Reload of two? Ouch. That drops the PPB quite a bit. It would only be useful then against normal shields. Keep in mind that the Meson BLaster rates a 1.5 compared to the PPB's 1.67 (2.0 at range one). Doubling the PPB's ROF would give it a 0.84 (1.0 at range one). I would probably not even bother researching it then.
However, I can see dropping five damage off across the board and increasing the size by five. That drops it to a rating of 1.28 at max range. Then, increase the research cost a little and I think things would be fine.
And while we're at it
, Energy Streaming Weapons needs fixing. APB's suck. APB XII rates a 1.0 at max range and only a 1.17 at the PPB's max range of six. And to get from Energy Streaming Weapons 11 to 12 with high research 720,000 points!!! Going all the way costs 3.25 million points.
[This message has been edited by Zanthis (edited 08 February 2001).]