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An Ictus can already shut down at least 2 targets. I'd rather see some effect on NPC's get added so this underused profession would get some more users. People tend to shy away from anything that doesn't get them on a kill mail. (Damn Kain users!)

Depends of situation. I remember how Zarger under initia holded swarm of enemies, while our mates went down.

Ya, but energy drainers shut down defense as well not just offense like ecm's/suppressors.

I think they are balanced just fine.

Um.. are you saying 1 vs 4-6 should be survivable?

Nope, he's saying that in a battle the moment he starts neuting he'll be called primary if he's up front & blown up since he's blowing his shield up in the process of neuting. Read with understanding, its not mentioned anywhere 1vX.

Ictus & neut/drainers are very underplayed at the moment, they definitely need some love in fitting extensions that actually affect some of the modules they typically use (an Economical Engineering skill would be nice so you could actually do something about those 300 RP on a T4 Medium Injector).

Any one else thinking that boosting the neuted ammount per cycle (making 1 neut more deadly)
instead of lowering the AP costs per cycle (which would more neuts usable) was the wrong decision?

to understand that change:
with those extensions now an ictus can bring down its prey "faster" instead of "easier for his own accumulator"

please discuss.

So you want to create a bot that can handle 5x his number?  How does this make ANY sense in a PvP situation?

BALANCE, MOTHERF*CKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT?!?

Energy warfare would be about large battery AP with very slow recharge. Drains should be increased and neutralisers should use less AP but also neut less. Toiar needs a boost too and increasing the AP of the robots would make sense.

The Ictus should be able to neut at range 1 or 2 mechs down from around 600m. Add a fall off to the module of around 400m (Mediums).

Just like the Vagabond can shutdown 1 or 2 targets with ECMs and the Zenith can do the same with Supressors. Right now the Ictus lacks the range and fall off require a lot more shielding which also slows down the already slow robot and if an Ictus gets ECMed it's all over for the poor thing.

They're overpowered at the the moment because they're designed to be brawling energy monsters but right now armour tanks are way more unbreakable then shield tanks due to ERP stuffs.

and your right back into the lwf-dilemma.

with it, your prone to demob
without it, your prone to everything as your slower then any1 else that has long-range DPS and speed.

You've never been a good Ictus pilot then because we have a very skilled Ictus pilot in M2S and he's always done us proud. Shutting down ANY small gang that came close enough and never taking for than a few hits. If is energy got low we just transferred to him.

Stop trying to bend the game to your will and start changing your game play to suit the current modules.