Ok I've been thinking about a few things and I have some good ideas about certain stuff. It's long, but it might be a good idea to read through it all:
Bugs/Misc:
1) You can't buy two ships in the same base without launching. I had bought a Marsflyer to have access to its shields (I don't mind the thruster) and then I got my desired ship, the Raven's Talon. Every time I repeated this process and launched, the server kicked me for alleged cheating. I had to change variables in the problems many times in order to identify the problem. This isn't always used for getting Marsflyer equipment; if people decide to buy a ship then change mind about it (or bought wrong one), people may think that person is cheating and could have a bad effect upon his/her reputation.
2) Talon is described as prototype Order fighter and Raven's Talon is a ship used by mercs/pirates, designed by IMG. Thing is, Talon is at Gran Canaria (Zoners base) and the Raven's Talon is at Battleship Isis (Order base). I figured out that inverting the ship locations will make perfect sense. Xenos also hate everyone except Zoners and IMG, and a ship (IMG-origin, doesn't mean factions can't use it without screwing up RP) would be well placed at a Zoners base; the Talon should be with its creators as well.
3) Transport turrets can be mounted on fighters. Dunno how this could be fixed but it would be nice to prevent it.
Ship Recommendations:
I haven't thought about it so deeply and thus, haven't been able to provide perfect specs for my desired ship class' stats, but I have general concepts and ideas that might be fun, interesting and fair. My respects to opposite opinions, and comment on this if you can.
Light Fighters: can kill all other fighter types, should have maneuvering edge over everything else, and its weapons are somewhat effective against the very good shielded Bombers. Should avoid capitals at all costs.
Medium Fighters: can kill LF's, MF's, HF's, VHF's and its weapons pose a much bigger (though still not critical) threat to bombers. Should pose a very minor threat to Gunboats, all other capitals pose extreme danger to it. Two skilled MF pilots can take on a Gunboat.
Heavy Fighters: can kill LF's (with more difficulty), HF's, VHF's and can take down bombers easily. Should be strong enough to survive against Gunboats long enough. Engagement of heavier capitals is not recommended. Two skilled HF pilots can take on a Destroyer.
Very Heavy Fighters: can sometimes kill LF's (this will be rare), kills MF's, HF's, VHF's and most Gunboats. Two skilled VHF pilots can take on a Cruiser.
Bombers: able to destroy VHF's, Gunboats, and Destroyers single-handedly. Two Bombers can destroy a Cruiser, and three skilled Bombers can destroy a Battleship.
Gunboats: very useful against fighters and other Gunboats, poses a significant threat to Destroyers due to superior maneuverability. Bombers are its terror. Two skilled Gunboat pilots can take on a Frigate.
Destroyers: resistant to fighter attacks, kills Gunboats, Destroyers and might also prove strong enough to kill
Cruisers due to better handling. Acts as main support ship for Frigates and Battleships.
Cruisers: very resistant to fighter attacks and resistant to Bomber attacks, kills Gunboats, Destroyers, Cruisers and Frigates.
Frigates: very resistant to Bomber attacks due to its high maneuverability and resistant to fighter strikes. kills Gunboats, Destroyers, Cruisers, Frigates, and in some cases Battleships as well.
Battleships: inmune to fighter attacks, very resistant to Bomber strikes. kills every other capital except the larger Dreadnoughts.
Dreadnoughts: inmune to both fighter attacks and Bomber strikes. only vulnerable to another dreadnought or a major strike fleet.
Weapon Ideas:
I agree with the ideas for two missile types and the long/short range weapon types for capitals. I have an nice idea for a new weapon. I would like to name it Proximity Mines. These would function as a standard mine, but instead of just fading away when it's time is up, exploding and damaging all objects in a huge 1.5k radius. Has reduced damage compared to standard or homing mines but is excellent for shaking tails, due to the danger posed to an enemy hot on your tail. Timer should be precise enough to both letting the user escape and hitting the enemy ( which should be at least 600M from the user). Also, since standard mines have an 'upgrade' (homing mines), these proximity mines can have a scaled-up version as well (for example, those cruise disrupting functions like I heard earlier ;)).
Overall, I'd like to see new or cool modifications to my suggestions and hope this helps to provide a better concept of fights.
