[geoschmo]

Originally posted by PvK:
Remove PPB's phased concept, making them and Phased shields pointless (except for Phased Shield V)?

Like many of the ideas, it would be an interesting mod variant, but it's a design change rather than a balance adjustment.

Yes, I think you are right on that. But it was interesting discussion. Not a good idea for this though.

Originally posted by PvK:
* If you think MB needs to be improved, then I don't think you've run enough cost/effect analysis of other weapons which are harder to get, such as racial normal-damage ROF 1 weapons.

I am in pretty much agreement with this as well. A long time ago I did some detailed analysis using actual in game tests, not just math on paper, and compared ships using APB, MB and PPB. I didn't do a one for one test but factored in different sized fleets to account for the various cost of the weapons. Not suprisingly the PPB pretty much dominated the other two, but the APB and MB were suprisingly even. The APB did have somewhat of an advantage as it should from looking at the difference in damage. But the MB fleets did fairly well what with the greater number of ships in a fleet that could be built in the same amount of time. It was close enough that a MB player could win decisivly with an advantage in some other area such as training, tactics, or a stronger economy which would allow even mroe ships then would be accounted for by the difference in weapon cost.

I really think most of the MB's perceived problems are just from an unfair comparison to the PPB.

Geoschmo

P.S. Katchoo. Hommmmm, Hommmmmm.. I'm going to my happy place....

[ July 26, 2003, 04:29: Message edited by: geoschmo ]