Gunboat Balance

[chopper]

Corsair gunboat with 8 cerberus is... stupid at least.
You can shoot for 4 seconds. That is not an advantage.
The most that you can mount on Corsair gb and shoot properly is 4 cerberus.
Everything above that is stupid, not because it's strong, but because it's weak.

LH Gunship is something else. It can use 6 cerberus with great effect, as he can use all his energy, and then dodge and make circles around ordinary gb, while energy is recharged.

Corsair gb can't do that.
4 cerb max, 3 optimum.
Because, it is much more a capital ship then the other gunboats.
Slow, more turrets, great hull.
It has to shoot all the time.

So, your Scorpion gunboats has 8 turrets and 4 of them are cerberus?
That is the best possible combo for a gunboat with 8 turrets.

I'm not flaming over here, just answering this :

Had I sought pure advantage over the enemy my GB would have been equipped with eight cerberuses

One point on the subject about gunboats + cerberus.
Maybe the way to actually nerf cerberus, is to nerf a gunboat, in a way.
For example, slow his energy recharge a LOT.
Then, you will be able to shoot cerbs as they are now, but you'l be waiting a long time to shoot them again.
This can force people to use more energy efficient weapons.
And energy for most weapons should be changed.
Because, cerbs are the only ones that can actually use energy.
If you fire 8 Order turrets, your energy doesn't drop.
Or make Gunboat Battle Razor and stuff like that more useful.
Or you can bring the energy back as it was in 4.83.

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It is every Corsair's responsibility to die a beautiful death in defense of Crete, regardless of how OORP or how capwhoring the opposition is. Launch your fighter, joust the battlecruisers and die a beautiful death. Then, drink it down in the bar.

Can't let you bash folks in your sig Chopper-Del