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Jam Sensors breaking over-rides Cloak?
catliketyping
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So... Jam Targeting Sensors. What good is it? Especially on a B'rel? Seems a waste of space.
I tried it on the Grav Well/Gravimetric Spread... but I did it between the Grav Well hitting & when the Gravimetric spread hit in order to escape being targeted.
That of course lasted only seconds, but seconds do matter.
HOWEVER, once the Jam broke & I was already back under Enhanced Battle Cloak, it was like the enemy could still target me because the Jam broke due to damage.
Seriously, being under Cloak & continually under fire at 7-8km (when I should have been pretty invisible) until the "Jam" period wore off was not good at all.
I tried it on the Grav Well/Gravimetric Spread... but I did it between the Grav Well hitting & when the Gravimetric spread hit in order to escape being targeted.
That of course lasted only seconds, but seconds do matter.
HOWEVER, once the Jam broke & I was already back under Enhanced Battle Cloak, it was like the enemy could still target me because the Jam broke due to damage.
Seriously, being under Cloak & continually under fire at 7-8km (when I should have been pretty invisible) until the "Jam" period wore off was not good at all.
Nessia (KDF Sci)
IKS Korrasami (Fleet B'rel Bird of Prey Retrofit T5-U)
IKS Korrasami (Fleet B'rel Bird of Prey Retrofit T5-U)
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The thing is, even without a Jam Sensors, NPCs don't follow the same 'rules' as players do in regards to stealth vs perception.
NPCs can always 'see' you, even if you are under cloak. So if you have aggro, but are cloaked, while an NPC might not shoot you, they will 'see' you as it were.
Also any fire that was heading towards you before you recloaked or jammed the target is still gonna come at you, that can't really be avoided. Generally I recommend using jam during a couple different situations:
1. AFTER you have fired all your volleys and such, Jam the biggest target (or primary target) you have, so that way you keep your target placated for longer.
2. Use it to break any nasty stuff they might be doing to you. Like a Tractor Beam or TBR, or if you think they may target you with something nasty in the near future.
As for being shot at under EBC...
I have run cloaked ships before, so I know how ships still shoot at you. While you're visible, mostly, but then there's travel time for cannons & such.
However, random instantaneous beam shots after I'm "invisible" (i.e. changed color, transparent) is way different than what I recall, unlesss Beam FAW is changed (if that was FAW). I don't remember that from the Voth.
So maybe it's GW aftershocks. And the Loadout stuff is all FUBAR right now. Lovely.
IKS Korrasami (Fleet B'rel Bird of Prey Retrofit T5-U)
Saved my skin a bunch in PvE and PvP in the past, probably will continue to do so. Even a really weak JS 1 can still break target lock and such if you really need it badly.