Another old timer too!
No I wasn't trying to make a point. I was talking about board games and this is a computer game. So I really don't see how the two can be compared. I just thought it was funny to have to keep up with all those ships and the papers for them. It was so hectic. Now we have the computer, no more papers but it still seems just as hectic. On topic I did like the idea of firing arcs at first. Anymore I think they would be bad for the same reason CPT Kwok pointed out. How to keep the ship sets balanced? You can't ask the players to go in and balance a ship set just so they can play it. You certainly can't ask the modder to do it. Some modders have the skills and some don't. With the modding curve of SE5 and the shipset curve I think you will see clear lines of division form. Put another way I could mod a ship sets firing arc but how funky would it be for a Super Star Destroyer to shoot green stuff out its butt right? I liked the first line of your reply Raapys; it made me feel very old!
