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Originally posted by PvK:

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
[qb]PvK, there is logic to your post, but adding a weapon would either require rewriting all the AI research and design files, or we'd end up with a weapon that the AI never uses. I am not sure I like either of those.
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My main point is that the Meson BLaster has value and fills a niche as is, and is not really one of the underpowered weapons of the game. So I don't think it should be changed for a simple balance mod.

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Heh, for some reason, when PvK said "new weapon" I thought he meant one of the underpowered weapons we hadn't really addressed yet, like the hellbore or incinerator. But, yeah, we can't add any new weapons...

...or probably better, the APB should be made weaker (how about making APB a "half damage versus shields" weapon???).

That'd be too much, I think. Unless you mean to increase the base damage to compensate. But then you are changing the APB into something else entirely. Maybe half-dam-to-shields would be a great niche for the Incinerator???).

You can't really lower the APB too much - otherwise the MB and PPB overpowers it.