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Change grid usage for non-weapons

Nov 23, 2007 vardonx link
Can the grid usage for mining beams, scanners, and radar extenders be lowered perhaps?

Example, Tung Mining Maud could then carry two mining beams with a widow maker on the small port for defense. Would allow this and perhaps other new weapons to put to a variety of uses with out abuses :-)
Nov 23, 2007 Whistler link
A good suggestion.

Roda Slane asked about the same thing and received a positive response from Incarnate here: http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/1/18004#225293
Nov 28, 2007 AndiJF link
From an RP point of view, I'm pro the idea of sensors having their grid-power adjusted, but I'm not so sure about mining beams. After all, mining beams fire continuously and are powerful enough to vapourise rock...
Nov 28, 2007 vardonx link
If that is the case, they should be allowed to be used as a weapon.
Nov 28, 2007 AndiJF link
At 75 to 100m range?
Nov 28, 2007 SuperMegaMynt link
From an RP point of view, the alloys used to build ships, "XiRite" or whatever is way sturdier than the average random space rock. And I don't know how accurate a mining beam would be, considering they're designed to target very large, very immobile targets.