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Fer'Jai Frigate: Why such a long cooldown?

internetonsetaddinternetonsetadd Member Posts: 98 Arc User
edited May 2014 in Klingon Discussion
For a hangar frigate that's not particularly strong in terms of DPS or survivability, why is the Fer'Jai's cooldown (80s) double that of much stronger frigates like the Romulan Drone and Mesh Weaver (both 40s)?

What's the rationale? Is this some longstanding oversight or is balance really served in some way by having to wait ~45 seconds (with aux factored in) for a lackluster frigate that's dead most of the time?

Any and all insight appreciated.
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  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Hrmm, without getting into any debate about the usefulness of the Fer'Jai...

    There is the curious issue of the following:

    Fer'Jai and BoPs as Frigates are 80s. Fighters/Shuttles are 40s. It was pretty much the way it was. 80s Frigates and 40s Fighters.

    Rom Drones, JHAS Pets, and Weavers sport the 40s CD of Fighters rather than the 80s CD of Frigates.

    Cryptic couldn't handle the forum outrage from players if the Drones, JHAS, and Weavers were bumped to 80s...

    ...so drop the Fer'Jai and BoPs to 40s too, eh?

    Sounds more than reasonable, no?
  • eradicator84eradicator84 Member Posts: 1,116 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Seems a very legitimate question.

    Could hull strength have anything to do with it?
    Not sure if the cross faction frigates have less or same hull stats...
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  • jestersagejestersage Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Seems a very legitimate question.

    Could hull strength have anything to do with it?
    Not sure if the cross faction frigates have less or same hull stats...

    No; if anything, Fer'jai have the weekest hull: Adv Version's hull is at 26k.

    The only thing I think Fer'jai have over the others are AP weapons, and it's really fast.
  • nobletnoblet Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    jestersage wrote: »
    No; if anything, Fer'jai have the weekest hull: Adv Version's hull is at 26k.

    The only thing I think Fer'jai have over the others are AP weapons, and it's really fast.

    The hull is a nonfactor. Frigs survive well enough anyway.

    It's not the weapons being AP that's producing ferja's dmg spikes. Elite ferjas use dual cannons with crf III and tricobalt with hy III, along with it being the 2nd fastest pet, slower only to the orion interceptors. Not even bug pets can come close to match it in either spike or speed. Nasty buggers in pvp. Not something you want to see coming at you.

    On the other hand, these same characteristics gives it problems in pve. Being fast and frig means it can't turn well. They circle around cubes in stfs outside of arc of their dual cannons, just getting shot up. It's sad. They also don't fly properly when you recall, etc. The AI doesn't slow down, it's like trying to herd cats. You wish they would just die so you can pop out new ones.
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