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Increase turrets range of motion for player ships.
The weapons used by NPC 'moths and capital ships have a wider effective range than their player-controlled counterparts due to their large auto-aim.
Because of this, the Trident Type M has larger blind spots using Gauss MkII, Neutron, or shield turrets than any of the NPC Tridents do, and you could already fly a Teradon past the side of a NPC Trident without taking a hit. Skilled players and all bots know about these blind spots and fly right for them, making most of the energy weapons useless.
I suggest we increase the range of motion of the Small Turret mounts found on player-controlled ships so that they can aim all the way parallel with the part of the hull they're attached to. Give gunners a shot at actually protecting the ship they're gunning for.
Because of this, the Trident Type M has larger blind spots using Gauss MkII, Neutron, or shield turrets than any of the NPC Tridents do, and you could already fly a Teradon past the side of a NPC Trident without taking a hit. Skilled players and all bots know about these blind spots and fly right for them, making most of the energy weapons useless.
I suggest we increase the range of motion of the Small Turret mounts found on player-controlled ships so that they can aim all the way parallel with the part of the hull they're attached to. Give gunners a shot at actually protecting the ship they're gunning for.
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Just implement some goddamned capital class turret weapons already. We've already discussed many different ways to do that without unbalancing behemoths, so anybody who tries to use that as a counter-argument is just a ninny.
Just implement some goddamned capital class turret weapons already. We've already discussed many different ways to do that without unbalancing behemoths, so anybody who tries to use that as a counter-argument is just a ninny.
Ok, so instead of making turrets able to aim to useful places, let's just give them huge autoaim and make them fire centaur-sized blobs at railgun speeds that do 4000 damage? Uh...
I'd love a Gatling Turret Turret, but that's already been suggested...
I'd love a Gatling Turret Turret, but that's already been suggested...
can someone please quote the actual stats of the capgauss turrets used by NPC tridents?
In short ARF: YES. Player capital ships should have the same weaponry available to them as their NPC counterparts. It's not as if you can't waltz up to a trident in a border skirmish and evade its gauss and swarms. They should have the same armor and shields. IMHO, nothing NPC's have should be impossible for players to attain.
However, if it is easier to implement wider turret arcs for player tridents, then +1 OP
In short ARF: YES. Player capital ships should have the same weaponry available to them as their NPC counterparts. It's not as if you can't waltz up to a trident in a border skirmish and evade its gauss and swarms. They should have the same armor and shields. IMHO, nothing NPC's have should be impossible for players to attain.
However, if it is easier to implement wider turret arcs for player tridents, then +1 OP
ARF has a talent for lame suggestions
Lame suggestions? I'm not the one who put the Trident turrets in the most useless place possible.
Even with capgauss they have terrible coverage and any NPC or player worth their salt can sit right outside of view and hammer away at the hull.
Even with capgauss they have terrible coverage and any NPC or player worth their salt can sit right outside of view and hammer away at the hull.