Merging components on Vanilla ships

[Treewyrm]

I voted NO. Maybe I'm biased since I'm a nuke whore, but that's the reason too.

Fights will be prolonged and I don't like it.. At all.

If all ships become like non-vanilla, I suggest decreasing armor to some 7k average for VHF's, with 10-11k for tanks (Titan, Templar, Werewolf etc).
Bomber armor would also need a decrease.

Even with these changes fights will be prolonged, and that is something I don't like.. At all.
I can already see myself flying bombers only.. Oh well.:yes:

Also, just to add, I'm flying only Vanilla fighters (except my Viper, which is out of use for some time).
So, no, I'm not a Nuke whore in a non-vanilla ship. That sucks. I'm a real nuke whore!:)

I'm afraid fights are already long enough, regardless of usage of nukes and vanilla/custom ships. Apples and oranges. The issue of longevity of fights should be addressed differently. Specifically it is related to actual weapon damages and projectile speeds as I and others have noted on several occasions long time ago.

This isn't about voting yes or no, this simply has to be done. In long-term sight merging components allows us to utilize splash damage weapons and balance them more efficiently, possibly creating more weapons with AoE thus creating variety and armaments and warfare strategies and tactics. We should look for possibilities instead of locking down and limiting ourselves further stagnating PvP aspect of the game.

My point also is that we are neglecting expanding AoE type of weapons. Remember capship flak fiasco? Reason it was nerfed to nil because of that specific difference between vanilla and custom ships. Nova Torpedo also in a sort of way falls into the category. Absolute majority flying bombers, including myself, are using supernova cannon instead, neglecting torpedo.