Dazzle shell???

bladebss · Feb 11, 2017

Ok im at the engeneers favor screen and i was thinking a combo of taget breaker and dazzle shell on my APA vulture would be interesting.

Break the lock and i presume stop the enemy from re targeting you for a moment? I can find no videos of the effect in action and have never noticed it being used agains me so i have no idea what the effect actualy does/is suposed to do?

After a google all i can find is a post about it not working and a bug report that turns into a discussion about screening shell not working... so not very informative.

Does it work?

Whats it ment to do?

Is it range specific and is there a cool down?

Any info would be great

If its rubbish or doesnt work a double target lock APA i think may generat a similar effect but i have a feeling it will get balanced into having a cool down (i think it should have one even for a second or two for the very idea i have being an untargetable vulture lol)

Chris Simon · Feb 11, 2017

It has kind of a short chaffing effect on enemy targeting systems.

It's not worth going specifically for it, imho, but it cold be useful in some situations...

Morbad · Feb 11, 2017

Chris Simon said:
It has kind of a short chaffing effect on enemy targeting systems.

That's dispersal.

Dazzle reduces sensor range...which is alright in a wing, but since you partially resolve automatically to the target you're shooting at, it doesn't do much good in smaller combats.

Chris Simon · Feb 11, 2017

Morbad said:
That's dispersal.

Dazzle reduces sensor range...which is alright in a wing, but since you partially resolve automatically to the target you're shooting at, it doesn't do much good in smaller combats.

Ah, right. Sorry, OP, thank you, Morbad.

bladebss · Feb 11, 2017

Humm sounds lame! *kicks dazzle shell to the kerb* thank for the input.. i say this needs a buff as i will never choose it over the other options... but hay ho double target lock it is

jasonbarron · Feb 11, 2017

Dispersal and target lock breaker can be the most frustrating thing imaginable against a gimballed reliant opponent.

Threeofseven · Feb 11, 2017

I use dazzle shell on my silent builds, seems to work beautifully.

Andovar · May 18, 2017

Minor thread-necro here, but I'm looking at playing with PA's again, so it's appropriate.

Threeofseven said:
I use dazzle shell on my silent builds, seems to work beautifully.

How do you run a silent build with PA's? Wouldn't they generate too much heat and increase your signature?

CMDR GTR2014 · May 18, 2017

bladebss said:
Ok im at the engeneers favor screen and i was thinking a combo of taget breaker and dazzle shell on my APA vulture would be interesting.

Break the lock and i presume stop the enemy from re targeting you for a moment? I can find no videos of the effect in action and have never noticed it being used agains me so i have no idea what the effect actualy does/is suposed to do?

After a google all i can find is a post about it not working and a bug report that turns into a discussion about screening shell not working... so not very informative.

Does it work?

Whats it ment to do?

Is it range specific and is there a cool down?

Any info would be great

If its rubbish or doesnt work a double target lock APA i think may generat a similar effect but i have a feeling it will get balanced into having a cool down (i think it should have one even for a second or two for the very idea i have being an untargetable vulture lol)

I made this report about the screening shell. after 2.2 they "fixed" dazzle shells, but the effect wont be usefull unless in a SR ship. And the weapon you use also makes the effect stronger or weaker, on a plasma, you can become unresolved for about 4 seconds. and If you are silent running you become INVISIBLE for 4 Seconds.

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Chris Simon said:
It has kind of a short chaffing effect on enemy targeting systems.

It's not worth going specifically for it, imho, but it cold be useful in some situations...

That's dispersal Field.

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Oh this is a necro thread.

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Andovar said:
Minor thread-necro here, but I'm looking at playing with PA's again, so it's appropriate.

How do you run a silent build with PA's? Wouldn't they generate too much heat and increase your signature?

Not really if you use efficient plasmas, and have 4 pips to weapons. plus everyone that fights with SR is turning off SR when not in target.

IndigoWyrd · May 18, 2017

My FGS uses Dazzle, Dispersal, Lock Break, Phasing and Thermal... it's really not much fun to get hit with all of it at the same time - assuming you're in anything larger than a cobra 3, as anything Cobra 3 or smaller tends to go up in one shot.