doesn t really work. - bombers are still tough, and if the battleship cannot really really put a lot of REAL pressure on the bombers - its only basicly 1 VHF vs. 2 bombers that can shield run the battleship. - now 2 bombers still have a hard time vs. a battleship, but not cause the ship is so great - but only cause the shield still regenerates at 4.84 rate. ( mostly )
but i also strictly believe that a cruiser / battleship should be BETTER than 2 bombers. - it might die alright... but 2 bombers should be very hard for them - and chances should be LOW to kill it. - like 30% max. .. i would want to actually see those bombers limb home after such a fight if they are equally skilled with the capital ship pilot ( its not always good bombers vs. crappy cap pilots - firing a SN at a cap requires a LOT less skill than firing cap guns at bombers )
now 3 bombers should be 50/50 vs. a single battleship - but the more bombers you add to the calculation, the more the defense of the battleship goes down.
so 1 BS + 5 VHF vs. 6 bombers = still a very dead battleship ... VHF simply need quite some time vs. bombers. - while the DPS of bombers is tremendous.
the flak screen is good vs. nova torpedos - but i doubt that the nova torp will ever replace the supernova as t he bombers primary weapon.
one battleship CAN ruin the game for more than one bomber / fighter - but it doesn t mean that it does. - 2 bombers can ruin the game for 1 battleship - and also ... it doesn t mean that they must do it. - but we consider it good when 2 bombers kill 1 unescorted battleship - and we consider it too powerful when 1 unescorted battleship kills 2 bombers. ( when the same skill is applied )
so i think the point defense still needs some more love.
( have tested some capfights today - and the fights would be PERFECT .... if we only had the nova torp and no supernova - cause flaks ... while not being able to shoot novas down - can confuse their tracking and when the battleship needs to focus on real defense ( firing at novas ) it cannot fire at bombers .. but vs. supernovas... no chance, cause they are simple energy weapons )
if nova torps could be made "unlimited ammo" like supernovas but keep their stats - bomber could still snipe them from afar - but battleships could defend against them. - so it would take a daring bomber to drop them really where they hurt. - supernovas are cheap - the supernova would be great - if it was the SN using ammo ( for all the advantages it has ) and the nova being the one using only energy. - that d be a good balance imo. ( even vs. the current capital ships point defense )
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