LOCK REQUEST

[waddoff]

Last time I played on this server I fought a Falcata with my Liberator. Ordinarily I mop the floor with any fighter 1v1, but this Falcata was wielding a Sidewinder and a Paralyser. I had no idea they had been made much more accurate in this mod. I fired a CD or a couple CMs every time he launched his missiles, yet half the time, unless I changed course or he fired them from a long range the missiles would hit me regardless. Considering that I was flying a Liberator, that is a very bad thing. How if a Titan or Sabre supposed to avoid missiles if a Liberator barely can? In fact, once I ran out of CDs and CMs the only tactic I had left to avoid the Falcatas' 20 odd missiles (of both kinds) was to pull away and evade eradically to throw off the missiles' targeting.
In the end he ran out of missiles, though. Then it was all over for him. Far too many people use missiles to make up for their lack of ability to aim, and that just ain't right. Missiles should be your secondary weapon, not your primary and I believe they should be balanced as such.

Cannonball and other high-payload missiles should become dumb fire, while tracking missiles such as Sidewinders should have their payload reduced (except for the paralyser. This missiles' purpose is to neutrilise a shield with one hit.) All missiles should have an explosion radius increase, also. This may also be a buff, but it will stop people from "missile ramming" ships; flying in close range and launching missiles to reduce the time the opponent has to launch a counter measure. But importantly, missiles should require energy to fire. Right now they are being launched on every single pass, and this should not be so. Making a significant energy use will force people to use their missiles more carefully and will reduce spam, and cause people to rely more heavily on their guns.

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