Alternative Bomber Type

[Malleus]

Was discussing this with a fellow brother-in-arms and this is what he had to say about this:

"rofl no class 6 turrets because... a few fields would need to change? WTF"

Seriously, it isn't like we're talking re-doing all the class6-mounting ship models here. If anything, the only real argument about Class6 Bomber guns is that someone else might come up with a better use for the Class6 Turret slots. :rolleyes:

Anyway... I think this bomber idea is awesome. I'll even go a step further and suggest that ALL torp slots should be modified to perform in this fashion. :yahoo: This would more or less fix the current SNAC vs Fighters issue and would force Bombers to get in close against Capships. I believe it could also help fix current issues with GB's having a poorly defined roll. A GS/GB would have an easier time staying out of the cone of fire of the "bombs" and would serve capship fleets as a better bomber/fighter deterrent than they currently are. It would also give GBs are reason to mount things other than a full complement of Razors and Pulses. :P

Agreed that this is one of the most interesting proposals I've heard in a while.

Would that we could get some statistics on what's actually in use on the server... A lot of unsubstantiated claims are floating about. I really don't care what a "skilled" person can do with a particular ship/weapon, etc. It's averages that interest me, because they determine the flavor of the server.

Right now, I see gunboats and bombers galore. Why? They're versatile when you're flying solo. There's no rock-paper-scissors about it, for your "average" pilot; bombers don't get eaten alive by fighters, for example. And as things have tended towards piracy, there's pretty much no way for your prey to escape either of those ship classes -- or even to mount an effective defense. Transport turrets are for show, and they're not in vanilla.

That said, once you give your playerbase a toy, they get pretty salty when there is any discussion about altering how things work in any way. It's up to the devs to determine what the game steers people towards; they set the tone. I'm just hoping that design decisions are being made with towards a vision of how the game should feel, rather than whose feelings will be hurt by any particular change.

Anyway, here's hoping people keep an open mind.

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Just as we reap the golden wheat, must we also cut free of the chains! [eS]