Elphaba
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Posted - 2004.02.27 02:39:00 -
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While I like the idea that large guns should have a hard time hitting frigates, I don't like the arbitrary "you can't shoot it" mechanic. The BS pilot should always have that lucky shot chance -- it IS a battleship after all. The chance should be small, but exist (probably the current 1% crit chance is just about right)
I suspect that the desired effect could be achieved simply by giving signature vs tracking a larger role in the tohit calc than it has currently.
The way I see it the balance should work out as follows:
1 Frigate well armed and piloted should have a >50% chance to take out a lone BS outfitted for max LR damage (loaded for max effect vs other BSs)
1 BS loaded out to take on Frigates should be nigh invulnerable to Frigates, but be a guarenteed kill for the battleship above. By and large, it should be sorta silly to set up this way, since a Cruiser should be almost as good in the role, and a LOT cheaper.
Cruisers should generally pwn frigates, and generally loose to any sensibly equipped BS.
This way, the fleet that knows the most about it's opponent and best uses that knowledge will win. As opposed to the current system which seems to tend towards the fleet that can field the most BSs wins.
It should be more like Rock/scissors/paper, instead of the current "Rock, Sharp Rock, Flat Rock (scissors and paper are for noobs!)" system.
Rock (BS) is big, expensive, durable, and versitile. But paper (frig) should be able to win unless the BS sets up to kill frigs (making itself an expensive and fat cruiser)
Scissors (cruiser) cuts up paper good, gets crushed by rock. It should be easier for a lone frigate to survive against a normal BS than a normal cruiser.
Paper (frigate) is cheap and fragile, but if given the opportunity can take out 100x it's value in BS should the opponent be silly enough to fly unescorted. (of course, the BS always has the option to play "fat cruiser" in which case, buhbuy frig -- size does have it's advantages)
This should be acomplishable (is that a word?) by simply making signature radius factor into tracking along with transverse velocity. (or factor more, if it is already included)
anyhoo, that's my input, for what it's worth.
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