Originally by: LordInvisible

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WAT?

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Originally by: Julian Richings Jr

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Edited by: Julian Richings Jr on 17/04/2011 10:30:50
Edited by: Julian Richings Jr on 17/04/2011 10:24:01
I guess adding Railguns' non using cap damage attribute is a good idea.

like :

damage (cap usable) : KI 200 TH 150 EX(!!!) 100 EM (!!!) 50
damage (cap unusable) : KI 200 TH 150 (or less - but still can fire unless you don't have enough cap!)

or, it can be buffed by tracking bonus or optimal bonus or...both

How do you think about this idea?

or did any one discussed simmilar thread like me?

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Originally by: Allant Doran

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I'm quite fond of this idea. I also very specifically like to think of it as an 'Idea', not a buff or nerf.

If the damage-types thing doesn't work out, how about this offshoot.

The more cap you have, the more damage you will do but the more each shot will drain from your capacitor.
The less cap you have, the guns will begin to decline in both DPS and Volley but they exponentially drain less cap.
At 0 cap, allow hybrids to still fire but pale in comparison to a full-cap shot. For example, Antimatter now has the damage output of Iron but without the range bonus.

Imagine railguns doing slightly more volley than the same-level Artillery but ONLY for that first or second shot, after which they fall very flat very quickly.

This also opens up the interesting idea of Railgun sniper boats going for capacitor fits which, for them, could be as effective as gank-mod fits but without actually having to use a MagStab but perhaps not *quite* as effective as if you did.

ie: The magstab fit would be better for the opening shot but then blam, you're lacking the cap to keep up but a cap fit would have a slightly less damaging opening shot but be able to better maintain a high curve of high-volley damage outpout.

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Originally by: Templar Dane

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Edited by: Templar Dane on 17/04/2011 19:16:44

Originally by: Allant Doran

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I'm quite fond of this idea. I also very specifically like to think of it as an 'Idea', not a buff or nerf.

If the damage-types thing doesn't work out, how about this offshoot.

The more cap you have, the more damage you will do but the more each shot will drain from your capacitor.
The less cap you have, the guns will begin to decline in both DPS and Volley but they exponentially drain less cap.
At 0 cap, allow hybrids to still fire but pale in comparison to a full-cap shot. For example, Antimatter now has the damage output of Iron but without the range bonus.

Imagine railguns doing slightly more volley than the same-level Artillery but ONLY for that first or second shot, after which they fall very flat very quickly.

This also opens up the interesting idea of Railgun sniper boats going for capacitor fits which, for them, could be as effective as gank-mod fits but without actually having to use a MagStab but perhaps not *quite* as effective as if you did.

ie: The magstab fit would be better for the opening shot but then blam, you're lacking the cap to keep up but a cap fit would have a slightly less damaging opening shot but be able to better maintain a high curve of high-volley damage outpout.

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So........you want rails to have better alpha than artillery AND keep their 3.5-4 second rof BUT with a penalty based on their capacitor....

I totally don't see any way to exploit the proposed mechanic.

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