Class 9 gun analysis (take 2)

[sunergos]

Next, range is important... in Vanilla, weapons with better range deal less damage. Always.

I have to agree, there is a difference in looking at the stats vs actually using the weapon in a combat environment. Take the Buckshot for example:
Buckshot: 1832 hull points per second of fire
Reaper MkV: 2104 hull points per second of fire
however, the buckshot has an extra 200m of range

At a ship veleocity of 80m/s, I can deliver 4580 points of hull damage to a static target before I recive any fire. (yeah, my math is oversimplified, but... so am I)

As far as the Samael is concerned, the power usage could at least be decreased... it seems rather disproportionate to the damage/energy of other rouge weapons, particularly the vassago (both of which are refered to as "the best laser weapon" that the LR have to offer, btw).

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