On 2009-11-28 20:52, Tiffy Rando wrote:
Okay, well if what draf is saying is true, then there's a very clever system in place that at least on paper seems to do what its intended to.

However the point I was trying to make is that the smaller classes of ships used to be quite fun to pilot even versus dreads and stations, because they could actually make a dent.

Now, however even though their survivability is not bad, they simply cannot do enough damage to a large target to make them worth using.

If I were to take a crack at adjusting this I would actually start with torpedoes.

I might create a system where smaller ships carried a more limited number of high-damage torpedoes where as mid and larger sized ships would carry larger magazines of somewhat less powerful torpedoes.

The idea being that a small ship such as a destroyer would be able to deal enough damage to pose a threat, however limitations on ammo would keep them from being able to solopwn a dread, at least not without some help.

A Cruiser however would be more capable of catching and dealing with the destroyer, justifying the destroyers ability (if the pilot is talented) to critically damage if not destroy the cruiser.

On 2009-11-29 01:38, Frisky Dingo wrote:
Tie invading a planet in with blockading a planet.

A planet has to be blockaded a certain amount of time before it can be invaded. This time period could represent the time that is spent weakening a planet through starvation and seige, weakening the resistance enough that an invasion is possible. It would extend the amount of time needed to take a planet, would actually force Kluth to be visible to perform the blockade, and would allow just a little bit more slow down to the process.

Are we supposed to be able to take a planet single handedly when it has full defense is the question I would ask. If not, then the planet defenses should be even MORE brutal.

On 2009-11-29 19:05, Tiffy Rando wrote:
I checked out the ICC torpedo scout a little against a UGTO and an ICC dread today, it did okay against the ICC dread's shields but did virtually nothing against the dread, who had a nearly depleted rear arc and 34% hull.

I actually fired ten or eleven salvos into him, all of which hit and was surprised to not really see anything happen after having tested it against an ICC dread, where each volley depleted 3-4% overall shield strength.

I've thought this through a little and I think that the weapon layouts and damage make sense for a ship of it's scale but it still doesn't make me want to fly one.

So here's my thought... What if when a player spawns in a scout they don't spawn an individual craft, but instead spawn a squadron of four scouts. One scout, the leader, would be flown by the player and the other vessels would be set to follow it, and attack any target fired on by the player.

Frigates in turn would spawn in trios, and would be the best option for chasing down scouts with a better combination of sensors speed and firepower than most other vessels.

Any thoughts?

On 2009-11-28 18:42, MrSparkle wrote:

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On 2009-11-28 16:52, Drafell wrote: A dread fitted with lvl 2 cannons instead of lvl 6 while firing at a destroyer would actually do more aggregate damage due to accuracy and fire rate than a dread fitted with lvl 6's... The calculations are little more complex than this, but hopefully this should give you an idea.

Wait, lower level weapons are more accurate? Is that a result of the speed of the projectiles only, or is it because they have an actual accuracy value?

On 2009-11-29 04:39, Leonide wrote:

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On 2009-11-29 01:38, Frisky Dingo wrote: *snip*

i second this. that should be the way to do things. give a chance to defend the planet.