4.75 Discussion

[Wrath]

Last time we had a knee-jerk reaction to the last patch.....

perhaps before changing anything major in the next version we could get a rundown? If 4.75 is a ways off, we can wait on this topic, but since we have forums we might as well talk about important upcoming changes.

Spefically I was thinking if certain ships already can't be hit by missiles there is no reason to make them weaker. Turrets shoot at very hich velocity with quite a bit of damage. Battleships only have 2 missile launchers, but many turrets. It seems pretty good to me.

Someone was complaining to me that turrets are already too powerful; fighters really can't do much against a battleship. I explained to him the idea of torpedo cruise hops and he didnt like that idea, even though I have proven that it is quite effective. However if turrets become more powerful there will be next to nothing a fighter can do. As is cruise hopping will work if you are very careful. This is why I suggest fighters having instant cruise engines, it will make a fighter able to avoid a battleship for the most part and still deal some decent damge. Over time, and possibly with help it could take the battleship down.

Battleships are really neat, but they do lose some of their flavor when everyone has one. I really don't mind if everyone has a battleship, however I would like to see a fighter have a little more defense against one. Supreme agility in the form of instant cruise would do just that.