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Filled in Ideal DPS, Stealth, DPS, Pvp ships, and partially Line of Sight's examples.
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|'''DPS''' | |'''DPS''' | ||
|Damage Per Second. The amount of firepower a ship gives out every second consistently. | |Damage Per Second. The amount of firepower a ship gives out every second consistently. | ||
| | |''"The [[Astraeus]] has incredible alpha, but you should utilize the [[Oblivion]] for high DPS"'' | ||
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|'''Glass Cannon''' | |'''Glass Cannon''' | ||
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|'''Ideal DPS''' | |'''Ideal DPS''' | ||
|''(Different from DPS)'', Is a term used by Developers for measuring a Ship's firepower under ideal conditions which are unlikely to happen all at once in PvP. (e.g. All Shots hit, No Damage Resistance, Shield based weapons hit only shield.) | |''(Different from DPS)'', Is a term used by Developers for measuring a Ship's firepower under ideal conditions which are unlikely to happen all at once in PvP. (e.g. All Shots hit, No Damage Resistance, Shield based weapons hit only shield.) | ||
| | |''"Optimal damage primarily used in ship power calculations and developer rebalancing."'' | ||
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|'''LoS''' | |'''LoS''' | ||
|Short for Line of Sight. Is a technical term for Ships in which a part or angle of a ship's Turrets and Spinals are unobstructed, | |Short for Line of Sight. Is a technical term for Ships in which a part or angle of a ship's Turrets and Spinals are unobstructed, | ||
|"''The [[Apocalypse]] does not have | |"''The [[Apocalypse]] does not have any line of sight underneath"'' | ||
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| '''Nuke''' | | '''Nuke''' | ||
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|'''PvP Ship''' | |'''PvP Ship''' | ||
|PvP ships are fairly large ships designed to deal damage to other large ships, usually in the context of ship to ship combat. They often have high firepower and moderate maneuverability. | |PvP ships are fairly large ships designed to deal damage to other large ships, usually in the context of ship to ship combat. They often have high firepower and moderate maneuverability. | ||
| | |''"The [[Ampharos]] is great for repelling Kneall swarmers and Carrier fighters, but the [[Warlock]] can hold up in a fight with another battleship."'' | ||
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|'''Siege Ship''' | |'''Siege Ship''' | ||
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|'''[[Stealth Technology|Stealth]]''' | |'''[[Stealth Technology|Stealth]]''' | ||
|An extremely fast ship which has a unique property of being nearly invisible both in the [[Minimap]] and its model. | |An extremely fast ship which has a unique property of being nearly invisible both in the [[Minimap]] and its model. | ||
| | |''"Dive that hulled [[Judgement|Judge]] with your hull-breaking torpedoes, he can't hit you back"'' | ||
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|'''Support ship''' | |'''Support ship''' | ||