PVP Pilots

[Jarkko]

Off-topic to this, but are some hits totally resisted, and if they are, do they appear as "miss" in the combat text? Asking this because I see the NPC's "miss" me *a lot* (compared to before) now that I fly a Harpy, and I've begun to wonder if some shots are totally resisted and it shows as "miss" instead? Or is the Harpy just so damn hard to hit compared to a Merlin or Cormorant?

[vacuum]

The harpy is hard to hit, signature radius is small too. But hmm, don't know ... I'm not really a frigate specialist ...

[Warcold]

i know projectile ammo does both some kind of base damage plus specific damage (EM, Kin and such). From the in game descriptions it seems that only the specific damage is resisted.
But I dont know if all weapons do base damage (lasers for instance?).

But for proj ammo at least my guess is that a miss is really a miss. So maybe through smaller sign radius as vac says, or maybe you changed to another tactic? Like, to higher distance (->accuracy falloff) or very short distance & orbit (->speed tank)

[Rubino]

You'll get hit for 0 dmg if it's resisted.

[Jarkko]

maybe you changed to another tactic? Like, to higher distance (->accuracy falloff) or very short distance & orbit (->speed tank)

Yes, these both are true in fact. I engage from much further away now, except when the mission takes me straight into the NPC's (it happens in some missions) when I orbit around something as fast as I can (~800m/s) until I feel it safe to take the dash a bit further away. Basically they really *are* missing me a lot more now then

[Warcold]

You'll get hit for 0 dmg if it's resisted.

You sure? what happens to base damage then?
damage calculation is mystery to me anyway, anyone knows where i can find a writeup about it?

[Rubino]

I don't think there is a base dmg - regardless of what it says on the ammo type.
I often find myself getting hit for 0 dmg by rats when I'm at range.

[Rubino]

FYI: I noticed the other day that Heavy Interdictors are essentially HAC's when it comes to resists & HPs - they just have a little less range to their dmg output which is understandable when you factor in the range of the Warp Disruption Field.

[vacuum]

Right, they're pretty tough on the resist scale, and the interdiction field is useful.
They are, however, called primary first. Always.

[peo]

Right, they're pretty tough on the resist scale, and the interdiction field is useful.
They are, however, called primary first. Always.

So expensive to fly in other words

[Rubino]

Risk Vs Reward - anything that stops 'em in their tracks will be called primary