This is a ridiculous argument, both sides are right!
Three points to consider while considering, followed by reasonable solutions to be discussed:
1. The concept that pirating alone should be a consistently successful venture is disturbingly pedestrian. Standing 'by the side of the road with a gun' and mugging whomever comes by should only work by chance, and anyone who is decently prepared or has a little luck poses the potential for escape. Running unprepared into a Salvager/Raba while pirating alone is akin to holding up a car and finding the driver with body armor and a shotgun.
Which is exactly how pirating should be.. A lone wolf doesn't share the take, but shouldn't expect to feast on lamb every time, and recognizes that a duo (or team) has always been far more effective for hunting.
Those making an argument here for why a sole bomber should be able to consistently outmatch the 'frigate transport' are misunderstanding the purpose of such a ship [why else do you think people are willing to forego 40% maximum cargo] -- the Salvager/Raba is for Pilots who prefer to earn less in order to deter lazy pirates and make others 'earn it more'.
2. That being said, the Salvager/Raba certainly provides a unique (and perhaps the most terrifying) risk to a Pirate. A ship with the capability to out-punch someone via pure strength, armor and firepower, is its calling card. Removing this personality will neuter the ship into just another nerfed and now regular transport. Leaving it in an overpowered state would mean it can outright bully Pirates.
3. Every ship however needs to have weaknesses.. so besides a limiting cargo requirement, what sort of other issues might a Salvager/Raba have that wont take away from its personality? Most importantly for this sort of unique brawler transport, what sort of deficiencies could guarantee that it is taken down or unable to escape in the event that does find itself outmatched?
Agility.. Speed.. Powercore.. Mountable Equipment.. Operational Capacity
-Removing the CM might be ... harsh. Yet, why not discuss the possibility a true 'tank'. A cloaking Sal/Raba makes less sense in-RP then most ships would, and if ye Remove the ability to flee it could be made a true beefcake.
-Increasing cruise charge-time, or reducing maneuvering, are both viable methods to Reducing ability to flee
-Dampening the powercore of such ships to 200.000 or 300.000 would Limit streaming firepower but still allow for burst damage
-Increasing the ships physical size would reduce the difficulty in hitting said armored target and Limit enduring survivability
-Ensure that the Sal/Raba must decide between fight or flight by editing firing arcs away from the rear would Reduce the effectiveness of a TS/flee strategy
Said examples would be interesting ways to handicap the Sal/Raba without simply nerfing them to be similar to everything else.
The thought of simply reducing its bots/bats/armor is just too blatantly unimaginative to witness as the solution for our server.
I realize activity is lower, but if we are solving balance for a 'lone-wolf' Pirate then we are again enabling non-cooperative behaviour.
If you want to guarantee ya obliterate the baddest Transport 100% of the time then bring a friend, a nuke, or your A-game ^^
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[5:57:11 PM] InfernalTater (Lewis) [Formerly TLI-Inferno]:meanwhile, Aces 'I don't always miss my destinations, but when I do, I'm on the other side of house space.'
