Powerplay Powerplay faction weapons question

Loadsa

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I have tried searching the forums and Reddit for the answer to my question but I have not been able to find the the full answer I am looking for.

Are the faction specific weapons that are able to come in gimballed/turreted versions i.e. lasers, MCs and cannons going to be available in these versions in the future and not just in fixed? I have seen posts from forum mods/QA team that have stated this is by current design however I have not seen any statement that versions other than fixed will not be available in the future?

I ask as there are several smaller and obviously the larger ships that have problems with fixed weapon convergence also I see no real reason why these weapons only come in fixed versions?

Thanks in advance.
 

Snarfbuckle

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In all honestly none of these weapons should have been locked to a faction and should just have been slightly more expensive variations of standard weapons.

Multi-Cannon
Enforcer Cannon
Cannon
Fragment Cannon
Pacifier frag cannon
Etc...

I see no reason for why these weapons should not come in all size variations and standard fitting configurations since none of them are unbalanced in any way.
 

Saool

Saool
Apart from two of the Empire 'weapons' (one is a shield) (also 'empire' surprise), non of them are worth using. They do not even make 'side grades'

Take the Mahon cooking laser for example: It does nothing to NPCs. Or (if they are effected by heat, which I doubt) so little that after five minuets+ of shooting one with four cooking lasers there was zero measurable effect.

So it's a PvP weapon... Two of use loaded up four cooking lasers each on a pair a Asps and shot up a volunteer in a Vulture. It made his ship quite warm (250%+ heat), but that was it. You cannot sustain fire with them and the damage caused was insignificant compared to what 8 x Class 1 fixed beams would have done over the same period.

So having them available in all sizes and formats would be worthless. A dead duck and still a dead duck even if it is a gimbled dead duck.


Unless we are very stupid and have missed something.
 
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Adeptus Kaze

Adeptus Kaze
I am with SOVEREIGN (and with Prenav Antal), and I would LOoOve to see some Class 2 Enforcer Cannons; gimballed would be a plus. I use the Class 1 Encorcers on my DBS to great effect, and would Love to mount some larger ones on my FDL.

A smaller Pacifier Frag Cannon would be nice, Mahon 'Cooking Lasers' do need to be re-balanced (not to mention the Cyto-Scrambler). Duval's Shields are fully developed and available in multiple class sizes, and the weapons ought to be too.

Currently: Long-Rui's Packhounds are good, Enforcers are good on smaller ships, and Felicia's ion Cannons... er Disruptors show promise. :)
 
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Martin Schou

Martin Schou
I'd like one of two changes to Mahon's faction item.

1) Make the Retribution laser work through shields
2) Remove the Retribution laser and replace it with an extended cargo rack that can carry more stuff.
 
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