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CaptainFalcon07
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Posted - 2009.03.04 05:19:00 -
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I was thinking about how big ships have problems hitting smaller ships when using their big guns.
I don't know if this was suggested before and I've searched, but I didn't find any topic similar to my idea, but I was thinking about a special ammo for medium to extra large guns.
ANTI FRIGATE AND DRONE
I was thinking about a munition that would be fired like a normal charge and would explode sending shrapnel in all directions. Something similar to anti-air flak guns and grapeshot used in cannons back in history.
The air burst munitions will be fired from large guns to hit small and fragile targets such as drones and frigate class ships. The closer the target is, the greater the damage, but further away, the damage will be weaker.
The air burst will have a wide damage radius to compensate for the low tracking of large guns.
To make it balanced, it will be nearly useless against larger ships as the damage will be reduced. But against smaller and lighter ships, the damage will be greater.
SPEED WILL INCREASE DAMAGE RECEIVED
Speed will also factor into the damage. I haven't decided how it should work.
I thought as the enemy was heading straight towards you at a high speed, the enemy would receive more damage as the air burst and the ship go into a full face collision. And when the enemy is orbiting you the guns would aimed in front of the enemy ship to give it a face full of shrapnel.
The air burst munition would be useful for large guns since they don't have the tracking to hit fast orbiting frigates and could save a Battleship pilot's life if their drones are all destroyed.
ANTI MISSILE DEFENSE
I don't know if its too much, but I thought it would be useful as a anti-missile defense. I've tried out Defender missiles and I found them to be as useful as Patriot Missile Defense back in the Gulf War were- in other words useless and unreliable.
The air burst would shower the missile with shrapnel and destroy it.
Its just an idea I have. Lemme know what you think.
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Kahega Amielden
Minmatar
Suddenly Ninjas
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Posted - 2009.03.04 05:50:00 -
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Great idea. Lets allow 10 seconds worth of reloading allow battleships to entirely nullify smaller ship classes. I never liked ship variety in EVE anyway.
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Alex Skyhunter
Project Mirage
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Posted - 2009.03.04 11:46:00 -
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so you want a better smartbomb without needing to sacrifice a high slot to equip a traditional one? 
Please give more details on how a laser boat will use this technology (or it will be a minmatar-only weapon?)
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Unit ADA
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Posted - 2009.03.04 20:11:00 -
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 Originally by: Alex Skyhunter
so you want a better smartbomb without needing to sacrifice a high slot to equip a traditional one?
Please give more details on how a laser boat will use this technology (or it will be a minmatar-only weapon?)
Its not a smart bomb, its an ammo used for guns. I was thinking for all races. Minmatar would have a special ammo, the caldari and gallente will have special charges, and the amarr will use crystal charges that would create a laser that spreads out like light from a flashlight- making the damage concentration weaker, but better area of effect.
The 10 seconds of reloading would also be balanced I would consider. If you see a frig coming from a good distance away. You should have sufficient time to change the ammunition.
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Lochmar Fiendhiem
Caldari
Quicksilver Industries and Painful Effects Inc.
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Posted - 2009.03.04 23:07:00 -
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In "if eve was real" scenerio these weapons would totally exist. Unfortunately these would break the big ships/small ships mechanic of the game.
It is an awesome idea, so are mines, but again, its too gamebreaking.
Originally by: Halkin
bob is dead, goons are great, cheese is cheesy, there we go no need for any more threads
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Kalbuir
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Posted - 2009.03.04 23:17:00 -
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if you want to kill little ships with big ships, but little guns on the big ships, its really just that simple |
Richard Ridddick
Imperial Academy
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Posted - 2009.03.05 00:27:00 -
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there is no air
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Unit ADA
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Posted - 2009.03.05 02:32:00 -
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Alright, if its unfair, then why not just have it as a defense against missiles, the defenders are pretty crap and it seems unfair that only ships with launcher points can defend against missiles.
It can be used like a point-defense system to shoot down incoming missiles.
The term air burst means that the munition blows up using a timed fused instead of force of impact.
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