Mole Guy
Xoth Inc
Pandorum Invictus
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Posted - 2013.07.18 22:01:00 -
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the power requirements on the beam weapons need to be looked at. they are steep ALL the way across the ship range.
also, i think we need to "rethink" the dual weapons role to begin with.
think of it this way:
its 2 smaller frig weapons mounted on a cruiser platform.
take the cruiser dual. its a medium weapon in theory...but in actuality, its just 2 smaller, frig sized weapons mounted together.
it should have slightly better tracking than a frig light weapon because it has more power (cruiser power grid) to move the platform they are mounted on.
it should have the same ROF, slightly better tracking, same range/fall off but double frig weapon damage.
they should use more
power grid than frig weapons, but not close to normal "medium" weapons.
if i want to deck out a cruiser as an anti frig platform, i drop to double frig weapons.
i know, you say "use a destroyer"... but i want cruiser size and durability. bring dual frig weapons AND arties.
destroyers use multiple frig weapons. great, but they cant use multiple cruiser weapons. what if we have a cruiser roam and dont know if we are fighting frigs or something larger? i would bring a muninn with both arties and dual 280mm's. then,
we would get the range and tracking bonus from the muninn with the 280's. but it would still be a cruiser platform.
the bs sized dual medium weapons should be the same way...2x cruiser weapon.
it doesnt matter if we are talking about dual heavy pulse or dual 250 rail. short or long range doesnt matter.
it would bring cruisers back into the lime light. it would make them REALLY useful.
it would make cruisers anti-frig as well as anti-cruiser+ with a small change in guns.
i think they should actually use small ammo as well. they are not cruiser weapons. they are multiple frig weapons mounted up.
we used them alot in WWII and before. ive seen 2 AND 4 .50 cal machines guns mounted together as anti-air craft or anti-small boat. these should be the same.
frig weapons that gain the bonuses of cruiser mounts. |