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With enough bonuses even a dozen LC's with DUC's can do serious damage, if they are impossible to hit...
Hmm, I wonder what you are referring to
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Anyway, IMHO the best weapon in the game is the DUC. I have seen empires crumble into dust (others as well as mine) before the PPB became a factor in the game. Of course the best weapon of choice largely depends on your enemy, but if everybody is using phased shields I think a combination of SD+DUC is superior to just PPB.
Otherwise I fully agree with Dragonlord the PPB is the best mid- to end-game weapon choice and if not unbalancing, it is at least redundant. IMHO the PPB needs some tweaking. It should not increase in power so fast. The biggest advantage is that you only need 5 levels to get it to full power. Maybe 8 or 10 would be more appropriate. If you extend the tech field to 12, you could get even better PPB than the current PPB V.
Just my 0.02
Rollo