One shot kills.
This is so needed in this game.
This is so needed in this game.
This one.I'll paraphrase what another forumite has stated:
"Because FD hates us?"
Likely the heat from a class 3 rail gun would be hard to overcome, a 4 would burn you to a crisp.
It's why C4 multicannons didn't exist for a while... because the default "notch it up to C4" was way too overpowered... so the C4, when it finally got released, functions a bit differently.
If there were C3 Rails, chances are they wouldn't function the way you'd expect them to for the sake of balance.
I just want to be able to synthesize torpedo ammo.
That would be OP though.
Concerning rails though:
Yah. More weapons = awesome.
That would be OP though.
Concerning rails though:
Yah. More weapons = awesome.
I love my C4 Multi Cannons, like having an anti-aircraft gun strapped to your ship
Oh for sure. Personally, I get a bit of a 40mm Bofors on an AC-130 vibe from itI love my C4 Multi Cannons, like having an anti-aircraft gun strapped to your ship
I love my C4 Multi Cannons, like having an anti-aircraft gun strapped to your ship
And with 2 of them the dakka dakka is loud enough to be heard even in the vacuum of space!
That reminds me, I need use my Corvette more often.
Been on a medium ship kick for months, might be time to give the warship a bit of love.
I love my corvette with 2 C4 MCs. It's like listening to a bass cannon every time they fire. I wish C3 rail guns existed... I'd put that on the underside. Make it my "big D cannon", and stick 2 C1 beams and 2 C2 beams on the other mounts.
I've been on a bit of a warship binge myself. My vette makes me feel unstoppable. She needs major engineering though... things of which will take me ages to do... I'll do it bit by bit.
My alternative ship is my Crusader. A C3 multi-cannon, 2 C2 beam lasers and 3 C1 rail guns. I dunno why I like RGs so much, but they are amazingly fun to play with.
C3 railguns probly would be something like this:
Weight 8t
Dmg 59.21
Distro Draw 7.42
ROF 1.0
Thermal load 30
Power draw 2.250
I dont think that would be too much overpowered, if anything, it would put railguns more on par with PA's, as ever since absolute dmg was added to them, PA's became major meta weapon, about time for rails to catch up a bit.
As PA's have already up to size 4 that deal absolute dmg, rails should have atleast extra 1 more, since its only weapon left that should have atleast 3 sizes.
I would love to see them added someday, since I got few bulids that uses c2 rails on size 3-4 hardpoints.
Weight 8t
Dmg 59.21
Distro Draw 7.42
ROF 1.0
Thermal load 30
Power draw 2.250
I dont think that would be too much overpowered, if anything, it would put railguns more on par with PA's, as ever since absolute dmg was added to them, PA's became major meta weapon, about time for rails to catch up a bit.
As PA's have already up to size 4 that deal absolute dmg, rails should have atleast extra 1 more, since its only weapon left that should have atleast 3 sizes.
I would love to see them added someday, since I got few bulids that uses c2 rails on size 3-4 hardpoints.
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If these did exist, we would also need either the ability to engineer module reinforcement or some utility designed specifically to counter rail gun module sniping.
To everything there must be balance.
Balance you say? kek lol
My 4x rail phantom or 3x rail cutter already can destroy most of modules by few salvos IF I can have my opponents shields down first. Extra 20 - 40 dmg would not make diffence much, maybe single salvo less, IF we talk about modules snipe... thats only a thing IF my opponents (or victims) are total noobs. At PVP against decent skill cmdrs things aint look so simple.
Still, high shielded full PA setups or meta FDL's are not easy to fight against with it, due of absolute type of dmg and overall higher dmg that they can done to me before I even have chance to go at module snipe. Thats quite diffrent story, pal. Also thier PA hits can reset my lock every few seconds, wich makes modules snipe even more diffcult, so I have rely more on raw dmg that I can deliver to thier hull at fire exchanges rather trying kill thier modules, while dps of mine is way weaker than PA's ones, as my shots still are affected by hull resistances, thiers not.
Thats why I belive that having extra 20-40 dmg from having 1-2 c3 rails instead of c2, would make things more evenly vs shielded PA users, compared to current state of things.
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something like that
We're going YOLO credits, so why not YOLO weapons too!
This is much less an issue with thermal vent.I'll paraphrase what another forumite has stated:
"Because FD hates us?"
Likely the heat from a class 3 rail gun would be hard to overcome, a 4 would burn you to a crisp.