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Old July 23rd, 2003, 02:02 AM

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Default Re: SE4 Stock Balance Mod

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Originally posted by Captain Kwok:

Regarding niche weapons - I think those are fine. In a real life situtation not all weapons are going to be equally effective in all situations..
I agree completely - I think every weapon should have its role - and that is where the problem comes in for SE4 - too few weapons fill up too many roles. The APB has both great range and a great damage ratio. The PPB both skips shields and has a great damage ratio.

Might be a valid approach for this mod to seperate each weapon into its own niche, and then balance it from that perspective.

Here is a list of some niches, and which weapons might best fit in that niche:
- long range (Meson BLasters)
- close range only, high damage (rippers)
- skips shields (PPB)
- bonus to hit (torps)
- versatile (APB)
- high damage, low reload (WMG)
- cheap (DUC)
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