[Tomgs]

How about the Phased-energy weapons? You can get them fairly easily while opponents are still using regular shields. They have a range of 6 at Phased Poleron Beam I and get stronger as you get closer for those of you that like close fighting. Ignoring regular shields makes these usefull against the AI that likes to get a lot of shield power. They do take some research but I like to get a lot of points in research so it goes fast for me. It only goes up to level 5 so its definately not a end game weapon.