class 6 turret control

[CyberGrim]

I really would like to use turrets on bigger ships but feel they are useless- or at lest gimbled is always better
what do you guys think about a class 6 turret control module? For use on bigger ships to stop turrets being effected by chaff. (perhaps improve accuracy too)
It would control and make 2 Huge (of course we would need some) OR 3 large OR 4 of any other size not effected from chaff.

Would you think that would make turrets a bit better?

 

[Florenus]

It's a balance issue more than anything else.

Turrets require less effort/skill from the player to aim and shoot, but are affected by countermeasures, and deliver less damage (although in less maneuverable ships they allow you to keep firing for longer), while fixed weapons aren't affected by countermeasures but rely on player's skill. And gimballs are somewhere between.
It's as simple as that.
I think it's ok, although I'm not sure why there are no huge turrets tbh. In my opinion they would make more sense then small turrets.

 

[CAPT. Ho Chi Minge]

Personally no , they should have clear disadvantages over using fixed or gimballed ... unless they added a new module of some sort which weakened another part of the ship.

Edit .. i do agree on huge turrets though.

 

[fu9ar]

Turrets aren't useless. You just haven't figured out a good balance yet. Don't min-max. Use a mix of options. Facts don't care about your feelings.

 

[IndigoWyrd]

Chaff isn't hard to deal with, just switch turrets to Fixed fire and shoot. Or get right on top of your target, point blank.
If it really bothers you that much, target the chaff launcher and destroy it first.

 

[Bigmaec]

Don't use turrets as damage dealers, use them as utility weapons. Otherwise they are useless.

 

[Imo]

Frontier obviously does not want to be any weapon except fixed ones to be useful.

 

[Amanojaku]

LR turrets on a Cutter shield tank aren't the only way to go, but you might not go back once you try it.