[Taera]

OK, before replies begin to show up i'll explain myself a little. Revamping the Weapon Mounts would make the PPB a little more dynamic and allow for better balancing while still leaving it a powerful weapon which is easy to research.
The mounts system i've proposed is just a quick made one and the discussion is open.
The point is even though the power of it will be reduced it will still remain a powerful weapon in the mid-game when larger ships and phased shields are far away, and later when bigger, meaner ships come in play and phased shields appear the PPB will still receive some bonus as for being a "special" weapon making it still useful as it is.

I find the system i proposed incomplete, and requing some work. Still, if the thing was done it would not only make the game a little more balanced IMO but open much, much wider horizonts to game modding.