Why there is Molecular,Positron and Graviton versions of GB/CR/BC/BS Shields? All Capital guns deal direct damage and snub weapons like lasers,plasma weapons doesnt have that much impact on Capital shields only snub pulse weapons like Debs deal %100 damage to any shield type and have highest impact on capital shields.
Why Capital guns doesnt have different weapon types?
I don't play big caps, so feel free to shoot this idea down or run with it.
How about this: Re-work shield types (Molecular, Graviton, Positron) to be like freighter shields. No increased regen drain, with three different regen rates and shield capacities.
Shield One: Low capacity, high regen.
Shield Two: Balance between capacity and regen.
Shield Three: High capacity, low regen.
In the case of battleship shields, perhaps a fourth option remains in the form of the "Heavy Battleship" shield we currently have. Higher capacity than the rest, with decent regen but with the drawback that unlike the others, drains the power core somewhat. This would make it more viable on Heavy core battleships, and not much else.
Again, I'm not sure if that's a good/bad idea, since I don't own a cruiser or larger, but perhaps my words may inspire further ideas.
Either go ahead and link capital ship faction prims to their factions fighter wep types for example faction snubs use tachyon so their caps should now use tachyon and keep Sirius wide tech as direct or just remove ONLY FOR CAPS THO shield types and have only one for every capital ship.