret Optimal range per level 5% bonus to Shield Resistances per level

Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret Optimal Range per level 5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret Damage per level

Role bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

Hawk

+10 CPU +1 Med-slot

Caldari Frigate Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Missile Launcher rate of fire

Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to missile velocity and 5% bonus to shield boost amount per level

Role bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

Enyo

+200 ArmorHP +10 CPU +1 Med-slot

Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret Damage per level

Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret Optimal Range per level 7.5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret Tracking Speed per level

Role bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

Ishkur

+1 Low-slot

Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage 10% bonus to drone hitpoints per level

Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret Optimal Range per level 5m3 Drone Bay Capacity per level

Role bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

Jaguar

+1 Low-slot

Minmatar Frigate Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret Damage per level 7.5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret Tracking per level

Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Projectile Turret Optimal Range per level 5% bonus to Small Projectile Damage per level

Role bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

Wolf

+200 ArmorHP +10 CPU +1 Low-slot

Minmatar Frigate Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret Damage per level

Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret Damage per level 10% bonus to Small Projectile Falloff Range per level

Role bonus: 50% reduction in MicroWarpdrive signature radius penalty

[Joshua Foiritain]

Looks good i guess? I have no idea, i rarely fly AFs :P

[Tarminic]

I think I'd rather see a bonus to drone velocity on the Ishkur, but I'm not complaining.

[Ohh_No]

Seems pretty good actually

[illusionalsgcty]

Would've liked a +1mid on the ishkur more, but absurdly tanked repper ishkurs are now a go so I'm still happy.

Good changes for the most part, wish they'd have swapped the optimal to falloff on the jag though. :/

[Sakura Nihil]

So in essence, they want to make AFs speedy and long-range shooters, from the looks of it?

Meh, I'm not sure that's the way to go... Would rather see them designed to be more effective at close-range fighting, where any TDs they might be fitting could be enhanced by more speed or better DPS/tank. Still, any buff is better than nothing I suppose.

[Jalif]

Ceptors = MWD
Assaults = AB

Thats how I personal would like to see it, but you can't have it always your way.

Also like the guy commented above... ranged frigates... could work... or fail miserable.

[Spartan Dax]

Harpy looks excellent, Jag is just wow. Hawk is still LOL, +10 cpu and a cpu intensive midslot on an already tight ship? Might as well drop the utility high down to a medslot as well just to add insult to injury.

[Sakura Nihil]

While I'm not a fan of dualprop or AB AFs, I'd rather not see them get an MWD bonus. Look at how well those similar bonuses on the EAFs turned out (ie, most useless bonus ever).

[Tyrus Tenebros]

So interceptors are now even more useless?

Also AFs gonna become pretty scary it looks like

[Jack Dant]

Wolf should get +1 mid, extra shield HP. Make it a frig-sized vaga.

Otherwise, looks good to me, but I barely fly frigs.

[Ohh_No]

Yeah I'd like to see a 50% ab speed role bonus but w/e

[pivot]

The stats for the Enyo and Harpy make me happy that I trained AF V. But lets wait how they change them.

[Shin_getter]

My slicer backbone~~~

[depili]

So interceptors are now even more useless?

Also AFs gonna become pretty scary it looks like

Ceptors are still way faster and agile than AF's also the bonused point range rocks.

[illusionalsgcty]

So the hawk is getting it's 7.5% shield boost bonus nerfed down to 5%? Dammit.

[Xennith]

Called it

I'm pretty happy with the changes as a first pass but I think that they still lack a clear defined role.

[RoemySchneider]

would've expected the vengeance to get a range bonus to take it out of suicide range, but alas....


looks like they're just buffing stuff for the sake of buffing without a clear concept of what 'assault' should stand for/imply.
for some reason noah just popped into my head, saying "boost patch!!!" -.-

also; would've preferred a change to the tracking formula instead of giving every frig an MWD bloom bonus, one by one -.- :fearless:

[Al Simmons]

Ceptors = MWD
Assaults = AB

Thats how I personal would like to see it, but you can't have it always your way.

Also like the guy commented above... ranged frigates... could work... or fail miserable.

Yeah that makes more sense to me, fast fragile stuff gets an mwd bonus, stuff that can tank a bit gets ab.

[Daneel Trevize]

So this would leave the Coercer and what else with only 1 mid?