Some people seem to have trouble reading ....or my english sux : I didn't ASK for a missile/gun that takes out shield with one shot. ALL I ASKED FOR IS: Paralyzers that DO EXACTLY the same shield damage as they do NOW (it takes only like 25paralyzers to take out GB shield, and 2 of Paralyzer launchers should be enough on a fighter), but ACTUALLY DO THE DAMAGE from any position they HIT! JUST AS GUNS DO! U can hit shield with any gun, at any "hit box" on the target. BUT PARALYZERS HAVE EFFECT ON LARGER CRAFT ONLY IF THEY HIT ON A CERTAIN hit box! AND IT'S A DAMN BUG AIN'T IT!?
About the "bigger picture": All i see in it is Gunboats being WAY overpowered! 1 GB can take out entire Cruiser, even Battleships, while 2 fighters have great trouble killing just one Gunboat (if their weapon loadout is not uber energy efficient), and bombers have trouble hitting GB that's almost as maneuverabla as VHF. I don't think that giving fighters specific, expensive, non-infinite weapons worth using vs gunboats is "balance issue" at all..but that's only MHO...I don't fly GBs nor cap. ships though I grinded up 1.1bilion...just don't think that grind should surpass value of skills...
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