Bomber "don't you dare!" suggestion

[Aoyagi]

You should understand that while I don't agree with the approach you suggested, I'm more confused by the attitude of other participants of discussion. To be honest, I'm against the restricted and totally overpowered ships, because it's a Freelancer, not a Factionlancer. Maybe I voiced the opposite opinion before, but it had changed.

Don't be confused, it's the Internet. You can't poke someone's eye out for being a moron. Yes, restricted is mostly bad. Overpowered is bad in the vast majority of cases. But powerful and expensive would be nice. Then again, expensive ships are impossible to have because of the 2 bn limit.

The problem is that too many people here ask not for a reasonable rebalance, but for the drastic changes - not taking into consideration that it will require the total rebalance of the whole fighting system. Eventually, there will be something noone can rebalance - the skills. I know players who can kill every fighter on their bombers - and the ones that have no problems fighting bombers in cruisers - just for a difference with the supposed average player who can't do that.

The fighting system is kind of broken anyway since no ship can attack more then a single target with its primary guns. What drastic changes do you exactly have in mind?

EMP Superonova sounds interesting, but I wonder how will the bombers deal hull damage then. Better guns? Working in pairs? Extra slot for CD?

Torpedoes, the real bomber weapon.

Ah, and another point - some factions that don't have Battleships and, sometimes, cruisers, have to face the opponent with a full shipline. Weakening bombers much will hit them badly.

Such factions are probably weak and are very likely to get vaporized by a much stronger enemy. Unless they come with allies, mercenaries or do a coordinated attack in decent numbers and ships selection.