Greetings,
I purchased lots of prismatic shields before leaving Asling Duval so I'm happy. My opinion they are the best Power Play module. What next...
I'm wondering if pledging to Zemina Torval for 4 weeks to acquire the class 1 mining lance is worth it. Given that we cannot engineer a standard mining laser one might think that it is. With thousands of posts I'd say that many consider that they are not. Less effective in mining (what I seek) and also combat versus dedicated lasers with more power draw to use the lance version. The advantage is a 2km range to see what is there without using prospector limpets. Then again a miner can start the process 2km out and open up with their class 2 standard mining laser 500m out.
The problem with Power Play weapons is that they add a little but then sometimes take away more in power/heat consequences to use them. An example. Pack-hound missiles are a lot of fun to watch and will scare the heck out of a new player. But to effectively damage a target they have to be stacked in a player's weapons slots and even then basic engineered weapons in these same slots would significantly increase the damage. Still we all love fireworks celebrating a holiday and the pack-hounds do this nicely. Enjoy the light show.
On the other hand plasma accelerators and rail guns add a little DPS versus more power/heat draw but their big deal is a lot more ammo. Use plasma slug if one cannot afford the expensive ammo. Starting out the metaphor is if one asks the price of a Ferrari then they probably cannot afford it. I "feel" that many use advanced engineering and effects at this level because they can afford it.
3C Pacifier frag cannons take shot speed from 667m/s to 1000m/s with a tighter pattern. Think a dedicated competition clay target shotgun with a full choke versus a standard weapon with a medium one.
Are Power Play weapons worth it? There are so many thousands of posts on the Internet saying yes and no. It is like going to the grocery to pick out a cereal and there are 97 of them to choose from. Good grief.
Maybe I should get the pack-hounds versus the mining lance. I love a good fireworks show.
Also since many Forum members migfht click on "what's new" and seeing maybe 95 percent of the posts have nothing to do with Elite Dangerous I thought to add one to the mix. Still it is interesting that those other games have a lot of similar problems we ED players went through.
Regards
I purchased lots of prismatic shields before leaving Asling Duval so I'm happy. My opinion they are the best Power Play module. What next...
I'm wondering if pledging to Zemina Torval for 4 weeks to acquire the class 1 mining lance is worth it. Given that we cannot engineer a standard mining laser one might think that it is. With thousands of posts I'd say that many consider that they are not. Less effective in mining (what I seek) and also combat versus dedicated lasers with more power draw to use the lance version. The advantage is a 2km range to see what is there without using prospector limpets. Then again a miner can start the process 2km out and open up with their class 2 standard mining laser 500m out.
The problem with Power Play weapons is that they add a little but then sometimes take away more in power/heat consequences to use them. An example. Pack-hound missiles are a lot of fun to watch and will scare the heck out of a new player. But to effectively damage a target they have to be stacked in a player's weapons slots and even then basic engineered weapons in these same slots would significantly increase the damage. Still we all love fireworks celebrating a holiday and the pack-hounds do this nicely. Enjoy the light show.
On the other hand plasma accelerators and rail guns add a little DPS versus more power/heat draw but their big deal is a lot more ammo. Use plasma slug if one cannot afford the expensive ammo. Starting out the metaphor is if one asks the price of a Ferrari then they probably cannot afford it. I "feel" that many use advanced engineering and effects at this level because they can afford it.
3C Pacifier frag cannons take shot speed from 667m/s to 1000m/s with a tighter pattern. Think a dedicated competition clay target shotgun with a full choke versus a standard weapon with a medium one.
Are Power Play weapons worth it? There are so many thousands of posts on the Internet saying yes and no. It is like going to the grocery to pick out a cereal and there are 97 of them to choose from. Good grief.
Maybe I should get the pack-hounds versus the mining lance. I love a good fireworks show.
Also since many Forum members migfht click on "what's new" and seeing maybe 95 percent of the posts have nothing to do with Elite Dangerous I thought to add one to the mix. Still it is interesting that those other games have a lot of similar problems we ED players went through.
Regards
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