Large Shock Cannon Anemic?

Speedcuffs

Speedcuffs
Deio said:
Sorry, I joined the forum 6 months ago. Stumbed upon the thread after searching for shock cannons, saw bashing them and responded. They are very good, but not for what most people want. For RES, plasmas with plasma slug are best.
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Tbh I'd forgotten all about them. Might as well unlock them now. :D (y)
 

here_it_comes

here_it_comes
Kamiyoda said:
Not true, it looks really cool on imperial ships because it matches the paint scheme and curves.
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Touche. From time to time I equip them to bask in the aesthetic glory. I just make sure to remove them before departing the station. 😢

Speedcuffs said:
Tbh I'd forgotten all about them. Might as well unlock them now. :D (y)
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They are fun and look great, but the damage capacity is an absolute joke. It's fun at first, until you realize you have to dock and restock when your ship even gets the sense combat is approaching. You can't even complete a few Assassinations with them.
 

Deio

Deio
Because they are for missions. Listen, pair them with some thermal vent beams, even G1 and you'll destroy almost any NPC in a Python or Krait, FDL. Assasination missions are great. Or, put them on a trader and no pirate can damage you, the poor soul that interdicts you, will be it's last one. Trust me, I took 3 of them L3 in a HAZ Res, for testing and any Anaconda that was unfortunate in my target reticle, died so fast, it couldn't shout "aaaaaaaaahhh"
 

CMDR The Riz

CMDR The Riz
For anyone still wondering why Shock Cannons feel anemic (specifically the Class 3 ones, per the thread title)...

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... that's why.
 

Chaparral

Chaparral
The total damage potential of Shock Cannons (one of my favorite weapons) relative to other weapons is extremely poor (at the bottom IMO).

Total damage potential is the number of points of damage they are capable of inflicting before the ammo is exhausted.

IF the manufactured component for reloads were dropped, they would be viable. One can only dream...
 

[VR] Goooost

[VR] Goooost
Codger said:
I unlocked the large gimbaled Shock Cannon, sounded like fun. Tried it just now in a High RES.

I guess I don't get the point of this weapon. My overcharged multis take down hulls faster. And this thing has only 240 ammo, it's gone in short order.

Maybe I'm using it wrong? I'm just waiting until the shields dropped and then letting loose with the Shock Cannon (firing multiple shots as fast as possible).

Anyone else tried this thing and liked it?
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They definitely need to be engineerable. Maybe to do absolute damage? Maybe to eliminate the jitter? Maybe just more ammo? Maybe some tracking shots that can curve and hit the target?

I really want these things in a huge variant.
 

Strangepork

Strangepork
Stigbob said:
Try a pair as a hull killer with other guns for the shields. Hold fire until you can absolutely spank the target at close range, the thing that took time and wasted ammo in your vid was getting the shields down. But the hull went like paper.

Perfect assassination weapon.
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When used like this they chew up and destroy hulls.
 

Strangepork

Strangepork
Codger said:
I unlocked the large gimbaled Shock Cannon, sounded like fun. Tried it just now in a High RES.

I guess I don't get the point of this weapon. My overcharged multis take down hulls faster. And this thing has only 240 ammo, it's gone in short order.

Maybe I'm using it wrong? I'm just waiting until the shields dropped and then letting loose with the Shock Cannon (firing multiple shots as fast as possible).

Anyone else tried this thing and liked it?
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Give them another shot codger, use them at extreme close range. Three volleys\passes max will take out any hull.
 
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Kamiyoda

Kamiyoda
Strangepork said:
Haha see...

Deio
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Nov 20, 2020
Shock cannons are not for Res. They are for assasinations. Best weapons for taking down even the strongest foe. I tried them, they eat hull like midnight snack. If you want something strong in short time, they are the best. Or for trading protection, on a Python, deadly ...
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Fragmentation cannons. And dont try to tell me shock cannons have better range. Because they really dont if your spamming them to get that DPS in the first place. And Pacifer Frags exist making even that a moot point.
 

Kamiyoda

Kamiyoda
Stigbob said:
Not as clumsy or random as a frag cannon, an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
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Always appreciate a good reference but it is literally just as clumsy and random as a frag cannon, and will overheat your ship on top of it.

It certainly looks cool though.
 

Stigbob

Stigbob
Kamiyoda said:
Always appreciate a good reference but it is literally just as clumsy and random as a frag cannon, and will overheat your ship on top of it.

It certainly looks cool though.
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You can snipe long distance with them with slow aimed shots, doesn't actually do much though. You are better off just spanking the target at point blank. Corvette assassination targets in a couple of passes, the damage stacking does seem to make a difference.

The only requirement for me is that they are fun and a bit different, like plasma chargers or a speed build sidey.
 
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