[Lemmy]

i personally think phased polaron beams (PPB) are a bit to powerful.
maybe not too powerful but too easy to research early on in the game and the computer takes too long too research phased shields

i think it would balance the game if the low level PPB would do less damage and the research cost for the higher levels would increase faster, or maybe increase the cost even more, it already is the most expensive weapon (i think) if you look at the size and the cost of it.

about the nuul-space weapon or any of the other weapons which skips shield and armor:
do they also skip phased shield?