Discovery 4.90.1 Patch 3 Balance Changes

[Antonio]

@Kyoi & @"WPeregrine" and everyone - this update was rushed and the changes were done in less than 3 weeks since I returned to the team which is why in the first paragraph I mentioned the following:

We'll make another balance pass for VHFs so if you're surprised a name isn't on the list, there's likely a good reason for it.

With that in mind, yes, some ships have been forgotten in all the rush such as the Wyvern. Wyvern will most definitely get nerfed in a future patch.

Anaconda's whole purpose is to be great at duels because it's that big so it dies when focused in any other scenario. While the responsiveness is buffed, it's still one of the least responsive ships in the game.

Avenger is worse, I agree. Nephthys has 200 more armor and 1 less bot/bat, overall it's negligible. The turn rate is less than half a degree difference as well. With Avenger getting an extra gun they'll be basically identical. We'll keep track of the big fat 7 gunners and how they fare in the future, I'm not against an Avenger buff seeing as everyone prefers the Guardian anyways, the 7th gun will make it more appealing.

Raven's Talon is already pretty agile, if the responsiveness won't be enough it could go to 70+ turn rate, but it requires testing the ship first.

Titan will also most definitely get nerfed. Tachi, Eagle and Sabre look alright and funnily enough those 3 ships are the ones that people have different opinion on the most. Some call the Sabre overpowered because it's unhittable while some say it should have a better core or be faster, some call the Eagle bad because of its size while some love its turn rate. I'd say all those 3 ships do the role they're designed for alright, with Tachi needing a bit more analysis because seeing good BD pvpers is a rare sight. Seeing as it has very low armor and below average core, if the ship is too small and good at dodging a turn rate nerf is a possiblity.

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