Hypothetical Scenario: Removal of TS/TZ - Your reaction

[Findarato Veneanar]

Can we elaborate on the exact cause of that harm? I see people say stuff like that but don't go far into details.

Ol' Sin explains it fairly well in this thread.

Small groups/individual freelancers/pirates that don't have access to capital ships probably shouldn't have the firepower wielded by bombers either. There are shf's for gunboats, and all other ship classes for transports. Perhaps we wouldn't need such heavy armors on transports as much either since that super quick killer bomber might be something a trader worries about less. Pirates can always use transports, fighters, and GB's with decent effectiveness. To me, the ease of anyone jumping into a bomber, especially as in independent generic unlawful, and busting up transports within 2 minutes is more of a hurt on gameplay. Not the guy who sank millions into his capship getting shot down by a bomber that is designed for that purpose (not piracy). Bombers should be more expensive too. Really, it all depends on what you're flying. If you have sols, you have advantage. If not, they do. Their pvp probably still can use some reworking but its transports and GB's that already too easily get taken out by cheap bombers.

Bombers to be turned in to "cap ship destroyers" would be logical move to make them special and useful. That might require to buff them like more SNAC/NOVA damage but to reduce their maneuverability and armor.

Fighters > Fighters and Bombers
Bombers > GB/CA/BB
GB> Fighters and Bombers
CA > GB/BB
BB> GB/CA/BB

Balancing them like that will simply make all classes special, where BB wont be able to kill Snubs unless snubs go 1k...GB wont be able to engage CA nor BB unless they go 1k and die and etc. Your proposal to nerf bombers in such a way would make sense only if similar approach in balancing all classes as above is legit. I really would enjoy to see bombers being escorted properly and be vulnerable but super deadly vs caps and weak vs anything else.

Those of you that ever played "Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption" - (its strategy game) the balance there between all ship classes is rock/paper/scissor as it must be - Bombers alone can kill anything big but die easily vs Gunboats, which die easily vs Frigates...which bombers can eat for breakfast and etc. Maybe something close to that could be implemented here....sadly the problem is here "all ships are balanced to fight ANYTHING on their own" which is huge mistake. Ships should be weak if being outclassed...

All of my +fins.

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