I find it funny how the people who try to stir up dust always suffer under lack of knowledge. However, I think the community should have made that clear by now. Leave CD's as they are. Everything from the amount, to the effect it has on ships, ammo, loot and equipment is perfect. It is the perfect counter tool to many dirty maneuvers. Most of them can still be pulled off if the user has a brain. I can't say much about about the other points, but to claim that CD's "completely shut down someone's maneuvering in combat" is as far from the truth as it can get, as @'"Cobalt"' clearly pointed out. You might as well start thinking about a CM nerf, as most "capable" snub pilots will use CM to keep them in a EK when a CD comes flying (that is, if they want to stay in the EK, if they want to safe ammo, they might just simply re hit the button. Also does not work every time.). Giving all these mechanics such as Mines, Cloaks, Cruise, EK Spam a simple counter makes people fire up their brains before doing something, and thus makes the game so interesting. Even the amount of CD's is perfect. The user must use them wisely in a extended duel, group fight or full fleet engagement, as more than often he will run out. The small difference in ammo, range and such gives the user ability to prioritize his style (spammer, pirate, ... ). Imo, don't touch ma CD's.