[Pax]

I've always thought Tractor beams shoudl have a longer range -- say, damage^2 ... so a TR3 which does 4, should reach out to range 16. The idea is to get things closer, right? So, why would you use such a weapon, if you're already darned close to begin with ... ?

Repulsor beams, OTOH, should have range inversely related to how hard they can push, IMO. The further out a single Repulsor can kick you, the less it should affect you with each "kick".