Wrath,Aug 14 2005, 12:26 PM Wrote:Honestly I think it's not a big deal gunboats and crusier can use the 160k shield; the hull difference is astronomical. Fight a stock gunboat (with the 160k shield) vs a stock battleship with say a 40 or 80k shield and the battleship will still win hands down. A 350k hull vs 50k is a real no brainer.
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The same shield class for all three has to be the solution, you are right, and its what I was suggesting (class 10). I just thought maybe that only the battleship should have it straight away when purchased, but it makes little difference really, unless the class 10 is outrageously expensive.
If it has to be 160k then so be it, but I don't think it's good for the mod for battleships to be that strong against the more traditional freelancer ships like the eagle, it changes the feel of the game too much and just makes it a battleship mod. A team of 2 or 3 fighters should have a chance of taking down a player battleship I feel.
Igiss, - any news on which direction you think the mod might be going?
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