Battleship Inferno

[Jinx]

there are several ways to deal with that problem:

be very strict about equipment - means that houses and outcasts will be VERY much roleplaying, but also very much in a disadvantage. - the order does indeed gain the edge over them by using universal 8 and capital 8 armour. - the zoners will NOT sell it to anyone but their allies.

in a fighter battle, the outcats will only use universal-3 armour, while the order will use 8. - capital warships of the order will be balanced again, cause the low base armour of the osiris will be compensated by the capital 8 armour, whilch will put it to an equal level of the liberty dreadnaught which will only use capital 3 armour - or even the outcast dreadnaught, which is limited to cap 2 or 3 armour, too. - furthermore, the order will be using mortar technology to rip the enemies hulls quicker. - the outcasts will use infernos, to break the shields - but will have more trouble with the hulls

this scenario IS indeed balanced. - it would put the order and its allies to where they should be "roleplaywise". - but it would also be very unfair - giving the order a VAST technological advantage.

be tolerant with equipment - means something like right now. - however, it would also mean that the outcast fighter-inferno would be shares as the order supernova. - it shows that a bomber with inferno + SN has a considerable advantage to a bomber with only one SN.... for the missions its designed to perform , which is an anti - capship role.
furthermore, it is only VHF WITH inferno that are actually able to fight warships like gunships.. while fighter without are too weak - generally. - now, the inferno is jealously guarded by the outcasts, and they do not like to let go.... - so tolerance here is unlikely.


the last version is addition - meaning to go the same way with the inferno that we went with the supernova. - make factionized infernos. - i daresay, the outcasts wouldn t be happy with that. - seeing that the order supernova in the concepts is not the best one anymore - but actually rather average. - if the outcasts faced factionized infernos and saw half the other infernos being better than theirs ( the original one ) it would cause some uproar. - however, it would be the "fairest" way to go - as i consider the inferno an almost equally important tool for fighting an enemy capital ship as the supernova.

with an inferno, i can solo an enemy cruiser - cause i can keep its shields down while scoring a hull hit with the SN. - naturally, i can use a minirazor, too though, but to a lesser efficiency.



we had that one before. - if players were really true to themselves. - the whole balance between corsairs and outcasts would be renewed and - probably it would work again.. - with the titans able to use armour type 8 - and the sabres only use type 3, the titans would again be real tanks against the sabres. - the "weak" osiris able to mount mortars and cap 8 armour, and its enemies stuck to cap 3 armour and primary / secondary turrets would mean that it could roleplay its technological advantage. - however, being outnumbered most of the time and forced to rather covered operations and strict RP events, things would be fine ( i think )

too bad, we lack the will/courage to actually try that way out. cause we fear to loose too much - everyones too used to their standard universal 8 armour on their fighters and wouldn t wanne loose their precious mortars and supernovas - even if it would put the factions to where they are supposed to be ... in terms of RP - thats a little when pvp becomes more important than a plausible and believable RP enviroment, when it becomes more important to win a battle than to stay authentic.

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